So looking at the video, is this more a POI update? No mesh or airport upgrades?

5 hours ago, edpatino said:

Yeap, their Tokyo City scenery. I think it'll be broken and will need an update, since now after WU20 Tokyo has been enhanced with PG.

Wow, flew over the Tokyo area after the update, and have to say the PG looks remarkable. Good job on MS/Asobo and maybe no need to further enhance this scenery.

Perfect timing to fly in for the MotoGP weekend 🙂  

Got the WU and then immediately launched KEWR-RJAA to stretch the 777's legs.  

31 minutes ago, cowpatz said:

So looking at the video, is this more a POI update? No mesh or airport upgrades?

https://www.flightsimulator.com/world-update-20/

It comes with 5 new hand crafted airports and new/updated photogrammetry.

Here's full POI list since they didn't include it in the news post for whatever reason

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/world-update-20-japan-points-of-interest-poi-list/739563

Edited September 25, 2025Sep 25 by Tuskin38

3 minutes ago, Tuskin38 said:

https://www.flightsimulator.com/world-update-20/

It comes with 5 new hand crafted airports and new/updated photogrammetry.

Here's full POI list since they didn't include it in the news post for whatever reason

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/world-update-20-japan-points-of-interest-poi-list/739563

Many thanks

A quick question, for MSFS 2024, do I need to download this update, or it will be automatically streamed when I fly over Japan?

I thought in MSFS2024 sceneries are by default streamed, but I'm a bit confused.

Edited September 25, 2025Sep 25 by FlyIce

17 minutes ago, FlyIce said:

A quick question, for MSFS 2024, do I need to download this update, or it will be automatically streamed when I fly over Japan?

I thought in MSFS2024 sceneries are by default streamed, but I'm a bit confused.

You need to go to the Marketplace in the sim, then "Buy" it. It's free so won't actually charge you anything. Once you have purchased it, it then streams as you fly. 

9 hours ago, andy1252 said:

Just done a quick tour round Tokyo with the WU20 and Samscene Tokyo enabled and didn't notice any immediate issues.

Thanks!

22 minutes ago, JonathanC said:

You need to go to the Marketplace in the sim, then "Buy" it. It's free so won't actually charge you anything. Once you have purchased it, it then streams as you fly. 

Got it. Thank you!

 

6 hours ago, UrgentSiesta said:

Would love to hear your thoughts on it once you’ve had a chance to explore 🤙

Some initial reactions:

• the new Gaya airports are pretty nicely done and show they're making good headway with object lod / pop in (runway lights you can see all the way to the other end of the runway even when off! Yay!)
• PG is very good, and astonishingly big! They've pretty much covered the whole Kanto plain. Japanese cities should do well in PG as there are very few curves, all straight lines. Tokyo PG looks to be a couple of years old (going on some buildings in Nihonbashi that are no longer there), and still a bit too grey for my liking (no AI-enhanced colours MS?!), but overall really impressive. Haven't checked the other areas yet, but have some cancelled meetings today so will hopefully get round to that later.
• I'm pretty sure aerials have been updated, at least in some of the mountain areas in Kyushu that are outside any PG/Tin improvement areas. I plan to do a complete low and slow Japan tour again now to see how wide ranging these are.

Haven't checked POIs yet, but first impressions are VERY positive about this WU. With @Reset XPDR's quite literally game-changing autoFPS app, and the recent sharpening hacks, it's quite easy to push LODs out to 900 and have crisp textures everywhere, and from what I've seen so far, Japan looks very real indeed.

TBH I'm not sure I'd recommend SamScene's Tokyo anymore. Actually this guy does an amazing job of updating lots of Japanese cities, especially Tokyo and Yokohama. They demolish and rebuild over here with gusto, and he actually updates big building models while they're being constructed so you can see their progress!

https://msfs-p3d.sakura.ne.jp/index.html

May revisit this post when I've completed a tour!

Flying from Tokyo to Hiroshima at the moment. Looks absolutely stunning!!

The Marketplace entry for this update, or any other update, indicates a space requirement of 8.96 GB.  I am assuming this space is needed if this update is installed instead of being streamed with the default being "streamed" when "purchasing".  Is my assumption correct ? 

12 hours ago, CarlosF said:

Man, people were fine with FSX/P3D offering just a plausible world with mediocre graphics at its best. Many spent thousands in scenery. Today we have a sim that is giving us the world (most of it anyway) as it is in real life for free, and we dare to complain. 😏

Totally agree,

You'd almost think we are forced to pay for the World Updates.  Some people are just beyond miserable mate.

Jase

5 hours ago, MassiveSim32 said:

Totally agree,

You'd almost think we are forced to pay for the World Updates.  Some people are just beyond miserable mate.

Jase

Why some people judging things based if they are free or not ? So if its free we are not entitled to have an opinion and discuss it in a forum ? Why you cant respect people's  other than yours opinion about MS/Asobo choice of region updates ? 

And this is even before you called us miserable... 

I swear some people.... 

 

7 minutes ago, roi1862 said:

Why some people judging things based if they are free or not ? So if its free we are not entitled to have an opinion and discuss it in a forum ? Why you cant respect people's  other than yours opinion about MS/Asobo choice of region updates ? 

And this is even before you called us miserable... 

I swear some people.... 

 

just ignore them, there's plenty of us who see the good & bad and can discuss it like adults without resorting to continuous belittling of peoples opinions.