Today, during the Gamescom 2021 Xbox Livestream, Microsoft revealed and showcased new content coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator.
First of all, we get to take a look at World Update 6. The update, which was recently delayed a couple of weeks to September 7, will improve Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
It’ll include new aerials and elevation maps, new photogrammetry cities, four hand-crafted airports, nearly 100 points of interest, and more. Of course, it’ll come to both PC and Xbox Series X|S at the same time.
Alongside Lübeck Airport (EDHL), Klagenfurt Airport(LOWK), and St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (LSZR), which were already known, we learn that the update will bring Stuttgart Airport (EDDS), which was previously missing in the simulator.
New cities with photogrammetry include Frankfurt and Wuppertal in Germany, Basel in Switzerland, and Vienna and Graz in Austria.
Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator Jorg Neumann confirmed the “Local Legends” series of aircraft that will begin with the Junkers Ju 52 which he had teased during our interview a few weeks ago. The series will celebrate legendary aircraft tied with the World Updates.
On top of that, we heard that the air taxi drone by Volocopter is coming in November, and the Reno Air Race expansion will come this fall, introducing competitive multiplayer to the simulator for the first time.
You can check out the trailers for all of the above.
Recently, we published our brand new and massive interview with head of Microsoft Flight Simulator Jorg Neumann, focusing on the Xbox version and short and long-term plans for the sim (on both platforms).
If you’d like to read more about Microsoft Flight Simulator add-ons, you can enjoy our recent reviews of Great Britain Central, Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport, Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport, Shanghai Pudong Airport, Kraków Airport, Fukuoka City & Airport, Fort Lauderdale Airport, Chongqing City & Airport, Manila Airport, Santiago Airport, the Frankfurt City Pack, Key West Airport, the Okavango Delta, Bali Airport, London Oxford Airport, Berlin Brandenburg Airport, the CRJ 550/700, the PA-28R Arrow III, Kristiansand Airport, Macau City & Airport, Bonaire Flamingo Airport, Milano Linate Airport, the Singapore City Pack, Tokyo Narita Airport, Yao Airport, the F-15 Eagle, the Paris City Pack, Greater Moncton Airport, Tweed New Haven Airport, Santorini Airport, Sydney Airport, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, Reggio Calabria Airport, Bastia Poretta Airport, Munich Airport, Paris Orly Airport, Newcastle International Airport, Sankt Johann Airfield, Dublin International Airport, and Seoul City Wow. We also have a beta preview of Singapore Changi airport.
If you want to learn more about the game itself, you can read our review that will tell you everything you need to know about Asobo Studio’s game.
Microsoft Flight Simulator is already available for Windows 10 and Steam, and Xbox Series X|S.
