2026-09-11 00:10 UTC · Community Announcements · CM_SeedyL
Weekly RecapNext week is the National Championship Air Races! For five days in Roswell, New Mexico, aviation fans will witness the world’s fastest motorsport as pilots compete in exhilarating wing-to-wing races. The MSFS Team will be present with a booth in Roswell where race attendees can be among the first in the world to try a pre-release build of the upcoming National Championship Air Races expansion, launching on all platforms on October 13th! Our sim setups will be powered by force feedback flight control peripherals compliments of MOZA, so air racing fans in attendance at Roswell will a
2026-09-03 23:09 UTC · Community Announcements · CM_SeedyL
Weekly RecapMembers of the Microsoft Flight Simulator and Asobo Studios teams have recently returned from exhibiting at gamescom 2026 in Cologne, Germany. Attendees were able to get a first hands-on look at the upcoming National Championship Air Races mode within Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, with 4-player private lobby races at the XBOX booth creating some thrilling gameplay! Thanks to everybody who came by our booth to try out this new activity which launches for all MSFS 2024 players on October 13th. Congratulations to the four fastest racers (one per day from Thursday to Sunday) who eac
2026-08-24 22:18 UTC · Community Announcements · CM_Matt
Celebrate Our Anniversary – Franchise Sale Starts TodayWe are celebrating the 6th anniversary of the Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) launch, which marked the celebrated return of Microsoft’s longest running, supported franchise.To make this a real celebration, we are running a franchise-wide sale that includes exciting new offers for both MSFS (2020) and MSFS 2024. Our Steepest Discount YetIf you do not own Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 yet, all versions of the simulator are 30% off until September 1st on the Windows Store, Xbox and Steam. Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) is on sale for 6
2026-08-20 23:13 UTC · Community Announcements · CM_SeedyL
Weekly RecapLast week we released Sim Update 6 on all platforms. If you missed the release notes for this major update, you can read them in full here. Also, please be sure to share your feedback and vote in our surveys and submit bug reports if you encounter any issues.Earlier this week we also released Aircraft and Avionics Update 5! This update includes enhancements to the following aircraft, upgrading them to the native MSFS 2024 framework and also adding support for appropriate Career Mode activities.Famous Flyer 06 Ford 4-AT TrimotorLocal Legend 10: Boeing 307 StratolinerLocal Legend 14:
2026-08-14 00:27 UTC · Community Announcements · CM_SeedyL
Weekly RecapSim Update 6 is now available on all platforms! Highlights of this release include the return of bush trips, support for Nvidia DLSS 4.5, updates to many aircraft, and thousands of other bug fixes and improvements. You can read the full release notes for SU6 here.Earlier this week, we released a new version of Famous Flyer 10: Boeing 707-320C. This version was built from the ground up as a collaboration between developers iniBuilds and Working Title. To showcase many of the exciting new features of this iconic jetliner, we hosted a livestream on our official Twitch channel yesterda
2026-08-13 18:03 UTC · Community Announcements · CM_Matt
RELEASE NOTES Sim Update 6 - Release - 1.8.14.0If you are playing on PC, outdated packages in your community folder may have an unexpected impact on the title’s performance and behavior. If you suffer from stability issues or long loading times, move your community package(s) to another folder before relaunching the title.Click here to read the Sim Update 6 Release Notes!
2026-08-06 22:56 UTC · Community Announcements · CM_SeedyL
Weekly RecapDevelopment of Sim Update 6 continues with a new test build (1.8.11.0) released to those enrolled in the optional SU6 public beta earlier this week. In case you missed it, you can read the release notes for 1.8.11.0 at this link. For those participating in the beta, please make sure you vote in our forum surveys. Your feedback is incredibly valuable to us as we continue work on SU6!Also earlier this week the Dassault Rafale from developer AzurPoly released on the Marketplace for PC, XBOX, and PS5! We recently spoke with Théo from the AzurPoly to discuss their company’s history in f
2026-07-30 22:47 UTC · Community Announcements · CM_SeedyL
Weekly RecapPublic beta testing for the upcoming Sim Update 6 remains ongoing. Earlier this week, we released a new test build to those simmers enrolled in the optional SU6 beta. You can read the full release notes for this build (1.8.10.0) on our forums here. To all those participating in the beta, please share your comments and submit detailed bug reports in our beta forums and remember to vote in our feedback surveys here.On Tuesday, the highly-anticipated A220 Airliner from Synaptic Simulations and iniBuilds was released on the Marketplace. Thousands of simmers have already taken to the vi
2026-07-23 23:07 UTC · Community Announcements · CM_SeedyL
Weekly RecapThe dev team remains very hard at work on Sim Update 6! In case you missed it, last week we released a new public beta build, version 1.8.8.0. You can read the release notes for this test build on our forums here. As always, we encourage everyone participating in the public beta (available on PC, XBOX Series X|S, and PlayStation 5) to share your comments and submit detailed bug reports in our beta forums and also vote in our feedback surveys here.In other news, Synaptic Simulations and iniBuilds announced on Tuesday that their highly-anticipated A220 Airliner is coming to the in-si
2026-07-17 01:37 UTC · Community Announcements · CM_SeedyL
Weekly RecapPublic testing of Sim Update 6 continues with a new beta build (1.8.8.0) today. You can find the full release notes for this build on our forums here. As always, we highly encourage everyone participating in the beta to vote in our surveys at this link. If you are not enrolled in the public beta but would like to join, you can find instructions here. The SU6 beta is available on PC (Windows Store), PC (Steam), XBOX Series X|S, and PlayStation 5.Yesterday, we were thrilled to welcome developers from iniBuilds and Synaptic Simulations for a special preview livestream of their highly-
2026-07-10 00:03 UTC · Community Announcements · CM_SeedyL
Weekly RecapFollowing last week’s release of Sim Update 5.1 and World Update 22: United States National Parks, we are now pleased to begin the Sim Update 6 Pre-Release Public Beta Test. You can find the release notes for the first test build (1.8.5.0) on our forums here. If you would like to participate in this optional public beta test, you can find instructions on how to enroll (available on PC-Windows Store, PC-Steam, XBOX Series X|S, and PlayStation 5) in this forum thread.For those in the beta, your timely feedback and bug reports are absolutely essential and valued greatly by the dev tea
2026-07-02 23:34 UTC · Community Announcements · CM_SeedyL
Weekly RecapSim Update 5.1 (1.7.35.0) is now available for all simmers on all platforms! You can read the full release notes here. Also please be sure to vote in our SU5.1 forum surveys at this link as your feedback is incredibly valuable to us.Today also saw this release of World Update 22: United States National Parks! This new update celebrates the 250th anniversary of the US’s Declaration of Independence by enhancing the scenery of many of the country’s most beautiful areas. You can read more and see the full list of updated National Parks at this link. World Update 22 is available FREE fr
2026-07-02 20:03 UTC · Community Announcements · CM_Matt
Watch YouTube VideoMicrosoft Flight Simulator: World Update 22 celebrates the beauty of the United States in honor of the nation’s 250th birthday!The United States of America is home to some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world, including breathtaking mountains, serene coastlines, austere deserts, and lush forests. The nation protects these beautiful natural wonders in world-renowned national parks and national forests like Death Valley National Park, Olympic National Park, Acadia National Park, and Mount Hood National Forest. Microsoft Flight Simulator highlights the magnificence and
2026-06-29 20:12 UTC · Community Announcements · CM_Matt
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 | Sim Update 5.1 – Release Notes – 1.7.35.0If you are playing on PC, outdated packages in your community folder may have an unexpected impact on the title’s performance and behavior.If you suffer from stability issues or long loading times, move your community package(s) to another folder before relaunching the title.Stability & PerformanceImproved handling of texture mip streaming quality during high memory pressure conditions.Improved terrain degradation when memory is getting low.Fixed various crashes and improved memory usage.Glass CockpitsFixed an issue wit
2026-06-25 17:51 UTC · Community Announcements · CM_SeedyL
Weekly RecapThe public beta test for Sim Update 5.1 remains ongoing, with 1.7.34.0 being the latest test build. We would once again like to thank everyone from the community who is participating in the beta and sharing your comments and bug reports. Your feedback is invaluable to the team as we work to bring SU5.1 to release! If you are enrolled in the beta and have not already done so, please be sure to vote in our forum surveys as this data from the community is especially important to us.Please note that this week’s new and updated Marketplace releases are available as normal (you can all t
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