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World Update 21: Australia
Available today, World Update 21: Australia sets a new standard in realism for pilots in the Microsoft Flight Simulator world! Australia is home to some of the world’s most spectacular sights and destinations, including…
Spring Sale: 4300+ Items On Sale Now in the Marketplace
Enjoy discounted pricing during our Microsoft Flight Simulator Spring Sale! For 13 Days starting on April 2nd, save up to 85% on more than 4300 items. To purchase these discounted items, visit the Microsoft Flight Simul…
City Update 13: California Now Available
Important note for MSFS (2020) users You will need to manually update World Update II and World Update X from your in-sim Content Manager for City Update 13 to work correctly. Called the “Golden State” due to its Gold R…
Holiday Sale: 3800+ Items On Sale Now in the Marketplace
Enjoy discounted pricing during our Microsoft Flight Simulator Holiday Sale! For 20 Days starting on December 18th, save up to 85% on more than 3800 items. To purchase these discounted items, visit the Microsoft Flight…
Black Friday Sale: 3800+ Items On Sale Now in the Marketplace
Enjoy discounted pricing during our Microsoft Flight Simulator Black Friday Sale! For 13 Days starting on November 20th, save up to 85% on more than 3800 items. To purchase these discounted items, visit the Microsoft Fl…
Top-Rated Aircraft Sale
Enjoy discounted pricing during our Top-Rated Aircraft Sale! For 7 Days starting on October 14th, save up to 69% on the following items: Developer Product //42 Fox2 Base //42 FreedomFox/Fox2 – Complete Pack A2A Simulati…
World Update 20: Japan Now Available
Japan is a nation of beauty and intrigue, filled with breathtaking vistas of towering mountains, iconic architecture, and renowned cities. The country beholds some of the world’s most alluring and famous sights, includi…
Top-Rated Airport Sale
Enjoy discounted pricing during our Top-Rated Airport Sale! For 7 Days starting on August 5th, save up to 72% on the following items: Developer Product //42 42HB Hogsback Ranch Airstrip //42 WY32 Circle B Ranch Airstrip…
Release Notes - Sim Update 16 [1.39.9.0] Now Available
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) | Sim Update 16 Release Notes - 1.39.9.0 If you are playing on PC, outdated packages in your community folder may have an unexpected impact on the title’s performance and behavior. If y…
Microsoft Flight Simulator Releases City Update 11: Northeastern United States 2
Launched in celebration of FlightSimExpo 2025, held in Providence, Rhode Island in late June, City Update 11: Northeastern United States highlights several areas of interest (AOIs) across four northeastern U.S. states:…
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) Summer Sale
Enjoy discounted pricing during our Microsoft Flight Simulator Summer Sale! For 14 Days starting on June 26th, save up to 88% on more than 3300 items. To purchase these discounted items, visit the Microsoft Flight Simul…
Sim Update 16 Beta [1.39.0.0] Available Now!
Welcome to the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Sim Update 16 public beta test! How to Join Open your Steam Library Right-click Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Click “Properties” Click “Betas” Select “flight_sim_beta – S…
Microsoft Flight Simulator Releases City Update 10: United States I
This release spotlights a diverse selection of the country’s most beautiful locations, from Dallas, Texas to Honolulu, Hawaii. Microsoft Flight Simulator City Update 10: United States I delivers five spectacular cities…
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) Spring Sale
Enjoy discounted pricing during our Microsoft Flight Simulator Spring Sale! For 21 Days starting on April 17th, save up to 85% on more than 3500 items. To purchase these discounted items, visit the Microsoft Flight Simu…
Black Friday Sale: 3500+ Items On Sale Now in the Marketplace
Enjoy discounted pricing during our Microsoft Flight Simulator Black Friday Sale! For 6 Days starting on November 27th, save up to 90% on more than 3500 items. To purchase these discounted items, visit the Microsoft Fli…
November 21st, 2024 Marketplace Update
Hello folks, We have an abbreviated blog post for you this week as our team is currently focused entirely on resolving the launch issues for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. We will be back with a regular Development Up…
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is Available Today
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is by far our most ambitious simulator to date, and we are incredibly excited for all of you – from our core sim fans to all gamers and those who want to explore the world with us – to jo…
November 14th, 2024 Development Update
There's only five more days until the release of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024! The launch will be a single global release for all time zones simultaneously at 8:00am Pacific Standard Time (1600 UTC) on Tuesday, Novem…
November 7th, 2024 Development Update
Yesterday we hosted another of our planned weekly Developer Livestreams leading up to the release of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on November 19. Joining Jorg this week were Mike Johnson to showcase the Amphibian Aer…
October 31st, 2024 Development Update
Yesterday we hosted another of our planned weekly Developer Livestreams leading up to the release of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on November 19. This week, Jorg was joined by three members of the SDK team at Asobo t…
October 17th, 2024 Development Update
From October 11-14, we ran the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Technical Alpha Test. The purpose of this test was to gather automatic telemetry data related to several online services used by MSFS2024. THANK YOU to ever…
October 10th, 2024 Development Update
This week’s Screenshot Challenge winner is Twitter user @BasedRaccoon! If you’re interested in participating in our weekly Screenshot Challenges, check out the details in the Community section below! Earlier today we la…
October 3rd, 2024 Development Update
This week’s Screenshot Challenge winner is Twitter user @pommes_l! If you’re interested in participating in our weekly Screenshot Challenges, check out the details in the Community section below! Earlier this week, we l…
Aircraft & Avionics Update 3 Now Available
Aircraft and Avionics Update 3 is now available as a free download for all Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) players! If you would like to provide general feedback for each of these aircraft, please do so via the dedica…
September 19th, 2024 Development Update
So, quiet week, huh? ... 😉 Starting today, you can pre-order Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024! As a special bonus, anyone who pre-orders will receive the De Havilland Canada CL-415 firefighting aircraft (part of the Sta…
