Microsoft announced in a tweet that the highly anticipated Microsoft Flight Simulator game is now available for pre-order for its PC version which was revealed on August 18 through the Windows 10 Xbox store and Xbox Game Pass for PC. However, several properties of Xbox Game Studio have been found on Steam recently and the 2006 version of Microsoft Flight Simulator X has been received very positively. Will the new game make its way to Steam?
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Many PC gamers quickly noticed that there was no Steam announcement in the news of the release date for MSF's comeback. While there may be some debate that Microsoft will be hosting the game for its own storefront, they have recently been more lenient with lending their properties to other stores. Sea of Thieves, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, State of Decay 1 and 2, Gears 5 and Tactics, and other Xbox games have finally made their way to Steam.
While it is certain that the new Flight Simulator will find a home on Steam, it is not a given. Looking at the FAQ for the official site shows us that Microsoft is non-binding, at least for now.
In the section asking if the game will be on Steam or the Epic Games Store, they respond with a goal of having Microsoft Flight Simulator available on as many platforms as possible, but they have no news to share at this time. Typically, Xbox games that come to Steam take a while to release, but in the case of Gears, they released there right away, so this situation could go in several directions.
