Check out the latest Weekly Briefing here: [image] February 26th, 2026 MSFS Weekly Briefing - Microsoft Flight Simulator Public testing for Sim Update 5 remains ongoing. Last week we released a new beta build, 1.7.7.0, to volunteer testers from the community. You can read the release no…

Interesting… :thinking::neutral_face: The article from flightnews24.de is in German. Otherwise, use Google Translate :wink: [image] Xbox Chef durch KI-Managerin ersetzt: Aus für MSFS 2024? Ein Kommentar von Manfred Hafner. Jede Menge Unruhe ausgelöst hat der Abgang von Phil Spencer als…

This article feels a bit apocalyptic for what is essentially a leadership change and a quiet quarter. That’s normal corporate behavior. MSFS is one of Microsoft’s best AI/cloud showcases… not going anywhere. If anything, an AI-focused leadership team could push MSFS even further.

Or out the door. Lots of companies are throwing their lot in with AI. But one by one they will come to realise its nothing more than billion dollar companies exchange boat loads of cash, and hoarding all the resources. If a Jehova’s Witness, and Sam Altman came to my door, Sam Altman won’t be inv…

Look on the bright side. If MSFS descends into a fireball, there’s always Xplane. Austin and his team have multi-threaded scenery and will soon find a pragmatic way to increase detail, for those that really need it. I’m an airliner guy, so landing in dense fog is part of the challenge. Above the c…

This is certainly something to keep an eye on… and like the author said, the radio silence from Jorg, Martial and Seb is telling… If Microsoft had no plans to shut MSFS down, why wouldn’t they just tell us that and end all this speculation? I, for one, will be holding back my money until things be…

Thank you for the clarification!

The news is far from “just a leadership change” – it’s absolutely pointing to a monumental shift in Microsoft. And if Xbox goes ‘away’, I surely doubt MSFS is going to be sticking around. Also, MSFS wouldn’t have any ‘say’ in the matter if MS wants to do what they want to do.

Xbox isn’t going away. New ceo is 100% behind it.

I think AI is like the Emperor’s Clothes. There’s a lot of hype from people that don’t quite understand it, which may include some CEOs. As for the Xbox fading away, there’s always the Playstation version. So chin up. “And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they made” “The words of the …

I think that people find conspiracy theories yummy for some reason. Why voluntarily raise your anxiety levels through this kind of speculation when instead you could just play and enjoy the sim?

2026-02-26 Weekly Briefing Discussion

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SeedyL3205 February 27, 2026, 5:47pm 17

We have no plans to shut MSFS down.

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