Discover the release times for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 across various time zones, plus details on installation size and pre-load availability.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is developed by Asobo Studio and published by Xbox Game Studios, and is coming to Xbox Series X|S and PC. It is available via Game Pass or for direct purchase. Microsoft has also published the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 PC system requirements.

While Xbox owners won’t need to worry about hardware requirements, the same can’t be said for PC players. After all, MFS 2024 is a visually stunning game, and those breathtaking graphics come at a very high cost. Thankfully, developer Asobo Studio has revealed detailed system requirements for the game, which are listed below.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 features full controller support. However, consider investing in a flight stick to live the pilot life. Steam Deck compatibility is still uncertain, but we wouldn’t be surprised if the title were too much for Valve’s handheld gaming PC to handle.

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Microsoft gaming head Phil Spencer has made no secret of his interest in an Xbox handheld to compete with the best handheld gaming PCs, such as the Steam Deck OLED and Asus ROG Ally X. But in an interview with Bloomberg,

Mr Spencer also intimated that Microsoft has plans for an Xbox handheld in the Bloomberg interview. He says the expectation is that “we would do something” in the handheld mar