![While the Microsoft Flight Simulator series could be considered a bit niche, improved accessibility through the Xbox Game Pass and perhaps because its launch window coincided with the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Microsoft has shared that in the 27 months since launch, more than 10 million pilots have taken to the skies in the [] [.](https://fox-fun.com/wp-content/uploads/The-pilots-jumped-to-the-skiing-in-a-Microsoft-Flight-Simulator.jpeg)
Microsoft has shared that in the last 27 months of its launch, more than 10 million pilots have taken to the skies in the latest Microsoft Flight Simulator release from Asobo Studio. This numbers also cover the games release on PC, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and the Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S home video game consoles.
In marking this milestone, Asobo Studio and Microsoft have shared some reports on Microsoft Flight Simulator over the last two and a half years. In total, the players have put together:
- 5 500 millions of flights.
- Flown 40 billion miles (environ 64,37 billion kilometers).
- Taked a thousand trips around the Earth or two thousand trips around the moon.
Without revealing any new details, developer and publisher as well confirmed they have exciting plans in place for Microsoft Flight Simulator in 2023.