In a post on the Lockheed Martin Prepar3D website, Prepar3D v5 will release at 20:00 GMT (16:00 EST). That means you don’t have to spam your F5 key until that time. Alongside that information, Lockheed Martin also revealed the pricing for the next generation of Prepar3D.

Both the Professional and Academic licenses will remain at the same price as previous versions. This means the Professional license will cost $199 US with the Academic license costing $59.95 US. The Professional Plus license has, however, seen a price increase to $2,500 US compared to previous versions.

Screenshot of the post as the website is currently up and down.

You can read all about the new features coming to Prepar3D v5 including the new DirectX 12 rendering engine and also the trueSKY integration here.

Thanks to Ben for the tip!

FSElite Upgrade Hub and Handy Links

We are here to support the community with their upgrade. To help, we have put together our Prepar3D v5 Upgrade Hub, which will be used to provide helpful information, including links to add-on compatibility lists for aircraft, scenery, airports and utilities. Links down below.

Note that all of the below links are being updated regularly.

Prepar3D v5 Upgrade Hub

Prepar3D Add-On Compatibility List (Overview)

Prepar3D Add-On Compatibility List | Aircraft

Prepar3D Add-On Compatibility List | Scenery (Non-Airports)

Prepar3D Add-On Compatibility List | Airports

Prepar3D Add-On Compatibility List | Utilities