Microsoft Flight Simulator to PS5? Hold on to Your Hats (and Flight Sticks!)
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Rumour has it that Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 could be ditching its Xbox exclusivity for a PS5 release sometime in 2025, potentially joined by other titles like Starfield – sounds like Microsoft's sharing the love (or just the profits) with Sony.
Right, so the rumour mill's churning, and apparently Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 might be landing on the PS5 sometime next year. Before you start practicing your victory dances, let's pump the brakes a tad, yeah? According to Game Rant, this whisper started gaining traction earlier in the year, and now reputable leakers like NateTheHate are chiming in to say it's actually happening.
Now, it's not exactly shocking, is it? Microsoft's been on a bit of a multi-platform spree lately, chucking its once-exclusive titles onto Sony's shiny black box. Makes you wonder what Phil Spencer's been drinking, doesn't it? (Probably something expensive and corporate-approved.)
But hey, a bloke can't complain when more gamers get to experience the joy of virtually piloting a 747. Apparently, the whisper is the PS5 version might arrive around the game's one-year anniversary in November 2025. Which, if true, means we've got a bit of a wait ahead. But imagine soaring through the virtual skies with that DualSense controller in your hands. Bliss, I reckon.
It's not just Flight Sim, mind you. Word on the street (and on Tom Warren's Twitter) is that Starfield could be following suit. And those ancient rumours of Halo finally gracing PlayStation shores? They're apparently still kicking about like a persistent seagull at the beach.
So, what's the catch? Well, there isn't one, really. Unless you're a hardcore Xbox fanboy who's about to spontaneously combust from the sheer betrayal of it all. For the rest of us, it means more games, more platforms, and more ways to experience the digital joys of interactive entertainment. A win-win, innit?
Of course, we should always approach these things with a healthy dose of skepticism. Corporations change their minds like I change my socks (okay, maybe not *that* often), but still, it's an exciting prospect. More players get to experience some cracking games and the console wars become a bit less… shouty. And if this means I get to finally use that fancy flight stick I bought on sale last year? Well, who am I to complain?
Tags: Microsoft Flight Simulator, PS5, Xbox, Rumors, Console Exclusives
Original article: Game Rant