The sweet escape
August 18 feels like a sooner-than-expected release date forMicrosoft Flight Simulatorgiven all the recent tests, but Asobo Studio is confident enough to lock it in andopen pre-ordersfor the PC version.
Plenty of folks will stick to Xbox Game Pass – the standard edition ofMicrosoft Flight Simulatorwill be playable with the PC subscription service at no extra charge – but hardcore fans have more to consider.
Apart from the $60 base version, Asobo is also selling a $90 Deluxe Edition and $120 Premium Deluxe Edition. You better believe there’s a big “here’s what you get” image to go along with that sticker shock. In short, the more you spend, the more “handcrafted” airports and planes you’ll get to experience.
To break things down,Microsoft Flight Simulatorhas “more than 37,000 airports” thanks to Bing Maps data, but some of them – the airports touted in these three editions – have an extra personal touch.
Asobo Studio has “no news to share regarding additional versions [like Steam or the Epic Games Store], but our goal is to haveMicrosoft Flight Simulatoravailable on as many platforms as possible.”
As for the definitely-still-happening Xbox One version, we just don’t have a release date yet.
Microsoft Flight Simulator Set for Launch on August 18 for PC, also with Xbox Game Pass for PC (Beta)[Xbox]
