Microsoft Flight Simulator Steam refunds will not count the time spent downloading the game

Microsoft Flight Simulator has finally taken off, giving gamers the ability to travel the world without ever having to leave their PC. A worldwide air travel simulator, it’s also a game that requires a large amount of hard drive space, which isn’t immediately apparent if you buy it through Steam.

While downloading via Steam is only 532MB, this part of the game will then launch the rest of the installation, which will extract 127GB of data through your internet connection.

Depending on how your home Internet connection is configured, this installation may take some time. Because the download is done through the in-game client, it technically cuts down on game time through Steam, which has left some people concerned about their ability to refund the game if they’re not happy with it.

Steam currently allows you to return a game and receive a refund if you’ve played it for less than two hours, but Microsoft Flight Simulator will be a special case if players request a refund when they return the product.

“The time it takes for your machine to download the additional content will not count toward Steam’s refund policy,” Vice President of Marketing Doug Lombardi said in an email to PC Gamer. Microsoft Flight Simulator’s GameSpot review is coming soon, but until then you can browse our sister site Metacritic, where the current review score aggregate of 93/100 makes the game one of the most highly rated. of the year.

Or if you prefer something different, you can tour the heavens and visit famous landmarks such as the apartment block where Buckingham Palace was located. Microsoft Flight Simulator is currently available on Steam and Xbox for PC, and while a console version has been mentioned in the past, no concrete details have yet surfaced.