April 16th, 2026 MSFS Weekly Briefing

Weekly RecapYesterday we hosted a Developer Livestream on our official Twitch channel. We know it’s been a few months longer than you (and us!) would like since the last Developer Livestream, so we were really thrilled to have our regular panel of Jorg, Seb, and Martial once again provide an update on the latest improvements coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator while also answering many questions from the community, both those pre-submitted before the broadcast and some taken live from viewers in Twitch chat.If you weren’t able to watch the broadcast as it happened, we have a full written recap in our latest Development Update Blog post here. You can also watch the VOD of the entire presentation on our YouTube channel below:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPHlS1Iu6ysSome of the topics covered in the broadcast were:PlayStation 5 Marketplace UpdatePSVR2 SupportWorld Update 21: AustraliaLocal Legend 24: CAC Boomerang by iniBuildsExpert Series 02: Piper M600 by FSRebornExpert Series 03: Embraer 600 Praetor by Asobo and Working TitleWe also shared updated Feedback Snapshot and Development Roadmaps, both of which can be found in the Development Update Blog post.In other news, PlayStation 5 simmers can now join the ongoing Sim Update 5 public beta test! If you’re a PS5 user who would like to join the public test and help the team by identifying bugs and other issues in SU5, you can find instructions on how to enroll in the beta here.Finally, Jorg announced during yesterday’s broadcast that we are targeting next week (April 20-24) for the final full release of Sim Update 5! Please note that this release window is a target and is not yet 100% confirmed. Jorg stated there are a small number of “must fix” bugs remaining that the team has to resolve before we can ship SU5.Click here to continue reading the rest of the Weekly Briefing!

Apr 17, 2026 - 06:40

Weekly Recap

Yesterday we hosted a Developer Livestream on our official Twitch channel. We know it’s been a few months longer than you (and us!) would like since the last Developer Livestream, so we were really thrilled to have our regular panel of Jorg, Seb, and Martial once again provide an update on the latest improvements coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator while also answering many questions from the community, both those pre-submitted before the broadcast and some taken live from viewers in Twitch chat.

If you weren’t able to watch the broadcast as it happened, we have a full written recap in our latest Development Update Blog post here. You can also watch the VOD of the entire presentation on our YouTube channel below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPHlS1Iu6ys

Some of the topics covered in the broadcast were:

PlayStation 5 Marketplace Update
PSVR2 Support
World Update 21: Australia
Local Legend 24: CAC Boomerang by iniBuilds
Expert Series 02: Piper M600 by FSReborn
Expert Series 03: Embraer 600 Praetor by Asobo and Working Title

We also shared updated Feedback Snapshot and Development Roadmaps, both of which can be found in the Development Update Blog post.

In other news, PlayStation 5 simmers can now join the ongoing Sim Update 5 public beta test! If you’re a PS5 user who would like to join the public test and help the team by identifying bugs and other issues in SU5, you can find instructions on how to enroll in the beta here.

Finally, Jorg announced during yesterday’s broadcast that we are targeting next week (April 20-24) for the final full release of Sim Update 5! Please note that this release window is a target and is not yet 100% confirmed. Jorg stated there are a small number of “must fix” bugs remaining that the team has to resolve before we can ship SU5.

Click here to continue reading the rest of the Weekly Briefing!

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