{"id":66,"date":"2023-04-07T15:13:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T15:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simulatorhardware.com\/?p=66"},"modified":"2023-10-21T09:37:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T09:37:48","slug":"x-plane-12-vs-microsoft-flight-simulator-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simulatorhardware.com\/flight\/x-plane-12-vs-microsoft-flight-simulator-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"X-Plane 12 vs Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Most of you will recognize Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 as the only choice of Flight Simulation software. To some extent, we\u2019d probably agree with you. MSFS 2020 has done wonders for the virtual aviation community. What began as a nerdy pastime now has millions of players around the globe thanks to Flight Sim\u2019s amazing technical quirks (amongst many other factors as well). But some of you would know that MSFS 2020 isn\u2019t the be-all end-all of Flight Simulation software. Indeed, Laminar Research have had a strong foot in this game for nearly three decades now. X-Plane is a highly regarded title in the virtual simulation world. In fact, both X-Plane and Microsoft Flight Simulator ranked highly in our Top 7 Best Flight Simulators<\/a> article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Recently, they have released an early access version of their much-awaited sequel to XP11, X-Plane 12. So, what\u2019s new in XP12? How does X-Plane 12 stack up against MSFS 2020? As a newcomer to virtual aviation, should you get XP12 or Flight Sim 20? Let all your questions be answered right here, stay tuned!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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