Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 issues have reportedly been fixed

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Asobo Studios says Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 login and streaming issues have been resolved.
New patch updates scheduled for the weeks of December 2nd and December 9th.
All non-aircraft content in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 has been temporarily disabled in its successor due to ongoing issues.

After the disastrous launch earlier this month, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 developer Asobo Studios has confirmed that the game's access and streaming issues have now been resolved. The highly anticipated simulation title released on November 19 for Xbox Series X/S and PC, but fans were unable to dive in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 for the first few days due to severe server issues that prevented many players from accessing the game.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 was just one of Xbox Game Pass's big day-one releases this month, joining the service just a day before the launch of STALKER 2: The Heart of Chernobylwhich faced numerous setbacks and delays in the preparatory phase for its launch. While Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024The development of has been nowhere near as turbulent as that of STALKER 2's, the highly anticipated sequel encountered myriad server issues right from the start, preventing thousands of players from jumping into the simulation title.

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Asobo Studios says Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 server issues have been resolved

After releasing multiple updates for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, Asobo Studios now says it is “happy to report that access and streaming issues have been resolved.” In a new post on the game's website, the studio says it has increased distribution layer capacity to handle the immense interest in the simulator, and that reliability is now above 99.999%. After successfully rolling out a new patch on November 22nd, which fixed several experience issues, the team now says it's working on another patch for the week of December 2nd, which will include additional stability improvements and other fixes. Following the release of the game's second patch, a third “larger” update will be released the week of December 9th.

One of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024The main feature of is that it allows users to use almost all the content of its predecessor's marketplace. However, Asobo Studios says it was 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 study, some users were unable to access the simulator due to these issues. Therefore, Asobo claims to have turned everything off Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 non-air content from 2024 edition until they have been resolved.

While the stock appears to be on the mend, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024's review score took a hit on Steam due to its rocky launch. Although it has since managed to climb back to a “mixed” rating, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 launched to “extremely negative” reviews on the platform as players criticized the title due to server issues. But with Asobo Studios now saying that the game's major issues have been resolved, the title's reviews may start to climb up to those of its predecessor.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 from Asobo Studio is a realistic flight simulator featuring the largest array of aircraft ever, along with in-depth depictions of airports and air traffic.

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