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Elie Gould

Despite running load tests that simulated 200,000 users, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 devs admit that they 'completely underestimated' how many players would actually want to play their game

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 screens.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 players are currently in a bit of a whirlwind as thousands of users have review bombed the game due to it being practically unplayable. So, to try to quell the unrest, the head of Microsoft Flight Simulator, Jorg Neumann, and Asobo CEO and co-founder Sebastian Wloch sat down and explained everything that had gone wrong and how the devs were trying to resolve it.

"We have been so excited for this day and to finally share Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 with you," Neumann says. "We are really proud of what we've accomplished with the sim, with all of our partners. We feel like we've done something really great for the hobby. But unfortunately, we knew the excitement was high for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, but quite frankly, we completely underestimated how high, and it really has overwhelmed our infrastructure."

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