Flight Simulator release time in BST, CEST, EDT and PDT explained

Flight Simulator marks the return of Microsoft’s long-running simulation series.

This 2020 version is one of the best yet – described as a “technical marvel” in our Flight Simulator review.

Flight Simulator launches in the Windows Store, as part of Xbox Game Pass and as a direct purchase, as well as on Steam, and depending on how you access it, it gives you different Flight Simulator release times.

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When you’re all set, learn about Flight Simulator’s specifications and download size. If you’re a console gamer, you’ll have to wait until Flight Simulator Xbox releases.

Flight Simulator Windows Store release time explained in BST, CEST, EDT and PDT

Let’s leave aside the simpler of the two. If you purchase from the Windows Store, which is also where you access the Xbox Game Pass version, the version of Flight Simulator is implemented by time zone.

As such, the Flight Simulator Windows Store release time is midnight on August 18. This means that as soon as it’s Tuesday, you’ll be able to access the game in your region.

For those researching their Flight Simulator options, we have a list of aircraft and a list of airports for each release edition, a list of Flight Simulator achievements. Then, when you start playing, we’ve got explanations about weather and layouts, multiplayer, using autopilot and simulation speed, and how to use the game’s equivalent of Hot Pause photo mode.

Flight Simulator Steam release time explained in BST, CEST, EDT and PDT

If you purchase on Steam, the release time is set for 4am UTC on Tuesday, August 18.

This means that the Flight Simulator Steam release times are as follows:

  • UK: 4am (August 18, BST)
  • Europe and the Middle East: 05:00 (August 18, CEST)
  • US East Coast: 11 p.m. (August 17, EDT)
  • US West Coast: 8 pm (Aug 17, PDT)


Now that you know when it’s coming, you can prepare by knowing Flight Simulator’s specifications and download size.

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