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

The newly released Microsoft Fight Simulator 2024 is experiencing turbulence, as many players are unhappy with its launch state.

Thanks to the unforeseen flight condition of ‘too many people wanting to play the game’, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has experienced an absolutely turbulent launch cycle. RELATED: Microsoft Hit By Yet Another Round Of Layoffs As Xbox Parent Company Cuts 650 Gaming Division EmployeesReleased on November 19th for the Xbox Series X|S and PC platforms,

Career Mode in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 begins with the very basics and working towards a first solo flight. Once completed, the Private Pilot License for Airplanes is unlocked and the first batch of missions becomes available. From here, it’s down to you to unlock the rest.

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,

Though there may still be problems playing: "We are aware of additional technical issues that the team is working to address."

“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.”

Take off in the possible future of air travel with the virtual version of Joby's air taxi in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has, ironically, not got off to a flying start, as its initial Steam rating places it as one of the worst-rated games on the storefront after it temporarily fell even lower than Overwatch 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

After 'Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024' suffered from performance issues due to the severs being inundated with a high volume of players, developer Asobo has apologised to the community and vowed to fix the title.