It’s here! After nearly two years of development posts, teasers, and a summer release window that kept its promise with a few weeks to spare, AzurPoly’s Dassault Rafale C went live today on the Microsoft Marketplace. Version 1.0.0, weapons patch available, manual published, the lot.
This has been one of the most closely watched aircraft projects in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, and for good reason. It is the first officially licensed Dassault Aviation Rafale in the simulator, built natively for MSFS 2024, and the feature list AzurPoly has been building toward reads more like a study-level military simulation than a typical add-on fighter.
We have been following it since the announcement in April 2025, through the Paris Air Show trailer, the weapons module reveal, the full startup sequence video, and last month’s official trailer. Every one of those updates raised the bar a little further. Now the aircraft has to answer for it.
PlayStation made the cut
There is one detail in today’s announcement that was not in the plan three days ago. When AzurPoly confirmed the release window last week, the wording was careful: PC and Xbox at launch, with the team still waiting on further instructions from Microsoft before it could begin the PS5 process. Today’s release note lists all three platforms.
Third-party content on PS5 is still being introduced by invitation, and AzurPoly was already part of that process with the Jaguar and the Transall, so the studio was well positioned. Even so, clearing the process in time for launch day was not something anyone was counting on. PlayStation simmers who had resigned themselves to waiting can stop waiting.
What it costs
The pricing was already public from last week’s release announcement, and nothing has changed. The base Rafale C comes in at $44.99 (€49,39) with 14 liveries. Three optional livery packs sit alongside it at $4.99 (€5,59) each, covering special schemes, the Rafale Solo Display, and Tiger Meet, or you can take the bundle with everything for $49.99 (€54,99).
That places the Rafale near the top of the price range for a military aircraft in Microsoft Flight Simulator, which puts a certain amount of pressure on the systems depth to justify itself. On paper, the feature list makes the case: a fully custom WASM fly-by-wire system with multiple control laws and envelope protections, a seven-screen avionics suite, functional terrain following that reads actual simulator topography, and payload that affects weight, drag, balance, and performance.
The weapons patch is live, and still PC only
The separate combat module went up on AzurPoly’s resources page today. The team repeats the same explanation it has given since the weapons module was first shown: Marketplace policy does not allow selling aircraft with functional armament, so PC buyers download the patch separately from AzurPoly’s website.
So, if you are on console, weapons do not work on Xbox or PS5. While PlayStation owners get the aircraft on day one, which is more than anyone expected earlier this week, they get it in the same configuration as Xbox: armament visible on the pylons, not functional. The guided missiles, air-to-surface work with target designation, the cannon, and the weapon-tracking cameras all sit behind a PC-only download.
The manual arrived on time
One thing AzurPoly said it was still finalising last week was documentation, and that has now gone live on the studio’s docs portal. It is a substantial piece of work, split across 18 sections that cover engines, flight controls, electrical, fuel, hydraulics, pneumatics, alarms, avionics, sensors and reconnaissance, payload and weapons, the EFB, normal procedures, and recommended control assignments.
The presence of a “Quick start” chapter supports what the team has been saying about accessibility. AzurPoly has stated repeatedly that the Rafale includes assistance options, automatic procedures, and integrated checklists for newer users, while keeping the depth for those who want to work through a full cold and dark start.
What comes next
The initial release is exclusive to the Microsoft Marketplace. AzurPoly has said third-party stores will follow within the next few weeks, with dates announced separately, so anyone who prefers buying elsewhere has a wait ahead.
The studio has also confirmed that updates are already in preparation, based on its development roadmap and community feedback. That is broadly how the Jaguar and the Transall have been handled since their own releases, both of which picked up significant post-launch changes, so there is a track record behind the promise.
The Rafale C is available now on the Microsoft Marketplace for PC, Xbox and PS5, with the three livery packs and the bundle listed alongside it.
