Microsoft has announced the next DLC for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, and it’s a plane that costs more than the game itself. The Airbus A380 is now in the game, and you can get it for $74.50. For comparison, the game itself costs $70.
It is a digital version of the “superjumbo,” four-engine, wide-body airliner made by Airbus. For people who aren’t up to date with this kind of the thing, the A380 is the world’s biggest commercial passenger plane, with 10 airlines operating them, including Emirates, British Airways, Qantas, and Lufthansa. There are fewer than 200 in service around the world.
The developers worked with longtime partners iniBuilds to make the A380 for Microsoft Flight Simulator. It’s part of the game’s “Exclusive Series,” which means it will only be available for three months.
According to the developers, the in-game A380 is a highly detailed, carefully crafted virtual version of the plane, featuring “full fight deck modeling” and “extensive interactive controls, displays, and aircraft systems.”
The plane features a long list of details to mirror its real-life counterpart, even including “potable water and waste simulation.” Here’s to hoping the pee and poop simulation systems aren’t too realistic. The plane also has “functional on-board showers” for its digital recreation in Microsoft Flight Simulator.
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