Although Microsoft Flight Simulator is close to ticking towards its two-year anniversary later this summer, reflecting on the base release to the current state of the game is unfathomable. Already due to the striking visuals of the game, implementing this for major cities and nations simulated across the globe only increases the value of this game.
Back in February, the team over at Asobo Studio delivered a World Update dedicated to the continent of Australia at the time. But moving forward, the team stepped back into Europe with a separate title update later on. In that, we witnessed the extensive addition with World Update VIII featuring improvements to Spain & Portugal at the time.
In a new World Update this week, ‘IX’ features additions to Europe once again this time for both Italy & Malta. You can read the full list of additions to the respected nations in the list below:
Italy
Allianz Stadium
Ancona
Bastion Di Siracusa
Caserta Royal Palace
Castel Del Monte
Castel Savoia
Castello Di Grainers
Castello Di Verres
Castello Monforte
Catania
Cathedral of Sante Maria Del Fiore
Duomo Di Milano
Faro Di Cap Caccia
Fenis Castle
Florence
Forte Di Bard
Isloa Bella
Isola De Capo Ruzzito
Kirchtrum Von Altgraun
Lighthouse Of Genoa
Mole Antonelliana
Mont Cervino
Monument of Vittorio Emanuele II
Naples
Napoli Afragola Railway Station
Nuragha Su Nuraxi
Palermo
Pantheon
Pavia
Reggia Di Venaria
San Siro Stadium
Scala Dei Turchi
Southern Piedmond
Statua Del Redentore
Stella Della Madonna Della Lettera
Temple of Concordia
Torre Di Pisa
Vatican City
Venice
Verona
Vesuvius
Viadotto Italia
Villa Olmo
Malta
Dingli Cliff
Fort St. Angelo
Gozo
Mdina Old City
National Stadium Ta’ Quila
“Fly throughout the historic cities of Rome and Venice, soar above Mediterranean coastlines, and navigate sheer-faced peaks, all rendered in lifelike realism with World Update IX: Italy & Malta,” says Jorg Neumann, Microsoft Flight Simulator Head in the Xbox Wire post.
“The Microsoft Flight Simulator team has refined this area with the latest geospatial data available, including digital elevation modeling, aerial and satellite imagery, and triangulated irregular network (TIN) modeling of 20 cities, including Rome, Naples, Venice, and Milan.”
Previously this year, Microsoft Flight Simulator was enabled for xCloud. But, it does not stop there. Asobo Studio in a later announcement shared that keyboard & mouse support will also be coming to the game sometime later in the summer. You can read the full report by heading here.
What are you most interested to welcome from World Update IX?
Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now for Xbox Series X|S, PC, and xCloud.
Source: Xbox Wire
