Sim Update 5 is now available on all platforms! This is the largest update to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 yet and includes many exciting new features and thousands of bug fixes and improvements. For an overview of the highlights in SU5, you can read our article here. Updates in SU5 include:
PS® VR2 on PS5 and PS5 Pro
Optimizations and performance improvements
Weather Radar upgrades
More Career Mode Specializations unlocked
Plus thousands of bug fixes and much more!
If you would like to read the release notes in full, they can be found here. We would once again like to thank all the volunteer testers from the community who participated in the public beta for SU5. Your bug reports and feedback posts were extremely valuable in helping us deliver the best possible SU5 experience!
With the release of Sim Update 5, the highly-requested addition of Creator content on PS5 has begun. As of today, the following products are available:
B390 from Carenado
Cessna Citation X from MSFS Presents FlightFX
HJet HA420 from FlightFX
Piaggio P.180 Avanti II from FlightFX
We look forward to welcoming additional content on the PS5 Marketplace as we get more creator approvals.
Following shortly from today’s release of SU5 will be Aircraft & Avionics Update 04. This update is scheduled to launch on Tuesday, May 5 and will include updated native MSFS 2024 versions of the highly versatile Antonov An-2, our Expert Series 01 ATR 42-600/72-600, the classic Fokker F.VII, the beautiful French Latécoère 631, and the Savoia-Marchetti S.55/S.55X. Existing owners of these aircraft will receive this upgrade for free in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
We’re thrilled that SU5 is now in the hands of all simmers on all platforms, and we’d love to hear your feedback! Be sure to share your comments and vote in our SU5 forum surveys here.
The sky is calling!
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