Everything You Need to Know About Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

It’s time to once again take to the skies! Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 isn’t just an upgrade. It’s an entire re-imagining of flight simulation, leveraging the latest tech, including machine learning, cloud computing, and the enhanced Asobo Studio engine. In this article, we’ve got all the deets you need to know before take-off.

Set to launch November 19^th, 2024, this latest version of MS Flight Simulator promises more than a simple flight experience. With new mission-based career paths, even more stunningly detailed landscapes, and lifelike physics, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is set to be the most immersive, realistic flying experience yet.

Fly with Purpose

Embark on an aviation career like never before. Microsoft’s next-generation flight simulator has been designed for dreamers. You’ll be able to take on real-world missions from aerial firefighting to cargo operations, each building your reputation in the skies. Microsoft has confirmed there are practically endless missions across the planet.

Advanced Simulation

Flight Simulator 2024’s upgraded physics system is all about realism, from water effects to in-depth pre-flight setups. Plan each journey in detail with the game’s advanced flight planner, covering every aspect down to fuel and route adjustments for the most immersive experience yet.

Explore Our Digital Twin

Flight simulators have been capturing our attention for decades! And to be fair, is there really anything better than flying over your own house? Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is raising the bar once again with advanced digital mapping and more than 100,000 square kilometres of photorealistic scenery. Players will be able to fly over 150 hand-crafted airports, explore biomes filled with diverse wildlife, and land anywhere, including over 80,000 helipads.

For the first time we can now venture beyond the cockpit! MS Flight Simulator 24 lets you step out and explore. Whether it’s trekking through snowy tundras, navigating dense rainforests, or walking through sunlit deserts, each biome adapts to the shifting climate, with vegetation, wildlife, and environmental details changing right before your eyes.

Is there Multiplayer?

You bet your sweet Hot Air Balloon doing Mach 2 past the tower there is. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has upped the ante with an expanded multiplayer experience featuring full crossplay support, allowing players to connect seamlessly across platforms. Whether you’re on Xbox, PC, or using cloud gaming, you can join up with friends and pilots from around the globe in real-time, navigating both the skies and the challenges together.

Notably, the game’s new Challenge League Mode adds a competitive edge, allowing you to race against other players in timed events, precision landings, and iconic courses, including Red Bull Air Races.

What Planes Are In Microsoft Flight Simulator 24?

MS Flight Sim 2024 is jam-packed with new and returning planes. Depending on which version of the game you pick up, you can expect to see water landing planes like the Dornier Seastar and De Havilland Canada CL-415; powerful jets including the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II; and a whole host of helicopters with the Airbus H225, Boeing CH470 Chinook, Erikson S-64F Aircrane all available!

Need More Deets?

We’re lowkey obsessed with all the features in this one. So much so that the brilliant Overclockers UK Video Team has put together a video with everything you need to know about the game and if your PC can run it.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 24 PC Requirements

OS	Windows 10
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X or Intel Core i7-6800K
Memory	16 GB RAM
Graphics	Radeon RX 5700 or GeForce GTX 970
Storage	Broadband Internet connection (Network Speed of 10 Mbps Bandwidth)
Network	50 GB available space

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Ready To Taxi?

This is your captain speaking. We’re expecting a short flight today, heading over to land at the OcUK office car park. We’re super excited to finally be able to step out of the cockpit and explore. Let us know in the comments where you’ll be ~~crashing~~ landing first.