Want Microsoft Flight Simulator on Xbox Series X or S? Better upgrade your storage…
Microsoft Flight Simulator download size is huge
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Microsoft Flight Simulatoris coming to Xbox – but can your console’s storage handle it?
A quick check of the game’s “Manage with Game Pass” function on the Xbox Store Page (as noted by Twitter’sIdle Sloth) reveals the game weighs in at a huge 97.2GB install size.
And that’s just for the standard edition – if you’re playing with the souped-up visuals of a4KXbox Series X, expect that to be even more sizable.
Storage woes
WithXbox Game Pass’s all-you-can-eat approach to game downloads, and the growing size of next-gen games,MicrosoftFlight Simulator is sure to cause some storage woes for Xbox gamers, who are set for some painful download juggling in the coming days. Remember that the Xbox Series X has 1TB of built-in storage, while theXbox Series Shas a measly 512GB.
At least there’s a storage expansion option for the Xbox Series consoles though, in the form of the very neatSeagate Xbox Storage Expansion Card.PS5owners still have no way of increasing the next-gen grade SSD storage in that console, required to play all-new PlayStation 5 games.
Microsoft Flight Simulator is worth the storage-juggling hassle though, not only for its engaging aerial play, but also for it’s frankly ridiculous rendering of the entire world. It’s already out on PC, but comes to Xbox consoles viaXbox Game Passon 27 July, followed up later this year with Top Gun-themed expansion content on 19 November.
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Gerald is Editor-in-Chief of iMore.com. Previously he was the Executive Editor for TechRadar, taking care of the site’s home cinema, gaming, smart home, entertainment and audio output. He loves gaming, but don’t expect him to play with you unless your console is hooked up to a 4K HDR screen and a 7.1 surround system. Before TechRadar, Gerald was Editor of Gizmodo UK. He is also the author of ‘Get Technology: Upgrade Your Future’, published by Aurum Press.
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