Today Microsoft and Asobo launched the brand new world update for Microsoft Flight Simulator, mostly focusing on improving France and Benelux.
Incidentally, it’s here two days earlier compared to the previously-announced April 15 date.
Updating requires three stages. The first is done via the Windows Store or Steam and weighs 1.3 gigabytes. The second is done launching the game itself, including the bulk of the data with 23.6 gigabytes. The third requires you to go to the in-game marketplace and download the France & Benelux package (Another 5.15 gigabytes).
We get tons of new points of interest, photogrammetry for Amsterdam and Paris, three new handcrafted airports (listed below) and visual and logical improvements for 100 more.
- Megève Airport (LFHM)
- Nice Côte d’Azur Airport (LFMN)
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (EHRD)
On top of that, there’s a lots of fixes and tweaks, which you can find in the official patch notes on top of a full list of points of interest.
Below you can also enjoy a new trailer which as usual, is really lovely.
Recently, we published our massive interview with head of Microsoft Flight Simulator Jorg Neumann, who provided a lot of new info about the present and future of the sim.
If you’d like to read more about Microsoft Flight Simulator add-ons, you can enjoy our recent reviews of the Okavango Delta, Bali Airport, London Oxford Airport, Berlin Brandenburg Airport, the CRJ 550/700, the PA-28R Arrow III, Kristiansand Airport, Macau City & Airport, Bonaire Flamingo Airport, Milano Linate Airport, the Singapore City Pack, Tokyo Narita Airport, Yao Airport, the F-15 Eagle, the Paris City Pack, Greater Moncton Airport, Tweed New Haven Airport, Santorini Airport, Sydney Airport, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, Reggio Calabria Airport, Bastia Poretta Airport, Munich Airport, Paris Orly Airport, Newcastle International Airport, Sankt Johann Airfield, Dublin International Airport, and Seoul City Wow. We also have a beta preview of Singapore Changi airport.
If you want to learn more about the game itself, you can read our review that will tell you everything you need to know about Asobo Studio’s game.
Microsoft Flight Simulator is already available for Windows 10 and Steam and will release in summer 2021 for Xbox Series X ad Series S.
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