Microsoft Flight Simulator Game of the Year Edition to launch on November 18

Asobo Studio has revealed that it will be launching a Game of the Year edition of Microsoft Flight Simulator in a few weeks. Revealed by studio head Jorg Neumann in a blog post, the new version of the game will be bringing more planes, airports, and some new features, and it will be coming as a free update to all owners of the game.

Set to arrive on November 18, the GOTY bundle will bring an additional five planes and eight airports on top of what the Deluxe Edition offers, plus new missions, new tutorials, new features (including early access to DX12 support), and new photogrammetry cities, enhancing several places over Europe such as Helsinki, Freiburg, Derby, Nottingham, and Utrecht.

As for the new planes, they are the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, the VoloCity, the Pilatus PC-6 Porter, CubCrafters NX Cub, and the Aviat Pitts Special S1S. The airports include a few new handcrafted locations in Germany, Switzerland, and the USA.

You can take a look at the graphic below to see the differences in the various Microsoft Flight Simulator bundles.