Jorge Neumann, the head of the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 development team, revealed in an interview with PC Gamer that in this installment, players can land their planes and explore the world on foot. This unique feature allows players to stroll around, admire the views, and explore locations outside of the aircraft.
The reason behind this innovation is the incredibly detailed world in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, which meticulously recreates real-world locations within the game. The game’s models reflect actual data from aerial photography. What sets this installment apart is the ability for players to experience the world in the game through a human perspective. Neumann is eager to see how players will respond to this feature, such as visiting their own homes or those of their friends to see how they appear in the game.
Another new feature in the 2024 installment of the game is the ability to land on any ship worldwide, with real-time, real-world coordinates pulled from the vessels’ transponders. Additionally, the game includes airfields for gliders, oil drilling platforms, and every airport in the world. Despite the increased level of detail, the game’s developers have optimized data storage architecture, allowing for a smaller installation size. As a result, the 2024 version requires approximately 50GB of storage, significantly less than the initial 130GB of the 2020 version which could reach up to 500GB with subsequent updates.
The game is set to be released on November 19, 2024.
TLDR: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 introduces groundbreaking features such as exploring the world on foot, landing on real-time ships, and meticulously detailed real-world locations, all within a reduced installation size compared to previous versions.
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