[Update: now on all platforms] Sim Update 6.1 [1.8.16.0] Now Available

SeedyL3205 · August 27, 2026, 10:10am

RELEASE NOTES Sim Update 6.1 - 1.8.16.0

1.8.16.0 is a small update intended to address a handful of issues following the release of Sim Update 6 two weeks ago.

Stability & Performance

Fixed PlayStation 5 memory allocator, which was causing performance/rendering issues on this platform.

Controls

Peripherals

Added a default input profile for Thrustmaster T.Flight Hotas 5. for both PC and PlayStation 5 platforms.

SDK

SimConnect

Fixed mapping to a slider with SimConnect_MapInputEventToClientEvent.
Fixed crash when calling SimConnect_MapInputEventToClientEvent for POV without specifying an index.

SeedyL3205 · September 3, 2026, 4:22pm

Hi folks,

Sim Update 6.1 (1.8.16.0) is now rolling out to all platforms (PC and XBOX Series X|S) in addition to the PS5 release from last week. The notes above are the same for the PC and XBOX builds.

Thanks,
MSFS Team