Back in November 2019, they confirmed their long awaited NG3, a depiction of the Boeing 737 NG was instead coming to the new flight simulator. PMDG was one of the first developers to announce they were to bring their product range over to the new flight simulator.

However, this list will be kept updated accordingly. The video above was produced on July 21st hence why some names will be missing. With that said, let us take a look at the developers who have confirmed they are developing for the sim and if they’ve hinted about what we should expect from them. Microsoft has confirmed that over 400 developers have requested access for the SDK with over 250 of them already using it to develop products for the new simulator. To be clear, though, you will be able to buy products through other vendors outside of this marketplace. With the new Microsoft Marketplace opening up in the core of the new flight simulator, users and content creators will be able to get access directly without the new of using third-party vendors. Whilst Microsoft has shown that they want to make the experience as easy as possible for those in the simulator, there is still very much space for third-party content creators. Some developers have even found ways to improve sky textures, add new sound environments and much more. In today’s world, we see a range of products from new detailed airports to fully functional and highly detailed aircraft simulators, even the smallest detail in the plane itself. So whilst the new Microsoft Flight Simulator may have plenty of aircraft or handcrafted airports, there will always be room for improvement. The idea is that someone, or a team, will add something new to the base-simulator.

Modding in PC games and simulators is something not uncommon and has been in flight simulation for many, many years. If you’re unfamiliar with third-party content in flight simulators, let me briefly explain. Stick around to find out what content we can be expecting from the third-party community. All kinds of developers are now confirming their plans and it appears as though Microsoft are now allowing them to freely tell the community what their plans are. Third-party developers are finally coming out and telling us their plans to support Microsoft Flight Simulator.

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