Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Launches $74.49 DLC Featuring a Single New Aircraft

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is expanding its fleet with a massive new jet, but it comes with a hefty price tag. The "superjumbo" Airbus A380 is now available for the hyper-realistic multiplatform sim on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5 for $74.49 as part of the Flight Simulator Marketplace-exclusive "Exclusive Series." It will only be available for the next three months.

As detailed on the official Flight Simulator website, the Airbus A380 includes two liveries at launch with more to come later, highly detailed exterior and interior modeling, "full flight deck modelling with extensive interactive controls, displays and aircraft systems," a deeply layered avionics system including navigation, autopilot, flight management, and aircraft monitoring systems; two unique engine variants with accompanying performance differences, a "bespoke A380 flight model designed around the aircraft’s enormous mass, inertia and unique handling characteristics;" a functional cockpit printer (!), and a whole heck of a lot more. Seriously, the price may be bonkers but the attention to detail on this is absolutely incredible.

IGN loved Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, with former IGN staffer and Air Force veteran Seth Macy awarding it a 9 out of 10 review score upon its release. It has since received over a dozen content updates and has also launched on VR platforms. The original Microsoft Flight Simulator earned a 10 out of 10 review score from Seth in 2020.