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Flight Sim Console: How To Pre-Load And When You Can Play

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Microsoft Flight Simulator launches on Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X on July 27, but Xbox is letting players pre-load the game and get started on the massive download before the proper release date.

If you're wanting to take to the skies in the next week, here's everything you need to know about pre-loading Microsoft Flight Simulator on console, and when you'll be able to play it.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator- How To Pre-Load

To pre-load Microsoft Flight Simulator, you'll first have to either buy the full game or be a Game Pass member. Once you've fulfilled either of those criteria, you just need to find Microsoft Flight Simulator on the Microsoft Store, select it, and then start installing it.

You won't be able to gain access to the game once it's done downloading, however, as this pre-load simply gets the data ready for when the full game releases on July 27. Selecting the game after the download is done will have a message pop-up telling you that you're too early.

If you're planning on playing Microsoft Flight Simulator any time soon, you're going to want to take that option to pre-load, as the full file size is currently 97.4GB, with 50GB of that allowing the player to explore the world when offline. It's going to take several hours to get downloaded, so if you've got even a passing interest in playing you should get the pre-load started soon.

After Microsoft's E3 presentation, it announced that players could download a 250MB app that starts pre-downloading the game for you when pre-loads are available. If you previously installed the pre-load app for Microsoft Flight Simulator, it'll start downloading the game for you as soon as you turn your Xbox on.

Microsoft Flight Simulator: Unlock Times

Microsoft Flight Simulator will be available to play on July 27 worldwide. Per the official Flight Simulator website, here are the unlock times by region.

July 27:

July 28:

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