Launched in August 2020, Microsoft Flight Simulator has been a huge success and has wowed players with its photo-realistic graphics. While Flight Sim has been available on PC since its launch, it has yet to come to Xbox. There was no release for Xbox One and we are still waiting for the game to land on Xbox Series X. Microsoft previously said that the game would drop on the Series X, as well as the less powerful Xbox Series S during the summer of 2021. It now seems the company is set to keep that commitment. A leak from the Irish Gamestop online store showed Microsoft Flight Simulator listed for Xbox consoles. The retailer removed the page, but people had already taken screenshots.
Coming Soon?
As you can see, the page suggests the popular game will launch on June 15, which is just days away. It is worth pointing out sometimes retailers put placeholder pages ready for a potential release. However, considering we are entering Microsoft’s summer season of gaming with a bumper E3 event, kicking it off with Flight Sim on Xbox Series X makes sense. You may be wondering what about Xbox One/Xbox One S? Well, while Microsoft has previously said the game would come to those consoles, the situation may now have changed. Xbox One is now a last generation console. It seems Microsoft Flight Simulator will be exclusive to Xbox Series X|S consoles. If that is the case, it will become the first title that is complete exclusive to those newer devices without backward compatibility. Tip of the day: Did you know that Windows 10´s Task Manager lets you set CPU affinity to claw back some resources from running apps and give selected apps higher priority. Our tutorial shows how you can use this helpful feature.
