Six Dornier Do X aircraft pass the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France

December 14th, 2023 – Development Update

While the year is quickly coming to a close, we have two final releases to share with you before we say goodbye to 2023! City Update 5: European Cities and Famous Flyer 8: Cessna T207A will both be launching next week on Tuesday, December 19.

A graph showing the timeline of 503 errors during the Sim Update 14 deployment incident

Sim Update 13 and 14 Deployment Post-Incident Report

During the deployment of Sim Update 13 on September 26 and Sim Update 14 on December 5, many players experienced issues with long or stuck downloads during the installation process. In both cases, we closely tracked the issue as it was occurring and escalated to the appropriate support teams as soon as the incident was … Continued

Now Available: Heatblur & IndiaFoxtEcho F-14 Tomcat

The F-14 Tomcat is one of America’s most iconic jet aircraft, featuring a variable swept-wing design and impressive maneuverability and versatility. Developers Heatblur and IndiaFoxtEcho have worked together to create the most in-depth and accurate virtual depiction of this legendary aircraft that has ever been made. Years of research and development have resulted in the … Continued

A Boeing 747-8i taking off

December 7th, 2023 – Development Update

Earlier this week, we released Sim Update 14, the latest major upgrade to Microsoft Flight Simulator. We are pleased to see that sim pilots are enjoying the many bug fixes, improvements, and new features, with the new atmospheric colorization and the Working Title Cirrus SR22T G6 being highlights of this release.

November 30th, 2023 Development Update

This week’s Screenshot Challenge winner is Forum user ScenicAtol37419! If you’re interested in participating in our weekly Screenshot Challenges, check out the details in the Community section below!The release of Sim Update 14 is imminent, with a scheduled launch date of Tuesday, December 5! Earlier this week, we released a new SU_14 beta build (1.35.19.0) … Continued

An F-22 silhouetted by the sun at golden hour does a knife edge pass above water.

November 23rd, 2023 Development Update

This week’s Screenshot Challenge winner is Forum user Extabite1! If you’re interested in participating in our weekly Screenshot Challenges, check out the details in the Community section below!Today (Thursday, November 23) is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Many members of our team are celebrating this holiday by spending time with their families, so today’s … Continued

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November 16th, 2023 Development Update

We released a new pre-release test build (1.35.15.0) for the Sim Update 14 beta on Monday. You can read the release notes on our forums here. If you would like to enroll in the beta test (available for PC/MS Store, PC/Steam, and Xbox Series X|S), you can find instructions here.

November 9th, 2023 Development Update

Earlier this week, we released World Update XV: Nordics & Greenland. This region contains some of the most stunningly beautiful natural scenery found anywhere in the world. You can see the full list of new content in our forum post here. World Update XV is available as a FREE download from the in-sim Marketplace now.