Microsoft Flight Simulator now available for pre-order
It’s the day we’ve all been waiting for! Microsoft have finally made Flight Simulator 2020 availble for pre-order, with 3 different tiers they’ve also given us a breakdown for what you get for your money.
Standard -
£59.99
For the standard edition you’ll get the basic game with 20 aircraft and 30 airports. This version of the game is also included with the Xbox Game Pass for PC
Deluxe -
£79.99
The Deluxe version features 35 aircraft and 35 airports – a full list of the extra planes & aiport are below
• Diamond Aircraft DA40-TDI • Diamond Aircraft DV20 • Textron Aviation Beechcraft Baron G58 • Textron Aviation Cessna 152 Aerobat • Textron Aviation Cessna 172 Skyhawk Additional Airports • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (Netherlands) • Cairo International Airport (Egypt) • Cape Town International Airport (South Africa) • O’Hare International Airport (USA) • Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (Spain)
Premium Deluxe -
109.99
Premium Deluxe version gives you 30 planes and 40 airports. A full list of the extra planes & airports are below:
• Diamond Aircraft DA40-TDI • Diamond Aircraft DV20 • Textron Aviation Beechcraft Baron G58 • Textron Aviation Cessna 152 Aerobat • Textron Aviation Cessna 172 Skyhawk Additional Airports • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (Netherlands) • Cairo International Airport (Egypt) • Cape Town International Airport (South Africa) • O’Hare International Airport (USA) • Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (Spain)
Release date: 18 August 2020
This latest release from Microsoft is also looking promising on the hardware side of things. Below is the minimum and recommended specs
| OS | Windows 10 version 18362.0 or higher |
|---|---|
| Architecture | x64 |
| Keyboard | Integrated Keyboard |
| Mouse | Integrated Mouse |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
| Memory | 8 GB |
| Video Memory | 2 GB |
| Processor | Intel i5-4460 | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GTX 770 | AMD Radeon RX 570 |
| OS | Windows 10 version 18362.0 or higher |
|---|---|
| Architecture | x64 |
| Keyboard | Integrated Keyboard |
| Mouse | Integrated Mouse |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
| Memory | 16 GB |
| Video Memory | 4 GB |
| Processor | Intel i5-8400 | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GTX 970 | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
You can pre-order the new simulator from the Microsoft Store here
