Summary
Following its disastrous launch earlier this month,Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024developer Asobo Studios has confirmed that the game’s access and streaming issues have now been resolved. The highly anticipated simulation title was released on November 19 for Xbox Series X/S and PC, but fans were unable to jump intoMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2024for the first few days due to severe server issues that were preventing many players from accessing the game.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024was just one of Xbox Game Pass' massive day-one releasesthis month, joining the service just one day prior to the launch ofSTALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, which faced multiple setbacks and delays in the build-up to its launch. WhileMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2024’s development wasn’t anywhere near as turbulent asSTALKER 2’s, the highly-anticipated sequel did experience a myriad of server issues from the get-go, preventing thousands of players from jumping into the simulation title.
Asobo Studios Says Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Server Issues Fixed
After releasingmultiple updates forMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2024,Asobo Studios now says it’s “happy to report that the issues regarding access and streaming have been resolved.” In anew poston the game’s website, the studio says it has increased the distribution layer capacity to handle the immense interest in the simulator and reliability is now above 99.999%. After successfully deploying a new patch on November 22, which addressed several experience issues, the team now says it’s working on another patch for the week of December 2, which will include further stability improvements and other fixes. Following the release of the game’s second patch, a third “larger” update will then be released on the week of December 9.
One ofMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2024’s major featuresis that it allows users to use nearly all of the marketplace content from its predecessor. However, Asobo Studios says it has been forced to temporarily disable the content as there have been recent reports that some third-party add-ons “are causing significant issues.” According to the studio, some users have been unable to enter the simulator due to these issues. As such, Asobo says it has deactivated allMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2020non-aircraft content from the2024edition until they have been solved.
While the title seems to be on the mend,Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024’s review score took a beating on Steamdue to its rocky launch. Although it has since managed to climb its way back to a “mixed” rating,Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024launched to “overwhelmingly negative” reviews on the platform as players blasted the title due to its server issues. But with Asobo Studios now claiming that the game’s main issues have now been fixed, the title’s reviews may start to climb to that of its predecessor.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
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Asobo Studio’s Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is a realistic flight simulator with the biggest lineup of aircraft ever, along with in-depth portrayals of airports and air traffic.
