As of late 2024 and 2025, the community has begun transitioning to , which is a standalone sequel [16]. While MSFS 2020 is considered "retired from the front line," it remains fully supported with aircraft and world updates [7]. Interestingly, MSFS 2024 significantly reduces the local footprint (to around 30 GB or less) by streaming almost all assets from the cloud, addressing the very storage concerns associated with large .zip archives of the 2020 version [14].
Many users encounter issues where parts of the download, such as the pc-fs-base-bigfiles packages, reset or fail to install correctly [9]. The Legacy and Transition to 2024
The game features dynamic weather engines that sync with real-world atmospheric conditions and a sophisticated physics engine with over 1,000 control surfaces per plane [2].
Players often report long update times, sometimes requiring 10-15 GB downloads for regular world updates [8].
As of late 2024 and 2025, the community has begun transitioning to , which is a standalone sequel [16]. While MSFS 2020 is considered "retired from the front line," it remains fully supported with aircraft and world updates [7]. Interestingly, MSFS 2024 significantly reduces the local footprint (to around 30 GB or less) by streaming almost all assets from the cloud, addressing the very storage concerns associated with large .zip archives of the 2020 version [14].
Many users encounter issues where parts of the download, such as the pc-fs-base-bigfiles packages, reset or fail to install correctly [9]. The Legacy and Transition to 2024
The game features dynamic weather engines that sync with real-world atmospheric conditions and a sophisticated physics engine with over 1,000 control surfaces per plane [2].
Players often report long update times, sometimes requiring 10-15 GB downloads for regular world updates [8].