“We knew the excitement was high for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, but frankly, we completely underestimated how high, and it has really overwhelmed our infrastructure,” series head Jorg Neumann said. “We’re really sorry, we want to apologize.”

The Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 team has apologised to its community for the game's less than perfect launch

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, a new installment of the flight simulation series that Microsoft launched Xbox Series X|S and Windows PCs yesterday, has been experiencing a shaky take-off with long loading times,

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has "overwhelmingly negative" Steam reviews due to launch issues, including endless load times caused by server issues.

Like the first Asobo Microsoft Flight Simulator, the 2024 edition uses cloud streaming to deliver high-quality maps without cramming hundreds of terabytes into your drive. While the principle itself is solid, it means that playing the game is reliant on the Microsoft server infrastructure.

Thanks to a myriad of technical and server issues, 'Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024' failed to take off on launch day.

The newly released Microsoft Fight Simulator 2024 is experiencing turbulence, as many players are unhappy with its launch state.

After 'Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024' suffered from performance issues due to the severs being inundated with a high volume of players, developer Asobo has apologised to the community and vowed to fix the title.