{"id":10333,"date":"2020-07-14T19:35:43","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T09:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/?p=10333"},"modified":"2020-07-14T19:35:43","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T09:35:43","slug":"microsoft-flight-simulator-lands-august-18th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/news\/microsoft-flight-simulator-lands-august-18th\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Flight Simulator lands August 18th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pun intended.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Look I&#8217;m no aviation nerd, but I do have fond memories of MS Flight Simulator being pretty darn entertaining for no reason at all.<\/p>\n<p>It never really made sense to me either, I wasn&#8217;t shooting anything, I wasn&#8217;t flying anywhere in particular, but I was at the helm of these giant machines that I would again and again and again try and do loop-the-loops with before plummeting into a few hundreds polygons (it was the 90s they weren&#8217;t at thousands yet).<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft&#8217;s decision to bring a new version of the game to life had me oddly excited and now that it&#8217;s almost here about launching on Xbox Game Pass for PC I&#8217;m definitely taking that Cessna 172 Skyhawk for a spin in full 4K detail.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Microsoft Flight Simulator - Pre-Order Launch Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TYqJALPVn0Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The new Microsoft Flight Simulator will be available in three versions, Standard, Deluxe and Premium, which includes more planes, airports and other extras for you to play with.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <em>Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/em> Standard Edition ($99.99 AUD) includes 20 highly detailed planes with unique flight models and 30 hand-crafted airports. The Standard Edition will be available on day one with Xbox Game Pass for PC (Beta).<\/li>\n<li>The Deluxe Edition ($139.95 AUD) includes everything <em>from Microsoft Flight Simulator\u2019s<\/em> standard edition plus five additional highly accurate planes with unique flight models and five additional handcrafted international airports.<\/li>\n<li>The Premium Deluxe Edition ($179.95 AUD) includes everything from <em>Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/em>Standard Edition plus 10 additional highly accurate planes with unique flight models and 10 additional handcrafted international airports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry though folks, Sydney is included in all three versions, but if you want to fly a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, well you&#8217;ll have to spring for the Premium.<\/p>\n<p>A full list of airports and planes available are on <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2020\/07\/13\/microsoft-flight-simulator-launch-date-announcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener 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src=\"https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/27123831\/Robin-DR-400_a-300x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/27123831\/Robin-DR-400_a-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/27123831\/Robin-DR-400_a-770x462.jpg 770w, https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/27123831\/Robin-DR-400_a-380x228.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/27123831\/Robin-DR-400_a-800x480.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/27123831\/Robin-DR-400_a.jpg 880w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media.reckoner.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/27123836\/Aerodynamic.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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