Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is off to a rough start, with the firm acknowledging technical challenges and issuing a software fix.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is officially out today, and fans are eagerly hopping into their virtual cockpits to take to the skies once again. Or at least, they're trying.

The many problems plaguing the newest entry in the beloved flying franchise have caused the game's player-base to take a steep down-turn as the negative reviews continue to pile up.

“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.”

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 was released on PC and Xbox yesterday but early players have struggled to load or even finish installing the game. Users have reported a range of issues — including post-installation loads stalling before completion,

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is experiencing major problems on Xbox Series X|S and PC just hours after the game's worldwide launch.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is now available across Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Ultimate, and Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is having a hard time. Its launch has been marred with myriad technical issues.

Now that Microsoft Flight Simulator (MFS) 2024 is out, players are quickly realizing that there are a lot of exciting features to experience — Earth’s “digital twin”, the massive upgrade in graphical fidelity with jaw-dropping ground detail enhancements,