Dune ornithopter in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
Dune ornithopter in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
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Xbox reveals Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 with Dune thopter

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Microsoft unveiled its newest flight sim game coming in 2024. Dubbed Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, it has a number of new aircraft like an air ambulance.

Microsoft made the announcement during the Xbox Showcase today. Microsoft also showed as an extra: an ornithopter straight out of the Dune movie series.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.