Had this not been, there’s about a 99.5% chance I would’ve just opted for the Standard Edition. But, the only reason for that is that I received the review copy from Microsoft. Now, I did go ahead and say that I have it. As attractive as the final option looks, that’s quite the pretty penny. It has three different editions: Standard for $60 USD Premium for $90 USD and Premium Deluxe for a whopping $120 USD. That’s why the new Microsoft Flight Simulator left me a little torn. Even after getting into X-Plane 11 only just a month ago, I have yet to buy a single add-on for it, and I probably won’t ever.Īs much as I love flight sims, I don’t like spending money on them outside of the initial purchase. My sim is loaded with various add-ons, mind you, though the rest are just all freeware (fight me). Until recently, FSX was my main sim of choice, and I’ve honestly bought just a handful of add-ons for it - all on sale, and nothing more than maybe $25 USD. I own a single Thrustmaster HOTAS joystick that I bought several years ago (used), and that’s it. Considering that I’ve been playing various entries of Microsoft Flight Simulator since the age of three, you would think I’m one of those die-hard sim enthusiasts who has a whole set of peripherals dedicated to my “craft.” But, I’ll be honest with you - I’m cheap. And you shouldn’t feel bad if you don’t have it. However, after playing it for over a week at this point with the Premium Deluxe edition, I can safely say that you really don’t need it.

I love Flight Simulator - I think it’s great.

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