Your SSD can rest easy as Flight Sim 2024 won't need nearly as much storage space as first feared, but it does need a good internet connection.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 may take up a massive amount of internet bandwidth, with early tests showing usage reaching 180 Mb/s.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 uses up to 180 Mbps of internet bandwidth while in flight.

Microsoft announced the upcoming “technical alpha” on the official Flight Simulator website, which includes the system requirements for the PC version — which are pretty beefy, even for a hardcore simulation.

Microsoft is holding a technical alpha later this month for the upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 release. The technical alpha will be held over an unspecified weekend in October to test the game’s core services ahead of its debut on November 19th.

The 2024 edition of Microsoft Flight Simulator will likely demand higher PC requirements than its predecessor. The suggested specifications include 32GB of RAM, an Intel Core i7-10700K chip, and an RTX 2080 graphics card.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is discovered to have incredibly brutal streaming bandwidth requirements: limited cap users need not apply.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, a new installment of the flight simulation series from Asobo Studio that is releasing exclusively for Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Game Pass on November 19, may peak with a 180 Mbps internet download rate while in flight,