A special movie tie-in DLC pack forMicrosoft Flight Simulatorfeaturing jets from the first movie was announced almost a year ago and was intended to launch withTop Gun: Maverick. But as the movie kept getting delayed by Paramount looking to release the movie at the right time, the developers at Asobo were just left with cool new planes sitting in the hangar.Top Gun: Mavericknow looks to be on final approach and Asobo has moved up the release date of theTop Gun: MaverickDLC inMicrosoft Flight Simulator.

The Xbox Twitter account made a tweet to garner attention for the release of the DLC inspired by the movie. It will be landing on the Xbox platform on May 25th, a few days before the movie will release in theaters on the 27th. The freeMicrosoft Flight Simulator - Top Gun: MaverickDLC will introduce the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet that was prominent in the original 1986 film flown by Tom Cruise to the flight simulator with stunningly recreated interior and exterior. The DLC will also recreate the aircraft carriers that F/A-18s flew from in the movie.

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There has been rumored additional content coming with the DLC but Microsoft, Asobo, nor Paramount have confirmed anything else other than the Super Hornet as yet. When the DLC was first announced around the time of Xbox’s 2021 Summer Showcase, it was set to be one of the first fighter jets to come to the simulator. Unfortunately, other 3rd partyaircraft developers have since released other fighter jets like the F-16, training jets, and even aircraft carriers.

Top Gun: Maverickhas been in a holding pattern for what seems like years at this point due to Paramount Pictures delaying the release of the film in order to get a better release window with audiences finally returning to theaters after the pandemic. Paramount has moved the release numerous times as stronger variants of COVID-19 kept causing spikes in the infection rates and deterring moviegoers from booking their seats in theaters.

Microsoft Flight Simulatorisn’t the only game with aTop Guntie-in asAce Combat 7: Skies Unknownis also set to get DLC aircraft. WhileMicrosoft Flight Simulatoris a more hardcore, yet leisurely game,Ace Combat 7is the opposite in both ways and allows players to be the Goose to another player’s Maverick to stake their claim of aerial superiority. With Paramount giving Microsoft the go-ahead to run promotions like this, theTop Gun: MaverickDLC onMicrosoft Flight Simulatorlooks clear for takeoff.

Microsoft Flight Simulatoris out now on PC and Xbox Series X|S.Top Gun: Maverickis coming to theaters on May 27th.