Could Microsoft Flight Simulator be heading to PlayStation 5?

As Xbox players weigh up final night time’s Microsoft enterprise replace and the brand new information that 4 older video games can be making a cross-platform leap, the transfer past these preliminary 4 titles (which we consider to be Sea of Thieves, Pentiment, Hello-Fi Rush, and the wonderful however criminally underrated Grounded), what else will likely be attention-grabbing homeowners of different consoles, notably PlayStation 5?

In the mean time the Nintendo Swap is extra restricted in what’s appropriate, though the likes of Grounded would make a terrific Swap sport, however the PS5 opens up a world of alternative to absolutely deliver Microsoft Flight Simulator to its second console.

After a massively profitable PC launch, the sim made its option to Xbox the place it spawned a brand new technology of gamers, and even individuals who purchased the console to play who perhaps couldn’t afford the high-end PC {hardware} entry specs.

Corporations even introduced out flight sticks particularly for the Xbox and it isn’t an enormous leap to suspect that Microsoft Flight Simulator might make its approach onto Sony’s {hardware}, which is greater than succesful, earlier than too lengthy.

An article in The Verge says Microsoft has already been weighing up the potential for bringing the franchise to rival platforms – that realistically can solely be PlayStation because the Swap, in its present type, would soften.

With Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 slated for the center of the yr it is usually a title that may not trigger mainstream fuss, like a Halo, Forza or Starfield would. MSFS is a console unique to Xbox with out anyone having actually observed that it’s. Bringing it to PlayStation would even be a terrific transfer for the swathe of third-party builders who produce plane, airports, and surroundings for the sport’s market.

There would possible be a couple of hoops to leap via to get Flight Sim’s market on Sony’s {hardware}, however absolutely nothing insurmountable and it will deliver just about a completely new style to the gaming big’s {hardware} and broaden the sport’s viewers to a complete new stage of gamers.