If you’ve been waiting to fly the friendly skies virtually via Microsoft Flight Simulator, your wait is nearly over. The latest version of Microsoft Flight Simulator releases August 18 for PC and preorders are available beginning today.
Microsoft announced three different versions of Microsoft Flight Simulator to fit your aviation needs: a standard edition, Microsoft Flight Simulator Deluxe and Microsoft Flight Simulator Premium editions.
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The standard edition includes “20 highly detailed planes” and “30 hand-crafted airports,” and costs $59.99. The standard edition of Microsoft Flight Simulator will also be included as part of Xbox Game Pass for PC on day-one.
The Deluxe edition includes everything from the standard edition plus an additional five aircraft and five international airports, and retails for $89.99.
The Premium edition builds on the Deluxe edition, including everything from the standard and deluxe and adding an additional 10 plans and 10 international airports, for a total of 35 airplanes and 45 hand-crafted airports.
Since you have a little over a month to prepare, you’re going to need to clear off 150GB of room to install Microsoft Flight Simulator to make room for all those textures and maps from all over the world. If our hands-on preview of Microsoft Flight Simulator is any indication of the final product, it will be worth freeing up the space.
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Source: IGN.com Microsoft Flight Simulator Coming to PC Next Month