Summary
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024has been released to “Overwhelmingly Negative” reviews on Steam. Despite being hyped as one of the most exciting games for fans of the flight simulation genre,Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024is currently facing several game-breaking issues, disappointing most gamers trying to play the new title.
Microsoft Flight Simulatoris one of the oldest gaming franchises, with the first game in the series being released in 1982. Over a dozen entries have been released over the last four decades, and games such as the 2020 version ofMicrosoft Flight Simulatorare often considered among thebest flight simulation games of all time. Due to this history, the release ofMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2024on November 19 was eagerly awaited by countless fans of the genre.
Unfortunately, gamers were met with a very disappointing launch, andMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2024currently boasts an “Overwhelmingly Negative” score on Steam, with only 17% of all gamers giving the title positive marks. As stated by many reviewers,Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024launched with major game-breaking problems. Reports include long queues of over 30 minutes to play and server issues, such as the game being stuck at 97% while loading. Gamers who were actually able to play have also reported thatMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2024has very intensive GPU utilization and one aircraft is missing from their library. The server problems appear to be the same on Xbox consoles.
Countless Fans Are Unable to Play Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
Due to these issues,Microsoft Flight Simulator’s head Jorg Neumann, and developer Asobo Studio’s CEO Sebastian Wloch recently released a “Launch Day Update” video, apologizing to the community and explaining the situation. According to them, the studio acknowledges the issues and is currently working to solve them. Problems such as the long queues have been caused by the server cache struggling to keep up with high demand. Before launch, the developers tested the servers with up to 200,000 users, but the numbers have proven to be much higher at release.
It’s certainly disappointing for fans to see such an eagerly awaitedXbox console exclusivefailing at launch. Hopefully,Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024will solve the most pressing server issues and allow gamers to play without problems soon.
Luckily,Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024is not the only Microsoft console exclusive just hitting the market, with the other high-profile title released this month seems to be faring much better.STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobylhas been receiving positive reviews, with its immersive and seamless open world being praised by most critics.
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.
