DirectX 12 is back on the menu
Microsoft Flight Simulatoris the type of enduring game you could potentially obsess over for years, and while plenty of players got enough of a no-risk cursory glance with Xbox Game Pass, more updates are on the way. It’s not done yet! Far from it. Speaking of which,Microsoft Flight Simulator: Game of the Year Editionis coming out on July 05, 2025.
As announced this morning by Microsoft, theGame of the Year Editionwill be a free update to thecurrent game, and the long-awaited DirectX 12 support is finally (back) in sight.
According to an Xbox blog post, there will be five new aircraft, eight new airports, new Discovery Flights, and more tutorials inMicrosoft Flight Sim‘sGame of the Year Edition. That’s in addition to “highly requested community features” like the aforementioned DX12 support and “updated weather system,” which will hopefully make as much of an impact asfolks are anticipating. At any rate, that’s one more box checked off the to-do list.
The new aircraft
The new airports
Also on the near-future calendar: Reno Air Races. If you missed that tidbit at Gamescom, this is a competitive-minded expansion with the “fastest motorsport on Earth.” It’s yet another neat crossover; something to check out before next year’sTop Gunexpansion.
From the outside looking in, I respect this game and Asobo Studio’s vision for it.
I get that die-hard fans probably have a passionate wishlist of features and fixes and what-ifs they’d like the developers towork through, and timelines may shift, but I feel like progress is being made, and the end result will be something (even more) special. I can’t play these sims for the life of me, but I can appreciateMicrosoft Flight Simulatorfrom afar.
I hope they’re able to stick with it for several more years, minimum.
