{"id":288849,"date":"2024-09-22T14:40:27","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T12:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=340828"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:56:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:56:35","slug":"microsoft-has-lost-its-mind-microsoft-flight-simulator-2024-requires-64-gb-of-ram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/microsoft-has-lost-its-mind-microsoft-flight-simulator-2024-requires-64-gb-of-ram\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft has lost its mind: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 requires 64 GB of RAM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is less and less time left for the release of <strong>Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024<\/strong>, which will take place next <strong>November 19<\/strong>. To prepare the ground, <strong>Asobo Studio<\/strong> has made public what the <strong>requirements<\/strong> will be for our PC to run the game. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Microsoft Flight Simulator \" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-m\/p\/18dc5d43-1252-4412-82e5-a97d115ee351\/1318333408\/microsoft-flight-simulator-2020-q.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Microsoft Flight Simulator <\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/microsoft-flight-simulator-2020.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/microsoft-flight-simulator-2020.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the sections that has undoubtedly attracted the most attention is <strong>the amount of RAM<\/strong> needed to meet the ideal requirements: a &#8220;modest&#8221; <strong>64 GB<\/strong>. A rather high amount of memory even for the most demanding games today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Are you planning to fly on PC? Here are the minimum, recommended, and ideal system requirements for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MicrosoftFlightSimulator2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MicrosoftFlightSimulator2024<\/a>. ?\ufe0f <br><br>? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pBmUKmFXgP\">https:\/\/t.co\/pBmUKmFXgP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yDdsDaxutR\">pic.twitter.com\/yDdsDaxutR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Microsoft Flight Simulator \u2708\ufe0f (@MSFSofficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MSFSofficial\/status\/1836820115486052405?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although it may seem crazy to us from the outside, for fans of Microsoft Flight Simulator it was something to be expected. Asobo Studio developed a system that could stream <strong>photogrammetry<\/strong> of cities in real-time to the game. This is another reason why it also requires a minimum network speed to function well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the large amount of RAM required, in other areas it has proven to be more restrained, such as in disk storage. This year, Microsoft Flight Simulator will only &#8220;steal&#8221; <strong>50 GB<\/strong> of space from us. A significant improvement compared to the <strong>130 GB<\/strong> needed by the previous installment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the tables of requirements necessary to play on PC:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minimum Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>OS<\/strong>: Windows 10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>CPU<\/strong>: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | Intel Core i7-6800K<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>GPU<\/strong>: Radeon RX 5700 | GeForce GTX 970<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>VRAM<\/strong>: 4 GB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>RAM<\/strong>: 16 GB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hard Drive<\/strong>: 50 GB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Network Connection<\/strong>: 10 Mbps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recommended Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>OS<\/strong>: Windows 10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>CPU<\/strong>: AMD Ryzen 5 2700X | Intel Core i7-10700K<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>GPU<\/strong>: Radeon RX 5700 XT | GeForce RTX 2080<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>VRAM<\/strong>: 8 GB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>RAM<\/strong>: 32 GB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hard Drive<\/strong>: 50 GB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Network Connection<\/strong>: 50 Mbps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ideal Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>OS<\/strong>: Windows 10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>CPU<\/strong>: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | Intel Core i7-14700K<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>GPU<\/strong>: Radeon RX 7900 XT | GeForce RTX 4080<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>VRAM<\/strong>: 12 GB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>RAM<\/strong>: 64 GB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hard Drive<\/strong>: 50 GB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Network Connection<\/strong>: 100 Mbps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Microsoft Flight Simulator \" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-m\/p\/18dc5d43-1252-4412-82e5-a97d115ee351\/1318333408\/microsoft-flight-simulator-2020-q.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Microsoft Flight Simulator <\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/microsoft-flight-simulator-2020.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/microsoft-flight-simulator-2020.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is less and less time until the launch of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, which will take place on November 19th. To prepare the ground, Asobo Studio has made public the requirements our PC will need to run the game. One aspect that has undoubtedly caught attention is the amount of RAM needed to meet the ideal requirements: a &#8216;modest&#8217; 64 GB. A rather high amount of memory, even for today\u2019s most demanding games. Although from the outside it may seem crazy, for fans of Microsoft Flight [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9211,"featured_media":288854,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-288849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9211"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=288849"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288849\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":311456,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288849\/revisions\/311456"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/288854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=288849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=288849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=288849"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=288849"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=288849"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=288849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}