A must-watch history of Microsoft Flight Simulator (video)

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Microsoft Flight Simulator

Microsoft Flight Simulator is Xbox Game Studio’s most anticipated game for 2020, with the opus set to launch on the 18th August 2020. Microsoft Flight Simulator has a long history with several releases over the past few decades. Today, Microsoft published a new video that offers a glimpse of Microsoft Flight Simulator’s journey from 1981, check it out above.

From Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.0 in 1982 to what we have today, we take a quick peek of each iteration of MSFS through the decades.

You can pre-order the Microsoft Flight Simulator game here from Microsoft Store. Xbox Game Pass for PC subscribers can enjoy the standard edition of the game for free on the launch day. Microsoft Flight Simulator will have 30 different aircrafts and 40 detailed airports. You can find the list of aircrafts and airports that will be available in the Microsoft Flight Simulator game here.Microsoft Flight SimulatorThe game features stunning graphics, but of course, also needs a beefy PC to run it. Below are the Microsoft Flight Simulator minimum system requirements your PC need to meet to handle the application.

Min Spec Min Spec  Recommended Spec Recommended Spec  Ideal Spec Ideal Spec
AMD NVIDIA AMD NVIDIA AMD NVIDIA
Min OS Version             Windows 10 Nov 2019 Update (1909) Windows 10 Nov 2019 Update (1909) Windows 10 Nov 2019 Update (1909) Windows 10 Nov 2019 Update (1909) Windows 10 Nov 2019 Update (1909) Windows 10 Nov 2019 Update (1909)
CPU Ryzen 3 1200 Intel i5-4460 Ryzen 5 1500X Intel i5-8400 Ryzen 7 2700X Intel i7-9800X
GPU Radeon RX 570  NVIDIA GTX 770 Radeon RX 590 NVIDIA GTX 970 Radeon Vll NVIDIA RTX 2080
VRAM 2 GB 2 GB 4 GB 4 GB 8 GB 8 GB
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 16 GB 16 GB 32 GB 32 GB
HDD 150 GB 150 GB 150 GB 150 GB 150 GB SSD 150 GB SSD
Bandwidth 5 Mbps 5 Mbps 20 Mbps 20 Mbps 50Mbps 50Mbps

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