The new Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 computer requirements launch costs characteristics

In this post we present everything you need to know about the new Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, requirements, prices, official release date and more.

The 13 July 2020 The release date of the new “Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020” MSFS was officially announced 2020, The moment so desired worldwide will be next Tuesday 18 August of this year, Here we review everything that is known so far about this new version of the most used simulator in the world.

How much will it cost?

From today you can pre-compare online* just log in with your own associated Microsoft account, or by Xbox Game, Aerosoft among others.

It will be marketed in three versions:

Standard $59.99
Deluxe $89.99
Premium $119.99

Now everything is clearer, flight simulation will see its best days again! Whether you are a flight enthusiast, to simulators and/or you consider yourself a simmer or you are an experienced pilot who, like all of us, started in Flight Simulator and accumulates hundreds or thousands of hours in visual or instrumental flights below, I will detail the greatest amount of information that I find important to this day and I will make it known to you in case you were not aware., Of course, it is always likely that something is missing or that things will change and improve..

The new Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Without a doubt, it is one of the most spectacular flight simulators that we will see and will mark a before and after in simulation for both professional users and beginners in this exciting world.. I will not take credit away from other simulators, but this time I will focus specifically on what the whole story of almost 40 years of development.

And it is no wonder, It was widely used in flight schools, training centers, gyms, as well as by military pilots, private, commercial, airline, instructors, among others. We emphasize that we have been working to polish every detail, Flight aerodynamics for aircraft now have thousands of check points, providing a level of realism very close to reality. Airways are updated worldwide and for flights under VFR and IFR.

Tens of thousands of comments and suggestions have been heard in pre-alpha testing, Alfa, and have introduced elements that were only found in professional simulation programs, among others, now any user could see their house from the sky, Workplace, a favorite beach, interesting places in your city or town and any area of ​​the world.

As a pilot you will evaluate with default checklists!! Just like we fly on any plane, Remember that you can fly in IFR or VFR, with dynamic weather (That is, it will change according to the weather in the place where you decide to fly.) or you can also select a particular weather if you prefer, Remember that you have the whole world to explore with more than 1500 millions of buildings, 2 billions of trees, all the mountains (Andes such as) The system's highly realistic programming capabilities faithfully interpret the behavior of your aircraft.

airports

It comes incorporated with technology to see the aircraft around you in real time, while you fly and reach your destination, Likewise, real meteorology data accompanies you, you can have default modeling 30 Ultra high detail airports in their standard version, 35 in luxury and 40 in the premium version.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Airport OACI (ICAO) Standard Deluxe Premium
Aspen/Pitkin Country Airport (USA) KASE ✓ ✓ ✓
Bugala Airstrip (CAMA) (Indonesia) WX53 ✓ ✓ ✓
Chagual Airport (Peru) SPGL ✓ ✓ ✓
Courchevel Altiport (France) LFLJ ✓ ✓ ✓
Donegal Airport (Ireland) EIDL ✓ ✓ ✓
Entebbe International Airport (Uganda) THE HAT ✓ ✓ ✓
Cristiano Ronaldo Madeira International Airport (Portugal) LPMA ✓ ✓ ✓
Gibraltar International Airport (Gibraltar/UK) LXGB ✓ ✓ ✓
Innsbruck Airport (Austria) LOWI ✓ ✓ ✓
Los Angeles International Airport (USA) KLAX ✓ ✓ ✓
Tenzing-Hillary Airport (Nepal) VNLK ✓ ✓ ✓
Nanwalek Airport (USA) KEB ✓ ✓ ✓
John F. Kennedy International Airport (USA) KJFK ✓ ✓ ✓
Orlando International Airport (USA) KMCO ✓ ✓ ✓
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (France) LFPG ✓ ✓ ✓
Paro International Airport (Bhutan) VQPR ✓ ✓ ✓
Queenstown Airport (New Zealand) NZQN ✓ ✓ ✓
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (ECUADOR) SEQM ✓ ✓ ✓
Rio de Janeiro Antonio Carlos Jobim/Galeao International SBGL ✓ ✓ ✓
Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (Dutch SABA) TNCS ✓ ✓ ✓
Gustav III Airport (France/Saint Barthélemy) TFFJ ✓ ✓ ✓
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (USA) KSEA ✓ ✓ ✓
Sedona Airport (USA) KSEZ ✓ ✓ ✓
Sirena Aerodrome (Costa Rica) MRSN ✓ ✓ ✓
Stewart Airport (Canada) FREQUENCY ✓ ✓ ✓
Sydney Airport (Australia) HOT ✓ ✓ ✓
Telluride Regional Airport (USA) KTEX ✓ ✓ ✓
Haneda Airport (Japan) RJTT ✓ ✓ ✓
Toncontin International Airport (Honduras) MHTG ✓ ✓ ✓
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (Canada) CYTZ ✓ ✓ ✓
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (Netherlands) EHAM ✓ ✓
Cairo International Airport (Egypt) HECA ✓ ✓
Cape Town International Airport (South Africa) FACT ✓ ✓
O´Hare International Airport (USA) ONCE ✓ ✓
Adolfo Suarez Madrid Barajas (Spain) LEMD ✓ ✓
Denver International Airport (USA) WHEN ✓
Dubai International Airport (United Arab Emirates) OMDB ✓
Frankfurt Airport (Germany) EDF ✓
Heathrow Airport (England) EGLL ✓
San Francisco International Airport (USA) KSFO ✓
TOTAL 30 35 40

aircraft

Select between 20 aircraft in the standard version, 25 in luxury and 30 in the premium. To model each of these aircraft, ultra-professional adjustments were made, capturing an astonishingly realistic level of detail in each of them., as I told you, the aerodynamic behavior is faithfully represented, and similarly both piston engines, turboprops, turbines; internal sounds, external, Modeled and textured that impress!

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Aircraft Maker Standard Deluxe Premium
AIRBUS A320 NEO Airbus ✓ ✓ ✓
Pitts Special S2S soon ✓ ✓ ✓
747-8 Intercontinental The Boeing Company ✓ ✓ ✓
Xcub CubCrafters ✓ ✓ ✓
TMB 930 Therefore ✓ ✓ ✓
DA62 Diamond Aircraft ✓ ✓ ✓
DA 40NG Diamond Aircraft ✓ ✓ ✓
Extra 330LT EXTRA ✓ ✓ ✓
Flight Design CTLS Flight Design ✓ ✓ ✓
ICON A5 ICON Aircraft ✓ ✓ ✓
VL-3 915 JMB Aircraft s.r.o ✓ ✓ ✓
CAP 10 Robin Aircraft SAS ✓ ✓ ✓
DR400-100 Cadet Robin Aircraft SAS ✓ ✓ ✓
Beechcraft Bonanza G36 Textron Aviation Inc. ✓ ✓ ✓
Beechcraft King Air 350i Textron Aviation Inc. ✓ ✓ ✓
Cessna 152 Textron Aviation Inc. ✓ ✓ ✓
Cessna 172 Skyhawk (G1000) Textron Aviation Inc. ✓ ✓ ✓
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX Textron Aviation Inc. ✓ ✓ ✓
Cessna Citation Cj4 Textron Aviation Inc. ✓ ✓ ✓
Savage Cub Zlin Aviation ✓ ✓ ✓
DA40-TDI Diamond Aircraft ✓ ✓
DV20 Diamond Aircraft ✓ ✓
Beechcraft Baron G58 Textron Aviation Inc. ✓ ✓
Cessna 152 Aerobat Textron Aviation Inc. ✓ ✓
Cessna 172 Skyhawk Textron Aviation Inc. ✓ ✓
787-10 Dreamliner The Boeing Company ✓
SR22 Cirrus Aircraft ✓
Virus SW 121 Pipistrel ✓
Cessna Citation Longitude Textron Aviation Inc. ✓
Shock Ultra Zlin Aviation ✓
TOTAL Included 20 25 30

Technical requirements

All this wonder won't come without additional sacrifice, Well, to fly it you require minimal hardware components and if you already have a joystick compatible with Windows 10 (the version 1909 of November 2019 the superior) It will be enough for you to have some free on your internet connection. 5 a 10 Free broadband megabytes.

Nevertheless, If you want to enjoy this program to the fullest, it is very possible that you already have a computer with medium features or higher., manufacturer's recommendations are:

Min Spec AMD Min Spec NVIDIA Recommended Spec AMD Recommended Spec NVIDIA Ideal Spec AMD Ideal Spec NVIDIA
Min OS Version Windows 10
Nov 2019 update (1909) Nov 2019 update (1909) Nov 2019 update (1909) Nov 2019 update (1909) Nov 2019 update (1909) Nov 2019 update (1909)
CPU Ryzen 3 1200 Intel i5-4460 Ryzen 5 1500X Intel i5-8400 Ryzen 7 Pro 2700X Intel i7-9800X
GPU Radeon RX 570 NVIDIA GTX 770 Radeon RX 590 NVIDIA GTX 970 Radeon VII NVIDIA RTX 2080
VRAM 2 GB 2 GB 4 GB 4 GB 8GB 8GB
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 16 GB 16 GB 32 GB 32 GB
HDD 150 GB 150 GB 150 GB 150 GB 150 GB SSD 150 GB SSD
Bandwidth 5 Mbps 5 Mbps 20 Mbps 20 Mbps 50 Mbps 50 Mbps

Gallery

All photos and videos are freely distributed by the Microsoft team:

If you want to have your own simulator at home or advice on computer equipment, you can contact:

Ernesto Lombeyda
[email protected]

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11 comments on “The new Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020”

  1. FRANCISCO DE ASIS MARTIN DEL BUEY

    I have the latest version of 2008. My question is if I should buy the entire program of the 2020 Or can I use something I have??. Thanks.