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Thrustmaster’s T.Flight HOTAS 5 Microsoft Flight Simulator Edition has an unglamorous but important feature for PlayStation 5 pilots: an RJ12 port for external rudder pedals. That connector is not a hidden mode or a new workaround, but it matters because it gives PS5 users a direct route beyond...

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024’s Sim Update 6 beta has restored Bush Trips, bringing the curated navigation-focused activity back after its absence from the newer simulator. Build 1.8.8.0, released July 16, makes the trips available through the Activities menu for players enrolled in the public...

Microsoft released World Update 22: United States National Parks for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on July 2, 2026, two days before its announced July 4 launch, making the free scenery package available now on Xbox, Windows PC, and PlayStation 5. The timing is not subtle: this is Microsoft’s...

Google added an experimental flight simulator to the Google Earth web app on June 12, 2026, letting desktop browser users launch a simple aircraft view from Earth’s Tools menu and fly across streamed 3D buildings, terrain, and satellite imagery without installing a separate simulator. The joke...

Thrustmaster used FlightSimExpo 2026 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on June 12 to unveil new Microsoft Flight Simulator-focused controls, including the TCA Sky Yoke, TCA Sky Quadrant, HOTAS Warthog MK II, Airbus Add-On Grip, OMNI Extension, and a PlayStation-ready T.Flight Hotas 5. The announcement...

Thrustmaster launched the T.Flight Hotas 5 Microsoft Flight Simulator Edition on June 12, 2026, as a $109.99 officially licensed joystick-and-throttle controller for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Windows 10/11 PCs, aimed chiefly at Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 players. The product is not...