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The new Microsoft Flight Simulator will be a lot smaller

A collage showing the various types of aircraft and scenery in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 will officially launch on November 19th, 2024. | Image: Microsoft

Preorders are now open for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 through the Microsoft Store. The next installment of the franchise will launch on Xbox and PC on November 19th, with updates that include new aircraft like hot air balloons and a more realistic-looking simulated earth. But the most welcome upgrade could be a much smaller installation size.

The current version of Microsoft Flight Simulator needs over 130GB of storage, but that’s just for the base version of the game. Players can enhance their experience by downloading additional aircraft or installing world updates that bring more details to local scenery and airports, but that can gobble up even more storage. Those playing on the Xbox Series S, which only offers players 364GB of…

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