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On January 6, 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=April 21, 2016|website=X-Plane|language=en-US|access-date=September 11, 2019}}</ref>

On February 24, 2019, PMDG announced that they would develop no new products for 32-bit platforms (not precluding updates to existing products).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-02-23 |title=PMDG Cease Development for FSX/P3Dv3 – FSElite |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107225643/https://fselite.net/news/pmdg-cease-development-for-fsx-p3dv3/ |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> On November 8, 2019, the PMDG NGXu was released. It is an improved version of their previous Boeing 737 product for the Prepar3D platform and offers the BCF, BDSF, BBJ1, and BBJ2 variants as expansions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Randazzo |first=Robert |date=2019/-10/-08 |title=Announcing PMDG 737NGXu for Prepar3D v4 |url=https://forum.pmdg.com/forum/main-forum/general-discussion-news-and-announcements/25766-08nov19-announcing-pmdg-737ngxu-for-prepar3d-v4 |url-status=live}}</ref> PMDG had announced the previous day that all development for the X-Plane platform as well as all 32-bit platforms would be cancelled.<ref>{{cite news |last1=John |first1=Alex |title=PMDG Announces End to X-Plane Development {{!}} Threshold |url=https://www.thresholdx.net/news/pmdgxd |access-date=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=November 30, 2020|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. On August 24, 2023, the PMDG 737-800 was released for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

On October 21, 2023, PMDG announced the release of the [[Electronic flight bag|EFB]] update for their Boeing 737 product for Microsoft Flight Simulator. In a forum post, Robert S. Randazzo stated that the free update would be released on October 30, 2023, and would feature Navigraph/SimBrief integration and performance calculations. The update was notable for releasing much later than anticipated. PMDG had initially quoted a six month timeline, and Randazzo later stated they expected the development to last for "a couple of months". However, the update was ultimately released one year and three months after the initial version of the 737. Randazzo attributed this delay to issues with the simulator's interface between the tablet component and the custom aircraft logic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Randazzo |first=Robert |date=2022-04-19 |title=PMDG 737 Development Update: Let's talk about Early Adopter and Continued Maintenance phases |url=https://forum.pmdg.com/forum/main-forum/general-discussion-news-and-announcements/169846-19apr22-pmdg-737-development-update-let-s-talk-about-early-adopter-and-continued-maintenance-phases |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=randazzo |first=Robert |date=October 21, 2023 |title=[21OCT23] Introducing the Universal Flight Tablet for PMDG's Microsoft Flight Simulator Airliner Fleet |url=https://forum.pmdg.com/forum/main-forum/general-discussion-news-and-announcements/268165-21oct23-introducing-the-universal-flight-tablet-for-pmdg-s-microsoft-flight-simulator-airliner-fleet }}</ref>