Microsoft Flight Simulator Accolades Trailer Shows Enthusiastic Scores as it Passes One Million Players

Today Microsoft released a new trailer of Microsoft Flight Simulator, and it’s of the accolades flavor.

It shows the certainly enthusiastic reaction from critics to the new chapter of the storied franchise, with plenty of very positive scores. 

On top of that, we also learn from an official blog post that Microsoft Flight Simulator passed one million players, also scoring itself a place in history by being the biggest game launch in the history of Xbox Game Pass for PC.

You can watch the trailer below. 

We also learn that players flew more than 26 million flights and logged more than one billion miles to date, which translates into flying around the world over 40,000 times. 

Asobo and Microsoft also reiterate that launch is just the beginning and there is plenty more to come, including world updates, sim updates, and themed DLC.

If you want to learn more about Microsoft Flight Simulator, you can check out our review that will tell you everything you need to know about Asobo Studio’s new and groundbreaking game.

Microsoft Flight Simulator is already available for Windows 10 and Steam. An Xbox version is also planned for the future but has no release date for now.

Incidentally, the first patch was released just yesterday, addressing mostly installation issues.

You can also check out our growing guide wiki that includes more information that can help you get started in the game.