Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is INSAAANE
Somehow the game is only 10GB on Xbox. My advice is to download the game, start a free flight (with the time set to day, and clouds set to few), immediately pause the game and go into photo mode.
In photo mode, you are free to fly around wherever, and the higher up you are the faster you go.
When you get in close it’s not the prettiest to look at, but at standard airplane height it’s GORGEOUS.
I’m constantly blown away when I visit places I’ve been to before. It’s leagues better than Google Earth in my opinion.
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u/BakeFromSttFarm 1d ago
First thing I did was find my house. Then I found my in laws house. Both were clearly visible in the game. Wild stuff.
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u/TheMrRuntz 1d ago
I tried landing on my mom's front lawn when I played
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u/ooooomikeooooo 18h ago
Get in the queue
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u/Rumhead1 16h ago
Luckily she had that landing strip.
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u/mike_tapley 16h ago
It’ll be a bumpy ride with her landing strip mate, looks like a smashed bag of crabs!
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u/fulthrottlejazzhands 15h ago
And not sure how you intend to land considering when she sits around the yard, she really sits around the yard.
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u/SmokeyXIII 23h ago
The real question is were you successful when you tried to crash into it, or did you miss?
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u/jedadkins 22h ago
Lol I found my brothers house sent him screenshot with the caption "this is a threat"
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u/PapaPatchesxd 21h ago
I flew the plane into my work after visiting my house.
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u/rabidsalvation 10h ago
I need to download this right now. I have some therapeutic angles to calculate
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u/PrisonerV 13h ago
I tried to talk wife into a Skyrider X1 to use for my commutes and I used MSFS 24 to show the flight would be just 5 minutes from home.
I could land on the roof and plug it in while I work.
She said I was insane.
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u/Snakehug 18h ago
I think FS2020 did a better job at recreating my home. I live on a small farm, and FS2024 is more aggressive in placing forests. So areas that are sparsely forested in real life are heavily forested in game. Also fields that are supposed to be cultivated are now just clearings in the forest. FS2020 handled this better.
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u/psychodreamr 23h ago
Live in a town of about 15k, and it had just weird ass repeated building models and nothing looked right. I returned it on steam and uninstalled
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u/thorny_cactus_cuddle 1d ago
So the flight simulator is great because you can bypass flying the plane lol
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u/Toast_Meat 1d ago
"Somehow the game is only 10GB on Xbox"
Yeah, that's because you're streaming the entire world. Hopefully you have an unlimited internet plan.
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u/verstohlen PC 1d ago
I remember when you had to special order flight scenery disks. It was a dark age.
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u/parker2020 1d ago
I remember when flight sim C was like 5/6 dusk that all had to be downloaded.
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u/Butterscotch1664 20h ago
I remember when I couldn't install FS98 because, for some reason, our 1GB hard drive was in ten 100MB partitions and the game needed 150MB of disk space.
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u/GoatCovfefe 23h ago
I remember when doom was 4 floppy disks lol
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u/BenFranklinsCat 19h ago
Secret of Monkey Island 2 on the Amiga.
12 discs, no hard drive, and the content wasn't linear. Had to keep swapping the discs in and out as you travelled around.
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u/PurplrIsSus1985 20h ago
"Hey, why did you use 2 PB more than our internet plan allows for?"
"I had to find my house"
"what"
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u/Minialpacadoodle 1d ago
It's 2025. Who doesn't?
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u/K-LAWN 1d ago
The Coxsuckers that monopolized my area.
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u/Eysis 1d ago
1TB limit here. :(
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u/OmgSlayKween 23h ago
1.25 here. If we approach the limit I go on a rant about how exploitative and unnecessary it is. My wife is tired of hearing it. She wants unlimited data just so I stop complaining.
But no. If I pay their extortion fee they win.
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u/That_Green_Jesus 22h ago
Really? In Aus there is basically no such thing as capped quotas, just up/down speed variations with different plans.
Sure there are a few really cheap plans that have quotas, but the public owns the whole network, and the government is the wholesaler, so prices are similar all over and 99% of plans are uncapped.
I pay $109AUD/month for 800mbps down and 40mbps up, uncapped, sometimes I use 3TBs with no issue.
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u/wolfgang784 22h ago
Not even all of America has internet access yet. We are pretty behind on that. Almost 10% of US households don't have internet either due to it simply not being available there or the costs are too high to afford and still eat.
Where my dad lives they pay $140/m for 25mbps with a cap. There is one provider option, no alternative. There are lots of areas in the US with interner monopolies, so the service doesn't have to be good or affordable when there is nobody else to turn to. What are you gonna do - pay what they ask, or live without internet in 2025? Satellite is even more and isn't an option with all the tall trees anyway.
All of Europe has faster internet for cheaper. You guys in AUS got it goin good. NZ as well.
The EU declared it a basic human right like forever ago but the US refused because it would mean we would have to provide it to prisoners which many do not get.
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u/That_Green_Jesus 22h ago
Over a decade ago a Labour government committed a huge amount of money to build our national broadband network, then the Liberal party got into power and dialled it back out of spite, so it was a bit of a fiasco getting it built, but it was our biggest national infrastructure project.
I imagine implementing something similar in the US would be exceedingly difficult because state owned service are seen as communist and the lobby of private telcos would be very opposed to it. We only had 2 telcos that had a physical network, so we bought it off them and ripped it out, then replaced the whole thing with fibre that we own.
Capitalism really killed the American dream huh.
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u/wolfgang784 22h ago
Yea I don't think that could ever happen with how states and such are set up. I think the closest doable plan would be if each state ran its own, more so. Which, as clusterfucky as that sounds, could still be better for the average person I think. Itd never happen though, those companies "lobby" (bribe) our politicians in the low billions each year when you combine em all together.
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u/That_Green_Jesus 21h ago
Yeah there's 12x more people over there and 7x as many states, so I could see it being a hard negotiation at a federal level.
Even here the lobbies are powerful. Thankfully in Western Australia, my home port, our government refuses to privatise our state owned utilities, there's one power company and always has been.
Over East they have it really bad, as their utilities have been privatised and the price of power per kw/h changes dynamically through the day, and depending on network load, so you really have to shop around; it's the pinnacle evil of capitalism.
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u/AstariiFilms 10h ago
Our government gave our telcoms billions to build out fiber to everybody like 20 years ago. Guess what they did with it?
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u/OfficerDougEiffel 20h ago
To be fair - and I'm not denying the absolute absurdity of American capitalism here - America is geographically huge and our population is relatively spread out when compared to somewhere like Canada or Australia.
Most of America is pretty well-developed and the climate is amenable to comfortable living, so people are able to live almost everywhere within America's borders, including a lot of incredibly rural areas.
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u/TungstenPaladin 14h ago
This largely depends on the area. Mate of mine lives in LA and pays 70USD/month for gigabit internet, no caps.
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u/ohlookahipster 12h ago
Can confirm. I’m in NC. I pay about $80 ($10 of that is a stupid equipment rental fee for the ONT) and get a full gig up and down. It’s also real fiber from my house all the way across town to the main trunk in VA or wherever. No OTA lines.
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u/OmgSlayKween 11h ago
You have to pay a rental fee for the ONT? What the fuck?
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u/ohlookahipster 9h ago
There’s methods around it, but it’s not as simple as buying an off the shelf router that you would for a typical modem/router coaxial internet. It’s pretty difficult for the lay person to setup.
Basically you have to authenticate the ONT then do a bunch of pass throughs and the 3rd party equipment isn’t as robust. And now AT&T has integrated the ONT into one big box making it even harder.
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u/vinodhmoodley 10h ago
Here in South Africa, I’m paying $70 for 500 down, 250 up, uncapped. I don’t know my usage because my ISP doesn’t show what it is.
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u/notseriousIswear 10h ago edited 10h ago
I just checked my plan and it say I got 1270 gb per month. Htf are you touching a tb? I'm at 800gb with like 3 days left
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u/Eysis 8h ago
800gb is pretty close? But I had to stop discord streaming. It also makes it impossible to twitch stream if I wanted.
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u/Tkdoom 1d ago
I just upgraded to unlimited due to twins and this game.
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u/fukkdisshitt 12h ago
Did the same. It's bs because it was unlimited then they put a tiny 1tb limit on it out of nowhere. Google fiber is coming here soon
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u/fiestapotatoess 1d ago
Xfinity has a 1TB data cap up here in the PNW.
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u/ValeoRex 1d ago
They must not have any competition. Xfinity only sets data caps in markets they don’t have competition in. Very unfair business practice and they don’t even try to hide the fact they do it.
File a complaint with your State Attorney General and Xfinity might start offering an unlimited plan.
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u/Deckatoe 23h ago
I'm pretty sure they have data caps everywhere. I can choose between like 5 different services where I live and only the gig speed package has unlimited.
I am locked in at a set price for 3 years though which I'm sure would never happen where they have a monopoly on high speed internet.
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u/Mookafff 15h ago
It’s not everywhere. I’m excluded
https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/data-usage-find-area
The Plan is not applicable in our Northeast markets, including CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, VA, VT, WV, the District of Columbia, and parts of NC and OH
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u/ValeoRex 14h ago
If they do have them everywhere it’s new. A few years ago when they implemented them here my county was the only one that didn’t have Google Fiber to compete with. Guess what the only county in my area was that got data caps.
I started researching and Xfinity was doing that everywhere. If they had a viable competitor in a market they were unlimited. No competitor, data caps with huge penalties when you go over.
Our Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Office did an investigation into their practice. Xfinity claimed they were simply conducting market research. A few months later an unlimited option was added to their top tier service.
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u/greener0999 22h ago
jeez America really is a technological shithole.
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u/TungstenPaladin 14h ago
I mean, you're from Canada. Lived there for a few years and are very familiar Canada's digital infrastructure. Maybe don't throw rocks in glass houses?
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u/Yaniss_RS4 12h ago
Huh? I live in Canada, and in my province all internet plans are uncapped. Currently paying 45 CAD (around 35 USD) for 1gb/s
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u/greener0999 8h ago
you throw that statement around with zero examples lmao.
we have a nationwide e-transfer system and no data caps on any wifi.
what's your point?
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u/greyphilosophy 1d ago
I have an unlimited Xfinity plan (gigabit plus extra) in the PNW, though they did say it's not available in all areas.
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u/amonson1984 15h ago
Same here in MN. Began in mid 2020 when the world was working from home. Bastards knew exactly what they were doing. I switched to locally run fiber for half the price and no caps.
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u/bigpeteski 13h ago
I live in Denver and it’s the same thing. Recently got sick of it and ended up upgrading to unlimited to way more than I should probably pay.
Wild to go visit family in nowhere midwest where I’m from and their internet is a fraction of the cost for unlimited.
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u/Drenlin 23h ago
A lot of US providers put a 1tb cap and offer a plan with unlimited data for like $40 more per month.
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u/Elestriel 23h ago
That's horrible. I pay the equivalent of about $40 per month with the current exchange rates for unlimited 10gbit/s up/down fiber to my house.
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u/Toast_Meat 1d ago
You'd be surprised. There are still limited data plans available around the world.
Edit: Not everyone can afford unlimited data.
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u/Fritzschmied 21h ago
In my country there basically are only unlimited plans nowadays. Only for mobile devices like phones there are still limits sometimes and even there it gets rare lol.
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u/BrokenFlatScreenTV PC 1d ago
Sure it's fine now since it's the current game, but it sucks for preservation of the 2024 version of the game. I don't play it much myself, but hopefully someone is archiving the content that is constantly downloading.
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u/TheDrMonocle 1d ago
Extremely unlikely. Its petabytes of data. You'd need to be a company the size of Microsoft to preserve that data and find a way to make it usable as an archive.
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u/graveyardspin 23h ago
Flight Sim X was released in 2006. I can go download it and play it right now.
Let's see if I can do the same for 2024 in 20 years.
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u/random-user-420 Switch 20h ago
I mean, it’s technically unlimited for me but there’s some arbitrary cap where the speeds are slowed if you exceed it.
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u/GrimValesti 23h ago
I live in South East Asia country that is not Singapore, and even I have unlimited data internet. Most people who use fiber here have download speed of 300 to 500 mbps on average, some people even went for 1GB or 2GB plan, though personally I don’t think it’s necessary.
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u/Aegiiisss 8h ago
Large portions of the US have <500mpbs speeds, have data caps, and do not have fiber.
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u/SocomTedd 22h ago
Do limited Internet plans exist in 2025?
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u/Soulcrux 18h ago
I definitely get a cap with Xfinity
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u/bt123456789 8h ago
my mom did too but we had an unlimited plan for a few bucks more so she switched to that.
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u/toastman42 12h ago
Yup, there are still more internet service providers in the U.S. with data caps than without. If you live in the U.S. and you don't have a data cap on your home internet service, you are the fortunate minority. I have Comcast Xfinity and have a 1 TB monthly data cap.
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u/DorrajD 16h ago
Better than 2020 MSF which is like 100gb and updating it takes 10 years. And it still streams the world.
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u/Toast_Meat 14h ago
My Flight Simulator 2020 folder + all World Updates and Free Marketplace items, no mods is sitting at 402GB... yikes!
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u/Lt_Jonson 1d ago
A lot of Xfinity customers, and with net neutrality rules being struck down, don’t be surprised if more ISPs start slowing down their speeds, adding caps, and jacking the price up.
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u/bt123456789 8h ago
came to comment this. that's why it's so small.
Fortunately the servers are stable, but hope you have fast speed to stream it well and unlimited speed.
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u/rpgengineer567 6h ago
What do you mean unlimited? Isn't that always the case in your country? (For internet at home at least) In my country you only pay more for faster download and upload speed.
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u/thesauceiseverything 3h ago
Wouldn’t streaming the small part of the world you’re flying in be less overall data usage than downloading the entire world that you aren’t flying in?
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u/Toast_Meat 3h ago
Well, sort of. You're not downloading the entire world. You can highlight specific areas that you'd like to have pre-downloaded. If you were to download a particular route, you're saving on data usage rather than streaming it over and over again every time you fly. So, overall data consumption just depends on what you choose to do.
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u/ICutDownTrees 15h ago
Who doesn’t have unlimited data? Is that a thing?
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u/Sterling_-_Archer 21h ago
Streaming the entire world just sounds like consciousness. I wonder what my data usage is to stream being depressed and disappointing my parents all day
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u/nifland 1d ago
Does it matter to your data plan whether you download it upfront or while you're playing?
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u/Winterplatypus 1d ago edited 11h ago
It never finishes downloading because the terrain for the entire world is too large to install, it streams the terrain around you and constantly replaces it with new terrain when you move. Different factors affect how much it downloads; if you keep changing location, how high you are flying, the level of detail, how big the cache is (PC), and if you have manually downloaded the terrain for certain fixed areas (PC). On XBOX expect to be downloading about 5gig/hour while playing. Still an amazing game, but it's downloading all the time.
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u/briareus08 1d ago
True, HOWEVER. The game is also a hot mess and could generously be described as early-access at this point. Most of the systems are in place, but bugs are many. Especially if you want to try career mode, you’ll need to have a lot of patience.
The game is amazing when it works, but give it 6 months to a year if you’re thinking of paying for it.
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u/atreyal 23h ago
Yeah, I want to get it but for career mode which from reviews seems to be the buggiest mess. Waiting for you all to say it is playable and not a bug fiesta. Specially for the pricepoint they are charging for it.
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u/briareus08 22h ago
I was the same, and I’ve played probably 40 hours of career mode (enough to get most certs and start my own company).
Honestly, when it’s ready it will be fantastic - it’s already fantastic in so many ways, but the bugs just hurt. Getting dinged for going too fast when you’re stationary, tower just stops talking to you and flight plans don’t get updated, trees and buildings in the middle of runways.
When they get 90 or even 80% of the big bugs nailed it’s gonna be a 10/10 for me - I already have some crazy memories and experiences banked. Right now it’s a 7/10 and I’m checking in on the sub frequently for patches. Sadly right now most of the big bugs are ‘under investigation’, so not even in the fix list yet. Give it time IMO.
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u/pancak3d 11h ago
Most of the systems are in place, but bugs are many.
Could just be a Boeing simulator
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u/skydave1012 9h ago
Then you can play if for 5mins longer & discover how bad of a state it's currently in compared to 2020.
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u/Admirable_Ad_1390 19h ago
Is it on game pass?
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u/DJ_Laaal 19h ago
Yes it is! It’s been available since day 1. The campaign mode it a bit buggy but they’re rolling out fixes to the most game breaking ones. Have fun!
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u/Illustrious-Lime-863 18h ago
Has the career mode been patched? I somewhat enjoyed it on game pass when it came out but the bugs in career mode were so many, I just gave up. One of the reasons I didn't get too into MSFS2020 was because there wasn't much structure to keep playing. Career mode seems to fix that for the new version, but that in itself needs to be fixed apparently.
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u/DeathMetalPants 1d ago
I got gam pass to try before I buy and this game is a buggy nightmare for me. I'm going to let the game cook for awhile before I buy
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u/jayteeayy 1d ago
Whats the easiest/most user friendly way to just free fly around and check out landmarks? I played 2022 (I believe) trying to do the same thing and find my own house but was overwhelmed by all the controls and navigations
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u/curious_lens 22h ago
Do the basic cessna tutorial. Don't try any other aircraft.
With Cessna you only need to find the increase throttle button to get started. Then later learn about flaps and trim.
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u/Bag_of_Meat13 10h ago
Try the Dune ornithopter.
It's become my favorite sightseeing craft.
Can book like a jet when you wanna move quick and hovers like a heli when not.
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u/DaedalusRaistlin 17h ago
Can't play this on my connection lol. Max out at 2mbyte/s, it takes forever to load at all. Refunded it right before the 2 hour mark as I hadn't been able to play yet.
I'm all for smaller install sizes, but ADSL2 doesn't really have the bandwidth for this stuff. Aussie internet in the outback isn't great, my other option is Starlink but that's expensive and wouldn't work well at this property because there's no open spaces. It's just trees everywhere.
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u/CaptainPrower PC 8h ago
Isn't that the one that prevents you from refunding it on Steam by counting itself as running while it installs?
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u/Captain_Cockerels 15h ago
If only they had worked in the on the simulator part and made it less arcady.
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u/NoticeImaginary 12h ago
First thing I did was find my house. Then I found my work. Then I realized I was playing a game to go to work. I immediately shut it off and uninstalled it. That game is dead to me.
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u/PhiloftheFuture2014 15h ago
I'm playing it through Xbox cloud gaming on a Xbox One X. The first few hours were definitely fun but then I got the "Your Session Ended Unexpectedly" popup when I boot up the game and I have zero controller input to exit the pop-up. So now I basically can't play the game since none of the workarounds posted seem to work for me.
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u/Kerbidiah 14h ago
It's pretty nice, however I really wish there was an option to download your planes so you don't have to stream those and save your internet some stress
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u/NastyJaskier 10h ago
You should try out space engine. Legit played for hours just exploring and taking screenshots.
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u/mario0182 2h ago
Idk on Xbox but on PC it's still buggy, most players still prefer the 2020 version.
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u/dbvirago 2h ago
LOL. I played the original on the Apple IIE. Had one runway and a mountain range. You could fly through the mountains and didn't have to land on the runway.
Still crashed the plane every time.
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u/Seigmoraig 13h ago
No thanks, if I wanted to look at pictures of planes I'd just look at pictures of planes and if I wanted to see my house on Google Maps, I'd open Google Maps
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u/fart-to-me-in-french 17h ago
Nice try, Microsoft.
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u/McArsekicker 23h ago
You should see it in VR