Game news Flight Simulator 2024 fails to take off: its launch is missed because of this eternal problem. Players are killing it in their ratings
Published on 11/20/2024 at 11:14
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Just yesterday, air simulation fans were proudly waving their tickets to paradise, eager to board Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Unfortunately, the turbulence was almost immediate! Since launch, some players have encountered a huge problem and found themselves grounded. While Microsoft and Asobo are looking for a solution to this problem, players are attacking the title on Steam.
Microsoft Flight Simulator fails to spread its wings
In August 2020, the license Flight Simulator flew to other skies. After fourteen years of waiting, the franchise spread its wings again, carried by the excellent work of the French studio Asobo. Crowned with excellent critical reception from the press – the players, on the other hand, were a little less enthusiastic – this acclaimed return inevitably gave Microsoft ideas. Not without surprise, last June, Flight Simulator broke through the clouds to land right in the heart of the Xbox Game Showcase conference and announce the release of a new part, brand new.
For aerobatics and air travel enthusiasts, the appointment has been made: they will be ready for takeoff on November 19. However, the turbulence did not occur in the middle of the crossing but rather when Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 to me they gas. On paper, all the conditions were met for a smooth journey worthy of a business class service, but the title – available both on Xbox Series X/S and PC, but also via Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass – encountered heavy difficulties. On the players' side, the passengers, impatient to fly to seventh heaven, were quick to express their dissatisfaction.
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A launch that turns into a crash on the Steam platform
Like in real life, this is the nightmare of many gamers/travelers that has happened. For some, the flight aboard Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 was postponed due to a technical incident, not the least. What forced some players to stay on the tarmac were loading times. unusually long », to repeat the message that was displayed on many screens. As a result, the title was simply unplayable, which did not fail to arouse the frustration of the players, stuck in front of a progress bar stagnating at 97%… Quickly annoyed, players spread the word and took up their pens to recount their setbacks on Steam.
Aware of these launch issues, Microsoft and Asobo studio have spoken out on social media, stating that they are currently working to resolve the issue in addition to sharing some tips to potentially unblock the situation. If the message of crisis was drawn out, the players had, for their part, already gone on the offensive. On the Valve platform, there are currently more than 2,600 evaluations, 2,662 to be precise, in which players express their indignation. Direct consequence, the new iteration of Flight Simulator is decked out a recommendation percentage of only 16%, corresponding to “extremely negative” evaluations.
Updated by Jinxeb, November 20, 2024 at 11:30:45
Finally, the wait for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 to take off will not have been endless. After a complicated first day, conditions are now good for the title. As of this morning, the technical incident that led to heavy criticism of the game has apparently disappeared. Head to the skies!
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