Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 wasn’t prepared for takeoff

/ Players have experienced hours-long login queues and some have been unable to finish installing the game.

By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews.

Reviews for the game on Steam are currently labeled as “Overwhelmingly Negative.” Image: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

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, long login queues, and the game itself crashing — with the $70 flying sim

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