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Microsoft Flight Simulator’s Free USA World Update Detailed; Airports Include Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth & More

Today Microsoft hosted a livestream with the developers of Microsoft Flight Simulator providing details about the upcoming USA World Update.

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Today Microsoft hosted a livestream with the developers of Microsoft Flight Simulator providing details about the upcoming World Update which will feature the USA.

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Head of Microsoft Flight Sim Jorg Neuman revealed that the next free World Update will be update 7 in late November and it will include a “great digital elevation model” with resolution up to one meter and completely new aerial textures for many areas.

According to Neuman, the visual appearance of “many states” is going to be “significantly improved.”

We also hear more about the content of the update which will come with four new hand-crafted airports, Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL), Friday Harbor Airport (KFHR), Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (KDFW), and New York Stewart International Airport (KSWF). There will also be 50 points of interest and a new bush trip focused on Alaska.

During the same event, the developers also talked about the success of the simulator, defining it as a “thriving platform.”

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 sometime in the next year.

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

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Proud weeb hailing from sunny (not as much as people think) Italy and long-standing gamer since the age of Mattel Intellivision and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Definitely a multi-platform gamer, he still holds the old dear PC nearest to his heart, while not disregarding any console on the market. RPGs (of any nationality), MMORPGs, and visual novels are his daily bread, but he enjoys almost every other genre, prominently racing simulators, action and sandbox games. He is also one of the few surviving fans on Earth of the flight simulator genre.

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