March 7th, 2024 - Development Update - Microsoft Flight Simulator

This week’s Screenshot Challenge winner is Twitter user @tsujiKa_air! If you’re interested in participating in our weekly Screenshot Challenges, check out the details in the Community section below!

Earlier today, we released a new beta build (1.37.7.0) for all players enrolled in the Sim Update 15 (SU_15) beta test. You can see the release notes on our forums here.

As always, we’d like to thank the players who continually provide invaluable feedback during these beta tests. Be sure to share your feedback on our forums here.

Also today, we released updates to three Local Legends/Famous Flyers: the Bell 47J Ranger, Junkers F 13, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries MU-2. These updates are available to download now from the in-sim Content Manager. The release notes are on our forums here.

Our next Developer Livestream is scheduled for March 13 at 10:30am PT (1730 UTC)! As always, it will be hosted on our official Twitch channel, so please follow it if you are not already to receive notifications whenever we go live.

If you missed the opportunity to pre-submit a question in advance, our panel will be taking live questions from Twitch chat during the event, so be sure to attend.

– MSFS Team

Development Roadmap

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Feedback Snapshot

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The next Feedback Snapshot is scheduled for March 14.

Marketplace Update

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There are 65 new and 61 updated products in today’s Marketplace Update.

RELEASED EARLIER
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox

65 NEW PRODUCTS: 31 ON PC, 35 ON XBOX
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on Xbox	New on Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on Xbox
New on PC and Xbox		New on PC and Xbox

61 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 34 ON PC, 27 ON XBOX
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC
Updated on PC	Updated on PC	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC	Updated on PC	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
	Updated on PC

Marketplace Backlog

Current Backlog: 432 Total

BACKLOG: NEW PRODUCTS

	*Testing Status*
Content Type	In MS Processing	In MS Testing	In 3P Testing	Total
Aircraft	38	0	6	44
Mission	14	0	64	78
Scenery	21	3	0	24
Livery	47	2	3	52
Airport	47	0	23	70
Other	15	0	9	24
Total	182	5	105	292

BACKLOG: UPDATED PRODUCTS

	*Testing Status*
Content Type	In MS Processing	In MS Testing	In 3P Testing	Total
Aircraft	15	0	17	32
Mission	16	0	4	20
Scenery	16	0	0	16
Livery	4	0	8	12
Airport	41	1	6	48
Other	6	0	6	12
Total	98	1	41	140

SDK UPDATE

Asobo

No update this week.

Working Title / MSFS Avionics Framework

No update this week.

THIRD PARTY UPDATE

As of 03/03, we have now approved 262 (+9) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 219 (+2) have released 3,302 products on PC (+34) and 3,039 on Xbox (+39).
In total, 4,190 products (+32) have already been released in 3^rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 845 products (+4) from 3^rd party developers are in production (346 announced, 499 unannounced). In total, over 5,032 3^rd party products (+49) have either been released or are in development.
Airports:
- 2,350 airports (+17) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 2,118 airports (+9) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 1,598 airports (+10) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 112 airports (+0) beyond the released airports have been announced.
  - 120 airports (+8) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production.
Aircraft:
- 808 aircraft (+14) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 368 aircraft (+1) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 287 aircraft (+1) have been released in the in-sim PC marketplace.
  - 272 aircraft (+1) have been released in the in-sim Xbox marketplace.
  - 211 aircraft (-1) beyond the released aircraft have been announced.
  - 229 aircraft (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production.
Scenery:
- 1,116 scenery packs (+1) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 1,083 scenery packs (+3) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 648 scenery packs (+4) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 21 scenery packs (-1) beyond the released scenery have been announced.
  - 12 scenery packs (-1) are not announced but the dev let us know that scenery is in production
Mission Packs:
- 302 mission packs (+10) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 258 mission packs (+16) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 197 mission packs (+16) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced.
  - 44 mission packs (-6) are not announced, but the dev let us know that they are in production.
Livery Packs:
- 418 livery packs (+7) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 336 livery packs (+3) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 328 livery packs (+3) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 1 livery pack (+0) beyond the released scenery has been announced.
  - 81 livery packs (+4) are not announced, but the dev let us know that scenery is in production.
Ships & Watercraft:
- 38 ships & watercraft (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 27 ships & watercraft (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 22 ships & watercraft (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 0 ships & watercraft (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced.
  - 11 ships & watercraft (+0) are not announced, but dev let us know that scenery is in production

Community Fly-In Friday

March 8 is both International Women’s Day and part of Women of Aviation Week! To mark this occasion, our Community Fly-In this week will be a historic re-creation of the first two stages of one of the most important events from the pioneering days of women’s aviation history, the 1929 Women’s Air Derby!

Joining us as guest co-hosts for this event will be three women from the Microsoft Flight Simulator community, each of whom are IRL licensed pilots or student pilots: Alyson Johnson, FactualGull, and Heidiological!

Event details are available here. All are welcome to participate!

Tubeliner Tuesday

Community Video

Combining cinematic shots with graceful music, this week’s Community Video is brought to you by Cpt. WhiteKnight. From snowy mountains to city skyscrapes, Cpt. WhiteKnight provides a glimpse into the Alberta province of Canada.

We were very impressed with the composition of this short video, and look forward to hopefully seeing more in the near future!