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On June 1, 2016, PMDG released the [[Douglas DC-6]] simulation, marking the first aircraft by the company for the X-Plane series of flight simulators.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.x-plane.com/2016/04/explore-3d-cockpit-pmdgs-douglas-dc-6/|title=Explore the 3D cockpit of PMDG's Douglas DC-6|date=2016-04-21|website=X-Plane|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-11}}</ref>

With the arrival of P3D v4, the 747, 777 and 737 aircraft are being freely upgraded from P3D v3 (32 bit) to P3D v4 (64 bit). On February 24, 2019, it was announced that no new products would be developed for 32-bit platforms (not precluding updates to existing products).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fselite.net/news/pmdg-cease-development-for-fsx-p3dv3/|title=PMDG Cease Development for FSX/P3Dv3|last=Martin|first=Calum|date=2019-02-23|website=FSElite|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-09-11}}</ref> Thus, the B747-8 was the last release for 32-bit platforms, notably marking the end of 13 years of FSX support.{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}} On November 8, 2019, the PMDG NGXu was released. It is a version of the later NG3 product for the Prepar3D platform, and offers the BCF, BDSF, BBJ1 and BBJ2 variants as expansions to the base product. The NG3 itself will, onlyreleased bein May 2022, is only available on the new Microsoft Flight Simulator due in 2020, released in smaller packages per body type, and covering the entire NG, BBJ, and MAX product lines. Each package contains all variations derived from that body type insofar as they exist (passenger, cargo, BBJ)<ref>{{Cite web |title=PMDG Publishes 737 For MSFS Preview Trailer - Threshold |url=https://www.thresholdx.net/news/pmdtra |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=www.thresholdx.net}}</ref> PMDG announced the previous day that all development for the X-Plane platform as well as all 32-bit platforms would be canceled.<ref>{{cite news |last1=John |first1=Alex |title=PMDG Announces End to X-Plane Development {{!}} Threshold |url=https://www.thresholdx.net/news/pmdgxd |accessdate=November 12, 2019 |work=www.thresholdx.net |date=November 7, 2019}}</ref> On October 20, 2020, PMDG announced the development of the [[Boeing 777X|777X]] family of airliners was in an early stage.<ref>{{Cite web|title=[20NOV20] Various Project News Updates, 777-200ER Beta and P3D Hotfix notes|url=https://forum.pmdg.com/forum/main-forum/general-discussion-news-and-announcements/93737-20nov20-various-project-news-updates-777-200er-beta-and-p3d-hotfix-notes|access-date=2020-11-30|website=PMDG Simulations|language=en}}</ref> In mid June 2021, all products for X-Plane and FSX were retired ahead of the release of their first product for the new Microsoft Flight Simulator.

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