If you tried to get some flight time in Flight Simulator 2024 today only to find yourself staring at a loading screen, you’re not alone. The official X page for Microsoft’s flight sim @MSFS_Support posted an update that several users are reporting “long initial loading times.

One thing I found a bit lacking in the 2020 version of Microsoft Flight Simulator was structure: there wasn't any. I enjoyed flying planes around the planet, but without any specific missions or progression system,

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, the globetrotting hit from Asobo Studio, is about to land on Xbox and PC, and this is exactly when you can play it.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is now available, the company has announced. The developers at Asobo built the in-game models with help by well-known community teams, resulting in the largest and most detailed fleet (70 aircraft) for the base game.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is clear for takeoff, ready to give aircraft fanciers and digital globetrotters another jaunt across its beautiful world. But in a turn of events almost exactly mirroring the launch day woes seen by its 2020 predecessor,