Just hours after its November 19 launch, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is experiencing a number of bugs and performance issues that have led to the game being review-bombed on Steam, where it currently sits at an "overwhelmingly negative" rating.

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.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 officially launched today, but it's basically been a complete bust trying to play or even get into the game so far. Loading queues and interminable loading screens are all we've seen so far.

In a post on X/Twitter, Microsoft said that it's aware of the problems and working on a solution. "We are aware of user reports of long initial loading times into Microsoft Flight

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is experiencing major problems on Xbox Series X|S and PC just hours after the game's worldwide launch.

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,