Today, PMDG finally released the highly anticipated Boeing 737-800 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
This is an extensive remake of the aircraft released quite some time ago for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, with big changes across systems, 3D modeling, features, and more.
It’s available at PMDG’s own store for $74.99. Those who purchased the original release for MSFS 2020 will get a discount and will be able to get the version for MSFS 2024 for $30.
It’s worth mentioning that for now, it’s only for PC. An Xbox version will come to the official marketplace at a later date, and I can’t imagine PMDG will miss the chance to be on PS5 when that marketplace opens to third-party developers.
We also already know that the 737-600 and 737-900 are coming out in January, while the -700 will be released by the end of February.
Interestingly, the aircraft is chock full of cheeky animations and Easter Eggs. You can see what I mean below.
Below you can check out an official trailer showing the popular airliner in all of its chonky beauty.
Here’s a list of features you can expect.
- Fully customized, professional grade system simulation for all major and minor aircraft systems and components.
- Highly sophisticated logical simulation of onboard information systems and aircraft management.
- PMDG’s customized, flight model with enhanced physics augmentation.
- Rigid body physics for wing and tail surfaces.
- Fully customized flight control and landing gear systems with normal, standby and reversionary capability.
- Accurate resolution cockpit displays
- Interchangeable equipment options for cockpit instrumentation
- Numerous user configurable options from throughout the global 737 operator fleet.
- Updated 737 options packages reflecting operational improvements and changes to the global 737 fleet.
- Full featured failures simulation to cover nearly all QRH scenarios as well as real-world mean time to failure simulations model.
- Datalink simulation compatible with simBrief integration and SayIntentions AI.
- Tablet displays at each pilot position fully compatible with navigraph charting including conformal indication.
- Incandescent and LED lighting packages, as well as fully dimming flight deck lights and annunciators.
- Heads up display with configurable modes.
- Entirely new 3D sound environment built specifically for this 737.
- Highly integrated exterior, interior cabin and flight deck sound environments affected by proximity and direction.
- Sound environment built using recordings from a purpose-instrumented multiple aircraft recording effort.
- Fully integrated cabin interior for the passenger and cargo airplanes.
- Operable suite of doors and lighting controls located in the cabin.
- Includes the 737-800 in passenger configuration with both blended winglets and split scimitar winglet configurations.
- Includes the Boeing Business jet in with both blended winglets and split scimitar winglets configurations.
- Includes both the 737-800 BDSF & BCF freighter with main deck cargo door with blended winglets.
- Full set of ground equipment for each aircraft type, including passenger servicing vehicles, VIP vehicles for the BBJ and cargo handling equipment for the BDSF as well as the BCF.
- Virtual cockpit model, with ultra high detail textures, 3D rendering and reflective properties and all new material surface properties..
- Advanced animations techniques leveraging the new MSFS engine to truly bring the 737 flight deck to life.
- Cockpit differences between the passenger, cargo and BBJ airplanes are accurately rendered.
- A full featured tutorial will guide you through proper operation of the 737 from power up to power down.
- Free customer support both at our customer forum and directly from our support team if necessary.
- This product comes with a free sample of Navigraph navigation data.
A more in-depth list has been shared over the previous few days (part 1, part 2, and part 3).
Interestingly, the sounds have been developed in collaboration with a popular studio, Echo 19, and below you can check out a few videos on the topic, including a comparison with the soundscape in MSFS 2020.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is currently available for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5. If you’d like to hear more about the simulator, you can watch our latest interview with Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator Jorg Neumann.
If you’d like to read more flight simulation news, you can find plenty in our latest roundup article from yesterday.
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