2020 fliers: FS2024 is on sale through March 26, 2026

[DennyA]

It's 20% off on both the MS store and Steam, if you've been considering upgrading. Definitely cheaper than multiple backported planes for FS2020, if you're interested in the new aircraft.

There are still quirks, but as of SU4 it's way less problematic, the vast majority of 2020 stuff just works now, and SU5 is close with even more improvements. IMHO, it's no quirkier than 2020, just quirky in different ways. It loads 4x faster than 2020 on my system, flies with no stutters, and if bandwidth is an issue you can download frequently used stuff.

Anyway, I know this is the 2020 forum and I know people have a variety of reasons for sticking with the old sim. Just wanted to highlight the sale and the better state that the sim is in for those who haven't upgraded who might benefit from the cheaper price.

 

[falcon409]

I spent about 30 minutes in the MS Store and found nothing showing it on sale. I did searches for MSFS 2024 outside of the Marketplace with the same results. Where did you find it?

 

[DennyA]

Here you go:

Xbox.com:

Search results for: flight simulator 2024 | Xbox

MS Store: https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9N7J4DKK7V15

(It's "Play Anywhere" so buying on the MS store and Xbox.com sites gets both the Xbox and PC versions.)

I'd suggest at least the Deluxe Edition as the Albatross is the best plane in the sim IMHO. Premium Deluxe has some really nice planes too, such as the Miltech C-17 and the Got Friends Savage Norden. Don't buy the Aviator Edition -- a shockingly high percentage of the planes in that are non-upgraded 2020 versions, and at least one (Short SC.7) doesn't work at all. The other editions are great, the Aviator Edition is embarrassingly halfassed.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024: Complete Aircraft Lineup - MSFS Addons

An impressive selection of 95 aircraft, including 45 new additions and 50 improved models from MSFS 2020.

msfsaddons.com