

It is however equipped with a Z590 Aorus Elite AX motherboard, an Intel Core i7-11700K processor, and a Gigabyte-branded RTX 3070 video card. Microsoft hasn't shared when the contest will end, or even the PC's exact specifications. The contest, hosted by Xbox France, asks that entrants follow retweet the contest post, and comment with the hashtag #MicrosoftFlightSimulator. Related: Microsoft Flight Simulator Adding Dozens Of Great Britain Locations Europe has been the focus so far in 2021, since a prior update targeted the U.K. Microsoft has been gradually expanding this detail over time for instance, a recent update enhanced America's National Mall. Most scenery is extrapolated from satellite imagery, but some select regions and airports have been given more detail. The 2020 edition of Flight Simulator is notable not just for high-end graphics and physics, but for letting players fly around the entire world without loading screens.

The competition is running on Twitter in partnership with two PC component makers, Aorus and Nvidia. To help promote the new France/Benelux map update for Microsoft Flight Simulator, the company is giving away an unusual PC for French customers, shaped like a bisected jet engine - complete with a turbofan on the front of the case.
