This Week in Flight Simulation News – January 19 to January 25, 2026

Giuseppe Nelva

17 hours ago

Flight simulation news basically never stops, and there is no day without relevant reveals and updates. Yet, not everyone has the time to keep track of them all.

That’s why we have published our 40th weekly video overview, including the major announcements and releases from the past week. Yes, it has already been 40 weeks.

Of course, our videos are published on top of our daily news coverage, which isn’t going anywhere. They’re simply a handy weekly recap presented in a convenient format for those who prefer to consume their news this way.

The video won’t cover all the news from last week. If it did, it’d be two hours long, but it provides a handy selection of releases and reveals, painting a fairly complete snapshot of the comings and goings of the industry. Incidentally, you can watch the 39th episode from the previous week if you so wish.

This week, we covered major flight simulators like Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, MSFS 2020, AND X-Plane 12, but we don’t mind covering smaller simulators should the need arise.

If you want even more news and more reveals, you can read our daily coverage, which you’ll also find conveniently linked just below the video.

Without further ado, you can watch the 31st episode below. Of course, we’d appreciate it if you could like the video and subscribe to our growing YouTube channel, as that’s always extremely helpful and appreciated.

Here’s a list of all of our flight simulation news and articles for the week:

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 is available for PC and Xbox Series X|S.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is also available for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5. If you’d like to learn more, you can check out our recent interview with Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator Jorg Neumann.

X-Plane 12 is currently available for PC and mobile platforms.

Aces of Thunder is coming on February 3, 2026, for PC and PS5, with support for PC VR and PlayStation VR 2.

Bokukan 5 Tokyo (HND) will be released for PC in 2026.

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