Just get a Series X.
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World Update 11 is out, and it’s an all Canada edition update. Cities that have received the biggest visual improvements include:
- Halifax
- Sherbrooke
- Abbotsford
- Saskatoon
- Toronto
- Montreal
- Regina
- Calgary
- Victoria
- St. Catharines
- Laval
- Vancouver
@murfle can you show us where your OG home is now?
Also a trio of new mission trios:
- Three bush trips (Vancouver Island, Newfoundland, and the Canadian Rockies)
- Three landing challenges (Castlegar, Barkerville, and Calgary)
- Three discovery flights (Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto).
Looks magnificent. Visiting Canada is still on my Travel Bucket List. Until then I guess the aerial views from MSFS will have to do.
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Doesn’t seem like it. The list completely skipped over my whole province.
Yet they got BOTH Regina and Saskatoon… 
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Also Canada:
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World Update 13
Oceania, Hawaii, Antartica
Explore some of the most exotic regions on Earth in Microsoft Flight Simulator World Update XIII: Oceania and Antarctica! This free update, available today, includes Polynesia, Melanesia, the Galapagos Islands, and key regions of Antarctica and the Antarctic Peninsula.
The Microsoft Flight Simulator team used the latest satellite imagery, aerial photography, and digital elevation models to create World Update XIII. The update features enhanced modeling of 13 countries and 28 non-sovereign territories, and includes over a dozen handcrafted airports, 150 custom points of interest, and 11 exciting missions: 3 bush trips, 5 fresh discovery flights, and 3 new landing challenges - all included with Game Pass. The sky is calling!
All the Points of Interests, new Airports, new Challenges, and patch notes:
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Big and very unexpected Flight Sim reveal at the Xbox Showcase:
And no, it’s not an expansion or DLC for the current Flight Simulator. It’s a bona vide standalone sequel to the current game (the one that was originally touted as going to get at least ten years of support).
Asobo were quick to post some answers to the flood of posts that went up on social media after the trailer appeared.
Will Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 be a completely standalone sequel, or will it also be offered as a paid update for existing players?
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is a standalone simulator and the next-generation sequel to Microsoft Flight Simulator that launched in 2020. Current aircraft and airports that are in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020), as well as virtually all Marketplace add-ons, will be supported in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
What kind of support can Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) players expect to see once Flight Simulator 2024 has been released?
We will continue to deliver our Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) Roadmap which has content ranging from Aircraft and Avionics Updates, Sim Updates, City and World Updates, and also the free Dune DLC. We will continue to support Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) post the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 launch.
Oh, and this…
In partnership with Legendary and Warner Bros. Entertainment, Microsoft Flight Simulator has created an authentically detailed House Atreides Ornithopter. Master the complex controls of one of the most dynamic aircraft ever conceived as you pilot your ornithopter through awe-inspiring locations across the mysterious desert planet of Arrakis.
See Dune: Part Two in theaters and play the expansion November 3, 2023.
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I did think of it right away! It might be either Mach Loop or Rainbow alley, but either way, the idea is super cool!
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Here’s Obsidian Ant sharing his thoughts on the announcement and the new sequel.
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I really like, what seem to be, scenarios. This will really help in delivering that role-playing aspect.
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Lost track of the current game updates while we wait for the updated game version to release. See that World Update 17(!) came out yesterday. Various updates to Ireland and the UK in it.
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Available today.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
Pursue your dream of an aviation career with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. This brand-new simulator is designed to take advantage of the latest technologies in simulation, cloud, machine learning, graphics and gaming to create the most sophisticated, immersive and awe-inspiring flight simulator of all time. To achieve this unprecedented level of accuracy, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is powered by the significantly evolved Asobo Studio engine.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 releases on November 19th, 2024. Available day one on Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Windows 10/11, and Steam.
Fly with Purpose
- Launch your aviation Career wherever you choose in the world. Gain experience, build your reputation, and complete certifications to gain access to authentic aviation activities ranging from Medevac, Remote Cargo Ops, Aerial Firefighting, Search & Rescue and more, all the way to becoming an Airline Passenger Transport Pilot. Set out on a truly global aviation adventure with virtually unlimited missions across the planet.
- Compete against other pilots in the all-new Challenge League mode or hone your skills in dozens of Activities ranging from exciting Rally Races and Precision Landings to Low-Altitude challenges and more. Fly head-to-head in the iconic Red Bull Air Races and the legendary Reno Air Races, including the new Roswell courses.
- Be a World Photographer and travel across our beautiful planet to capture awe-inspiring natural vistas, visit famous landmarks, and record these adventures with pictures in your travel book. Unique photo challenges test your creative eye along with your piloting skills while you strive to capture the perfect moment.
Advanced Simulation
- Enhanced physics system allows 10,000+ rigid-body surfaces that enable the simulation of any shape of aircraft. Soft body physics supports cloth, ropes, balloons, and more. Improved ground and water handling further enhance realism.
- New, highly accurate aircraft systems including electrical, pneumatic, fuel and hydraulic systems, payload and passenger systems, and avionics like the Universal UNS-1 FMS and Honeywell Primus Epic 2. Preflight inspections and walkaround checks add to immersion.
- Plan your flights with a groundbreaking flight planner which supports both IFR and VFR map layers, IFR charts, route planning, fuel and payload planning, vertical profile planning, and ETOPS planning. It also provides airport information including weather and NOTAMS and is available native in the sim, on mobile devices or web browsers for flight planning outside the simulator.
Explore Our Visually Stunning Digital Twin
- Explore our most detailed re-creation of planet Earth to date. Enhanced digital elevation maps, over 500 TIN (triangular irregular network) cities and more than 100,000 square kilometers of countryside photogrammetry allow for visually stunning digital twin experiences. More than 150 airports, 2,000 glider airports, 10,000 heliports, 2,000 points of interest, and 900 oil rigs have been carefully hand-crafted while a procedural system generates all 40,000 airports, 80,000 helipads, 1.5 billion buildings, and nearly 3 trillion trees our planet.
- Land anywhere and, for the first time in Microsoft Flight Simulator, exit your aircraft to explore 27 highly detailed biomes with hundreds of species of vegetation, dynamically created details including grass, rocks, and flowers – all influenced by seasonal changes. The all-new photometric lighting system renders the world more accurately than ever before, and enhanced weather features such as new cloud types, auroras, and other weather phenomena produce fresh and compelling atmospheric experiences.
- The world comes alive with a vast array of land-based wildlife in their natural habitats and free-ranging livestock across the entire globe. The oceans and waterways are teeming with live, worldwide maritime traffic ranging from large tankers and cargo ships to trawlers, tugs, and more. A richly diverse, regionally accurate representation of humanity brings life to the airports, aircraft, and passenger cabins of the world. Enhanced real-world air traffic populates the skies and airport tarmacs with hundreds of accurately depicted aircraft models and dozens of officially licensed liveries.
Aircraft List
Editions & Stores
Standard Edition – 70 Aircraft | 150 Airports
Explore the world with our largest Standard Edition fleet of aircraft and take simulation to new heights while pursuing your aviation career within Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
Deluxe Edition – 80 Aircraft | 155 Airports
Explore the world with our largest Deluxe Edition fleet of aircraft and take simulation to new heights while pursuing your aviation career within Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
Premium Deluxe Edition – 95 Aircraft | 160 Airports
Explore the world with our largest Premium Deluxe Edition fleet of aircraft and take simulation to new heights while pursuing your aviation career within Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
Aviator Edition – 125 Aircraft | 160 Airports
Explore the world with our largest fleet of aircraft and take simulation to new heights while pursuing your aviation career within Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. The Aviator Edition includes everything from the Premium Deluxe Edition plus the entire fleet of 30 Microsoft-published Marketplace aircraft developed for Microsoft Flight Simulator between 2021 and 2024.
Pre-purchase Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on Steam
Purchase prices are gobsmackling expensive with no differences between Steam and the Xbox Store. Another sign that there’s a push to get more subscribers signed up to Game Pass.
Game Pass subscribers will get access to the Standard Edition. Presumably you’ll be able to upgrade from Standard with the purchase of the upgraded editions as add-ons, but these are not currently showing as available for purchase.
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