Flight Simulator Studio Working on New Project for Focus Home Interactive (Updated)

Update: A representative for Microsoft confirmed that Asobo Studio is only working on a new game for Focus Home Interactive, not a new project for Microsoft. The correct translation from the original La Tribune story is as follows: “What’s for sure is that Flight Simulator will keep us busy for quite a long time! It’s something we’re engaged for the 10 years to come, may be more. We will maintain the current team, may be reinforce it. Apart from our partnership with Focus Home Interactive [the French publisher behind A Plague Tale: Innocence] for a new game, we have nothing to announce at the moment.” The studio does confirm it will be "busy for quite a long time" still working on Flight Simulator, but beyond that does not announce any new project with Microsoft. IGN regrets the error, the original story below has been updated to remove the inaccuracy. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Microsoft Flight Simulator was released just a little over a month ago and its developer, Asobo Studio, is already working on another project with Microsoft. Asobo Studio said in an interview with La Tribune that in addition to supporting Microsoft Flight Simulator for 10 years, it is working on a new project: one is a partnership with Focus Home Interactive, the publisher behind 2019's A Plague Tale: Innocence - another Asobo game. Considering Microsoft Flight Simulator has a supposed 10-year tail to it, and it is yet unclear what the Focus Home project may be. A sequel to A Plague Tale: Innocence might seem like a good guess but Asobo Studio made that game with Focus Home Interactive so a sequel would likely come from that umbrella. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=microsoft-flight-simulator-japan-update-screenshots&captions=true"] The last game Microsoft and Asobo Studio worked on together before Microsoft Flight Simulator was 2012's Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure. Microsoft Flight Simulator is just that — an airplane flight simulator — and it's received an overwhelming amount of praise for its realism, due to its use of Bing map data, and its attention to detail. It's been an especially great game for those staying home due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic who still yearn for a way to travel.  It seems Microsoft is keen to continue this success with Asobo Studios as the two companies are already working on a new project together. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/05/microsoft-flight-simulator-14-of-the-worlds-most-famous-landmarks"] While we wait to see what's next, check out why we think Asobo Studio's latest is a 10 out of 10 in our Microsoft Flight Simulator review. If you're excited about what's next for the game, check out the Japan World update trailer released last week and then watch this video of the craziest stunts you can pull off in actual planes in Microsoft Flight Simulator. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.