Microsoft Flight Simulator is finally launching today, giving players a taste of the impressive technology behind it when its various release times occur.
In preparation for Microsoft Flight Simulator’s launch, the team behind the game has revealed the release times for both the Microsoft Store and Steam versions of the game.
If you opted for the Steam version of Microsoft Flight Simulator, you’ll be able to access the game at its universal release time of 4 AM UTC/12:00 AM EST on August 18, regardless of where you are.
Microsoft Flight Simulator Release Times
Here are the full Microsoft Flight Simulator release time covering the entirety of the game’s rolling release on the Microsoft Store:
August 17, 2020
10:00 UTC
- Kiribati
11:00 UTC
- American Samoa
- The Marshall Islands
- Mauru
- Niue
- Samoa
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- The United States Minor Outlying Islands
- Wallis and Futuna
12:00 UTC
- Antarctica
- Fiji
- New Zealand
13:00 UTC
- New Caledonia
- Norfolk Island
- Solomon Islands
- Vanuatu
14:00 UTC
- Australia
- Guam
- Federated States of Micronesia
- The Northern Mariana Islands
- Papua New Guinea
15:00 UTC
- Japan
- The Republic of Korea
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
- Palau
- Timor-Leste
16:00 UTC
- Brunei Darussalam
- Hong Kong
- Macao
- Malaysia
- The Philippines
- Singapore
- Taiwan
17:00 UTC
- Cambodia/li>
- Christmas Island/li>
- Indonesia/li>
- The Lao People’s Democratic Republic/li>
- Mongolia/li>
- Thailand
- Viet Nam </ul>
- The Cocos (Keeling) Islands/li>
- Myanmar </ul>
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- The British Indian Ocean Territory
- Kyrgyzstan
- Nepal
- India
- Sri Lanka
- The French Southern Territories
- Kazakhstan
- Maldives
- Pakistan
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
- Afghanistan
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Iraq
- Kuwait
- Mauritius
- Oman
- Qatar
- Réunion
- Saint Barthélemy
- Seychelles
- The United Arab Emirates
- Yemen
- Åland Islands
- Belarus
- The Comoros
- Cyprus
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- Greece
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Lithuania
- Madagascar
- Mayotte
- The Republic of Moldova
- Palestine
- Romania
- The Russian Federation
- Saudi Arabia
- Somalia
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Turkey
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Albania
- Algeria
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Burundi
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Eswatini
- France
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- The Holy See
- Hungary
- Italy
- Lesotho
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Malawi
- Malta
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- The Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Republic of North Macedonia
- Rwanda
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Slovenia
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tunisia
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Cameroon
- The Central African Republic
- Chad
- The Democratic Republic of the Kongo
- The Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- The Faroe Islands
- Gabon
- Isle of Man
- Ireland
- Morocco
- The Niger
- Nigeria
- Portugal
- Saint Helena
- Ascension, and the Tristan da Cunha
- The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Bouvet Island
- Burkina Faso
- Côte d’Ivoire
- The Gambia
- Ghana, Greenland
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Iceland
- Jersey
- Liberia
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
- Cabo Verde
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Anguilla
- Anguilla and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Aruba
- Barbados
- Bermuda
- Bonaire
- Sint Eustatius and Saba
- Dominica
- Brazil (BRT)
- The Dominican Republic
- French Guiana
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guyana
- Martinique
- Montserrat
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sint Maarten
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
- The Bahamas
- Brazil (AMT)
- Plurinational State of Bolivia
- Canada
- The Cayman Islands
- Chile
- Curaçao
- The Falkland Islands
- Georgia
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Panama
- Paraguay
- The Turks and Caicos Islands
- The United States of America (Eastern)
- Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
- Belize
- Brazil (ACT)
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Peru
- The United States of America (Central)
- Pitcairn
- The United States of America (Western)
- The Cook Islands French Polynesia
17:30 UTC
18:00 UTC
18:15 UTC
18:30 UTC
19:00 UTC
19:30 UTC
20:00 UTC
21:00 UTC
22:00 UTC
23:00 UTC
August 18, 2020
00:00 UTC
01:00 UTC
03:00 UTC
04:00 UTC
05:00 UTC
07:00 UTC
10:00 UTC
In other news, Microsoft Flight Simulator is set to receive VR support in its first post-launch update.
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