Microsoft Flight Simulator for PC will ship on 10 discs

The physical release of Microsoft Flight Simulator will arrive on 10 discs. In a forum post from Microsoft Flight Simulator’s official retail partner Aerosoft, administrator Mathijs Kok wrote that the physical edition will include “10 (!) Double-layer DVDs and a manual printed in a spectacular box” to help fans “The new era of flight simulation”.

Kok later clarified that the 10 discs contain approximately 90 GB of the game’s “world and airplane”, which make up the majority of the game’s assets, with the actual simulator code “quite small.”

This means that fans with a slower Internet connection can install Microsoft Flight Simulator without downloading files from Microsoft servers. According to Kok, “there is no difference between boxed retail and the version that MS sells directly.” This is great news for Microsoft Flight Simulator fans who don’t have solid internet access, but it’s still a novelty to see a game hit so many records in 2020, when digital downloads are only growing in popularity.

The release date for Microsoft Flight Simulator was recently revealed, with the game launching on August 18 for Xbox One and PC. The physical edition will begin shipping shortly after the game’s launch, beginning August 21. You can check out all the details on the three different editions of the game here.

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