This is a huge content drop, and it also includes a replay mode (of sorts), plus the sim\u2019s first military jet.<\/b>
\nMicrosoft Flight Simulator has a Game of the Year (GOTY) edition coming on November 18, with a raft of new content, plus a couple of much-awaited features including DX12 support (with a caveat \u2013 more on that later). And the good news is that those who already own the game will get all this as a free update, on both PC and Xbox Series X and S consoles. The new features introduced with the GOTY package include DX12 as mentioned, plus an updated weather system is also promised. Furthermore, a dev mode replay system will be introduced. On the content front, we\u2019re looking at additional tutorial options, which will be great for beginners starting with Flight Simulator for the first time, and fresh discovery flights with six more locations (including Mecca, Monument Valley, and Mount Cook). Five new aircraft are also being introduced, with eight new airports in the US (including Patrick Space Force Base) and Europe (Germany and Switzerland to be precise). Finally, more photogrammetry cities are being fleshed out courtesy of data from Bing Maps, and that includes a number of UK locations: Brighton, Derby, Eastbourne, Newcastle, and Nottingham. This is a big content drop, and it\u2019s great that existing owners of Microsoft Flight Simulator get it all via an update piped through for free. There\u2019s plenty of excitement around one of the new planes in particular, with the Boeing F\/A-18 Super Hornet being the first military jet to make an appearance in Flight Simulator; a good number of folks are looking forward to taking that out for a spin. The features are also cool, with a replay system making for an interesting and useful addition, even if it\u2019s dev mode only to start with \u2013 the theory is with further work, it should arrive as a full feature. And of course DX12 has been something the community has been wanting for some time now \u2013 some gamers even venting frustration at how long it has taken \u2013 because it should (hopefully) bring better performance levels to this demanding sim, helping out struggling processors. At least in theory, anyway, but the catch here is that DX12 will be in \u2018early access\u2019 to begin with, meaning that it\u2019ll be present and usable, but still under development and possibly glitchy as a result. Performance results may be variable then, initially, but going forward we can keep our fingers crossed for some relief for stressed-out CPUs.<\/p>\n