September 19th, 2024 - Development Update - Microsoft Flight Simulator

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Starting today, you can pre-order Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024! As a special bonus, anyone who pre-orders will receive the De Havilland Canada CL-415 firefighting aircraft (part of the Standard Edition of MSFS2024) to use right now in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)! You can learn more about how to pre-order and also read additional details about the simulator — including the full aircraft list — on this page. Pre-orders are available for Xbox and PC from the Microsoft Store now and will come to Steam next week on September 26.

If you’d like to learn more about the new sim before pre-ordering, then you can hear from press representatives and content creators who attended a special Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 preview event last week. The attendees received a behind-the-scenes look at what is coming in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 in the form of presentations and interviews with key members of the development team. They also had a hands-on opportunity to try a pre-release build of the new sim itself. For your convenience, we’ve collected many of the text and video previews on our website here, and we’ll continue to update this page as more publications post their preview content.

We’re sure you still have many questions about Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, so our next Developer Livestream is scheduled for next week on Wednesday, September 25 at 1730 UTC! During this broadcast, our panel of Jorg, Seb, and Martial will discuss the new sim and answer many of your questions. Since the initial reveal trailer at the Xbox Games Showcase in June 2023, we have been collecting the most frequently asked questions from the flight sim community, and we’re very excited to start answering some of your top requests for more information!

As always, we will also be taking questions from live viewers during the event. You can watch the Developer Livestream on both our official Twitch channel and our YouTube channel. If you’re unable to watch the broadcast as it occurs, the recorded video will also be available on YouTube.

We look forward to sharing much more information with you about Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 between now and its release date on November 19.

– MSFS Team

Development Update

Feedback Snapshot

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SDK UPDATE

Asobo

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Working Title / MSFS Avionics Framework

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Marketplace

Marketplace Releases

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There are 63 NEW and 56 UPDATED products in this week’s Marketplace Update.

Released Monday, September 16:
6 NEW Products: 4 ON PC, 2 ON XBOX
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC	New on PC
	New on PC and Xbox

Released Thursday, September 19:
89 NEW Products: 44 ON PC, 45 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	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 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	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

Released Monday, September 16:
8 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 5 ON PC, 6 ON XBOX
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox

Released Thursday, September 19:
70 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 39 ON PC, 31 ON XBOX
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC
Updated on PC	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC
Updated on PC	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 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 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 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

Marketplace Backlog

Current Backlog: 266 Total

BACKLOG: NEW PRODUCTS

Content Type	In MS Processing	In MS Testing	In 3P Testing	Total
	*Testing Status*
Aircraft	14	0	6	36
Mission	8	6	87	78
Scenery	14	0	17	31
Livery	18	0	6	10
Airport	18	0	20	25
Other	9	1	6	16
Total	81	7	142	196

BACKLOG: UPDATED PRODUCTS

Content Type	In MS Processing	In MS Testing	In 3P Testing	Total
	*Testing Status*
Aircraft	25	0	10	35
Mission	0	0	0	0
Scenery	5	0	3	8
Livery	14	0	11	25
Airport	26	2	18	46
Other	0	0	0	0
Total	70	2	42	70

THIRD PARTY UPDATE

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Community

Community Fly-In Friday

The Community Fly-In Friday World Tour continues!

This week, we leave the beautiful Austrian and Swiss Alps behind us as we travel across Switzerland and into Germany’s Bavaria state! Bavaria is recognized around the world as a region with incredibly rich culture and history, but perhaps it is most famously known for the Reinheitsgebot (beer purity law) of 1516 which regulates the ingredients of beer to only include barley, hops, and water.

Every year, millions of tourists both from within Germany and from foreign countries travel to Munich for the annual Oktoberfest celebration. Our group flight will arrive in Bavaria just in time for the start of Oktoberfest on Saturday!

For the best experience, be sure to download the FREE World Updates VI & XVIII: Germany, Austria, and Switzerland from the in-sim Marketplace.

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

Community Video

There are several videos from community content creators who attended the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 preview event, and we encourage you to watch them all! This week, we’re choosing to feature two of these videos. In the first, theVRpilot shares many details specific to virtual reality in the new sim, and in the second video, AvAngel tried some off-field landings to test how the bush flying is improved. You can watch both of their videos below, but also be sure to to watch many more preview videos here.