Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
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Developers | |
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Asobo Studio | |
Publishers | |
Xbox Game Studios | |
Engines | |
Asobo Conception Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 18, 2020 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 94 |
OpenCritic | 92 |
IGDB | 90 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | DLC |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time, Relaxed |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Simulation, Open world, Vehicle simulator |
Vehicles | Flight |
Art styles | Realistic |
Series | Microsoft Flight Simulator |
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person simulation, open world and vehicle simulator game in the Microsoft Flight Simulator series.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | 10 Dual Layer DVDs. Europe only. | |||
Microsoft Store | Xbox Game Pass for PC | |||
Steam |
- All versions require a Microsoft account for both singleplayer and multiplayer[citation needed].
Version differences
- Deluxe Edition includes everything from the standard edition plus an additional five aircraft and five international airports.
- Premium Edition includes everything from the standard and deluxe editions and adding an additional 10 planes and 10 international airports.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1250410/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1250410/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud | ||
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Hor+ gameplay and menus.[1] | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Camera X, Y and Z axis can be changed in Camera settings. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Off, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Off, FXAA, DLAA, TAA. Super-sampling is also available between 30 to 200 in increments of 1. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Frames can be locked with V-sync. 20 FPS, 30 FPS, 60 FPS. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Color blind mode | Protanopia, Deuteranopia and Tritanopia with high contrast variants |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | 0%-100% in increments of 1. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Can be done through binding. | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | -100% to 100% for both sticks in increments of 1. | |
Controller Y-axis inversion | Left stick can be inverted for both Y & X, right stick can inverted through binding it to different camera angles. |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | [2] | |
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | [3] |
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Tracked motion controllers |
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Generic/other controllers | Supports flight sticks and rudder pedals. | |
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | Found in Accessibility, 0 and 100 in increments of 1. | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Voices, Aircraft engines, Aircraft miscellaneous, Cockpit, Warnings, Other aircraft, Environment, User interface, Music. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Option to turn ON and Off. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | |||
LAN play | |||
Online play |
VR support
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Wwise |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10 (1903) | |
Processor (CPU) | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Intel Core i5-4460 |
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Intel Core i5-8400 |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 150 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | AMD Radeon RX 570 Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | AMD Radeon RX 590 Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 4 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1250410/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1250410) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Microsoft Flight Simulator - PC Ultra Quality (3440x1440) - last accessed on 2020-08-19
- ↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-08-19
- Tested the game using Microsoft's Xbox One controller connected through a USB cable
- ↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-08-19
- Tested the game using Sony's PlayStation DualShock 4 V2 controller connected through a USB cable
- ↑ Microsoft Flight Simulator to Launch on Steam on August 18; TrackIR and VR Supported - last accessed on 2020-07-30