Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) reaches 15 million players milestone; will be updated until 2028

The current version of the hit flight simulation game Microsoft Flight Simulator first launched in August 2020 for PC, and then expanded to the Xbox Series X and S ecosystem in July 2021, along with with Xbox Game Pass. Today, Microsoft revealed impressive new statistics about this blockbuster game, along with plans to continue updating more new, more attractive content for the game in the coming years.

Specifically, Microsoft revealed new statistics about the game during a presentation at FlightSim Expo 2024 in Las Vegas. One interesting detail is that Microsoft Flight Simulator has just released a graphics update for the Las Vegas city area.

The presentation was hosted by Jorg Neumann, head of the Microsoft Flight Simulator brand, along with Sebastian Wloch, CEO of Asobo Studio - the main developer of the game. As revealed by the leaders of the Microsoft Flight Simulator project, the game currently has 15 million unique players. This is the highest number of players that any aviation simulation game has had to date. Besides, there have been more than 1 billion flights taken since the game launched in 2020, of which 230 million flights were completed in just the past 6 months. In addition, the content creation community related to Microsoft Flight Simulator has also created nearly 5,000 add-ons for this game, including new aircraft, updated cities, airports, missions and other content. .

The keynote also touched on fans' devotion to Microsoft Flight Simulator, as well as how the development team strives to connect with the community. This includes virtual flights, weekly events, and even real-world airline affiliate programs.

Although the development team plans to launch the next major version of the game, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, on November 19, the current 2020 version will still receive almost monthly updates. until at least 2028, mainly including the addition of new aircraft models, updates on cities and routes worldwide, etc.

Isabella Humphrey

Update 26 June 2024