To celebrate its 40th anniversary, Microsoft Flight Simulator players are offered new free content with the 40th Anniversary Edition. What’s new ?
Cologne, Germany – Gamescom 2022 is in full swing, and many developers and publishers are proudly showing at the show what fans of their games can expect in the near future. Microsoft was quick to reveal new content details for the 40th anniversary edition of Microsoft Flight Simulator, which will be released soon in 2020, during the video game fair. is in it and how to get these new contents.
| Room name | Gamescom |
| Lieu | Cologne |
| First exhibition | 2009, previously called Games Convention in Leipzig |
| Visitors (2019) | 373.000 |
| Exhibitor | 1153 |
| Next meeting | August 24, 2022 to August 28, 2022 |
Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition – This content is available for the 40th anniversary of the company
What exactly is the 40th Anniversary Edition all about? This is actually a major content update, in the form of a special edition, with which Microsoft celebrates the 40th anniversary of its famous Flight Simulator, and which is free for owners of the game and subscribers. to Game Pass on PC and Xbox Series X/S.
You can get a first impression of the 40th anniversary edition here:
When will the 40th Anniversary update be available? The 40th Anniversary Edition update for Microsoft Flight Simulator will be available on November 11 on all platforms (so on PC and Xbox Series X).
What hides in the 40th Anniversary Edition: One of the greatest moments: This edition fulfills among other things a great wish of the community, because it marks the return of helicopters and gliders in the game. The last time we had access to these aircraft, c was in 2006.
Also interesting: some classic airports as well as many aircraft known from previous versions of Microsoft Flight Simulator will be introduced with this special edition. Here is a small sample of what awaits players from November 11:
- Historic aircraft:
- Wright-Flyer
- Ryan NYP (« Spirit of St. Louis »)
- Douglas DC-3
- De Havilland Canada DHC-2-Biber
- Helicopter:
- Bell-407
- Guimbal Cabri G2
- Gliders:
- DG aircraft construction LG8-18
DG aircraft construction DG1001E neo
- Airliner :
- Airbus A310
By the way, you can also enjoy Microsoft Flight Simulator through the Xbox Cloud Gaming if you don’t have an Xbox console or a powerful PC.