I tried an IFR flight plan a few days ago and the SimBrief STAR options on approach didn’t match what was offered to me in the default A320neo MCDU. Wondering if the point of failure here is outdated SimBrief information or outdated information in Asobo’s default aircraft? It kinda goofed up my whole flight 
I finally got tired of mismatched routes among the world map, airliners, Simbrief, and Little NavMap, so I tried a one month “ultimate” subscription and got all of those in sync, finally. I’m glad I did. Things are so much smoother when planning flights now.
One thing I was aware of in advance was the Navigraph database would break all of the KORD procedures (because the sim is missing a runway), so I ended up buying FSTD O’Hare to fix that problem.
Should note that I’m playing on Xbox so no importing for me! Just trying to get better with manual fight plan inputting using the games MCDU. Thanks for response!
100% yes. It’s a need when flying ifr.
I see. Well, then I don’t think you will get 100% correct flight plans in that case. It will be better than the old AIRAC used by Simbrief, but it won’t 100% match the sim. The nav database in the sim is from another third party (not Navigraph) so there will still probably be some disconnects. The only way to have everything match is if everything is using the same dataset, and on PC that means replacing every program’s nav database with one from Navigraph.
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As stated, a Navigraph subscription is a great tool in terms of charts, monthly updated AIRAC’s, along with the tools (Nav Data Center and FMS) to updated all your third party (Little Nav Map, Pilot2ATC, in game charts, etc…) and overall keep everything in sync data wise with the ability to have moving maps, flight plans that you can import etc…
However, all of that goes out the Window with XBOX. The only thing you’d really be able to do with it is look at charts and approach plates however the in-sim data will not always line up.
That’s what you have to take into consideration before buying.
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So the point of failure here is largely Xbox? In terms of lack of modularity with real world, up to date plugins? I get all my charts from SkyVector; I just really liked the company-like output of flight plans with waypoints and airways that SimBrief gives you. But when you load up a SimBrief flight and start the A320 and see different approaches, it just feels kinda back to the drawing board. So many of my posts on here end with the same conclusion: “guess I gotta start looking at building a PC” 
It depends on what you’re trying to get out of MSFS, really. But if you want that flexibility to use all the amazing add-ons (both paid and free) and tools to make your sim experience as realistic as possible and have everything talk and use the same data sources for maximum real world accuracy, then PC is really the way to go.
It took @skypilotYTS about 2 days on Xbox Series X to realize this and get himself a PC. lol And you see that’s becoming a trend with people who want more out of their sim than the console can provide and making the switch.
#facts
That rocks dude, you were just like “eh, PC experience seems a lot better, let me just go ahead and order all of the best stuff all at once” I love it!
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That’s about how it went I get that may not be a position everyone is in, but it has served me well thus far.
To many, that’s a bridge too far financially. You basically bought the best of the best in 1 fell swoop. It was a bit of overkill perhaps, but in the end, it really was a “you get what you pay for” experience.
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