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Asobo Studio has announced it is to delay movie tie-in expansion Top Gun: MaverickĀ for Microsoft Flight Simulator into next year.
A news post announcing the delay gave a very simple explanation for the decision. Namely, that Paramount Pictures has decided to push the release of the movie itās based on into next year. The decision to delay the movie is related to concerns over the rising Delta variant of the COVID-19 outbreak. The studio also moved movies Jackass Forever to February, and Mission: Impossible 7 from May next year into September 2022.
The Top Gun: Maverick DLC was announced during the Xbox Bethesda Showcase as part of this yearās E3 event. While details outside of the trailer are slight, itāll be a free update and will include the F-18 Super Hornet heavily featured in the movie. (No word yet on if itāll include seminal Kenny Loggins track Danger Zone.)
Last month during Gamescom, the development team announced the gameās first major expansion as the Reno Air Race. Itāll add competitive multiplayer racers to the simulator, and will be available later this Fall.
The Microsoft Flight SimulatorĀ Top Gun: Maverick DLC will now launch for Xbox Series X|S and PC on May 27, 2022.