Tech Desk 
Nov 20, 2024
Microsoft’s Flight Simulator (MSFS) 2024 launched for PC and Xbox users with high anticipation, leading to significant server traffic. Many players reported issues during gameplay, including the game getting stuck at 97% on the loading screen and frequent crashes before reaching the start menu, causing frustration among users.
Test flights of the game are all full of glitches, and entering Career mode would cause the game to shut down and bring the user back to the Xbox home screen.
Social media is buzzing with reports about Flight Simulator 2024, with some users humorously dubbing it "Loading Screen Simulator 2024" through a wave of memes.
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Microsoft Flight Simulator response
The issues raised by the players were acknowledged by the MSFS support account, but they are attributing these mishaps to high server demand. MSFS support account suggests the users reboot their game or wait for the loading to proceed.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 features
Microsoft’s Flight Simulator is heavily reliant on cloud data, it reduces the disk space but it creates other vulnerabilities for the game, especially in case of server jams. The game is leveraging on the Nvidia graphics technologies as it promises smoother gameplay once initial issues are resolved.
