Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024: Airbus A380 DLC for $74.49 in Marketplace

• The DLC is said to cost $74.49 and is being sold as a Marketplace exclusive.
• The package includes two liveries at launch, two engine variants, detailed cockpit and systems modeling, and a functional cockpit printer.

What happened

IGN says Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is getting a new paid aircraft add-on in the form of the Airbus A380. According to the article, the DLC will appear in the Flight Simulator Marketplace as part of an Exclusive Series. The publication explicitly describes it as a separate Marketplace release, rather than a free update or a standard included aircraft.

The price cited by IGN is $74.49. The supplied material also says the add-on will only be available for three months, although no exact start or end date is given. That leaves the precise sales window unclear, even if the limited availability itself is stated in the article. The internal context also points to a tension between the headline of a related article, which still frames the price as unconfirmed, and the body text, which presents $74.49 as a concrete figure.

According to the maker’s description, the package includes detailed exterior and interior modeling, a fully modeled flight deck, interactive controls, displays, aircraft systems, and layered avionics. The A380 launches with two liveries, with more versions planned later. IGN also mentions two unique engine variants with performance differences, plus an A380-specific flight model that accounts for mass, inertia, and handling. A functional cockpit printer is also listed as part of the simulated systems.

The fact report context further notes that IGN’s article references the broader state of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, including more than a dozen content updates. It also brings up the series’ review history: Seth Macy gave Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 a 9/10, while he scored the original Microsoft Flight Simulator from 2020 a 10/10. Those references place the A380 release in a longer publication and update context for the franchise.

Background

The Airbus A380 is one of the world’s largest passenger aircraft, which makes it a natural fit for the kind of high-detail add-ons Microsoft Flight Simulator is known for. In the article, the package is presented as a technically deep simulation expansion, with a strong focus on cockpit interaction and systems depth. The listed features, such as the fully modeled flight deck, interactive controls, displays, and avionics, show that the add-on is aimed at a detailed recreation of airline operations rather than a simple visual aircraft skin.

The fact report also says the add-on includes two unique engine variants with performance differences. Those variants are not named in the supplied material, but they are part of the product description summarized by IGN. The same applies to the custom flight model, which is said to account for mass, inertia, and handling. That matters because the A380 is a very large and heavy airliner in real life, so a generic flight model would be less appropriate than one tailored to the aircraft’s behavior.

IGN also ties the news to the broader state of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, noting that the game has already received more than a dozen content updates. In the same article, the site references Seth Macy’s review, where Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 received a 9/10, while the original Microsoft Flight Simulator from 2020 earned a 10/10 from the same reviewer. That comparison is used in the source as context for the series’ place in IGN’s own review history.

Several details remain open in the available information. The exact start and end dates of the three-month sales window are not mentioned. The precise Marketplace terms of the Exclusive Series are also not explained. In addition, the names and differences of the two engine variants remain unknown in the supplied material. The fact report also mentions an open question about VR platforms, but does not confirm which platforms those would be, so that information should not be filled in without direct sourcing.

Related GAME-scanner articles

• Microsoft Flight Simulator confirms Airbus A380 as Marketplace exclusive; $74.49 price remains unconfirmed

Sources

• IGN: article about the Airbus A380 DLC for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
• GAME-scanner internal article about the same Airbus A380 Marketplace exclusive