Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Gets New Update

Asobo Studio has released a brand-new patch update for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, with a handful of new bug fixes and stability improvements across both Xbox Series X/S and PC. Patch 1.1.9.0 is available to download and install now on all supported platforms, and comes just days after the highly-anticipated simulator launched to a myriad of server issues and in-game queues that left Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 fans massively disappointed.

Following on from 2020’s hugely successful Microsoft Flight Simulator, Asobo Studio announced back in June that it would be releasing a sequel in November. With its predecessor being a smash hit for its mind-blowing realism, fans were eager to see what the studio would cook up for its next installment. Unfortunately, fans were left disappointed by Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, largely down to the massive server issues that were present on launch day, which resulted in a large portion of the game’s player base sitting in virtual queues without the ability to play. Asobo acknowledged the issues in a post on Steam, apologizing to the game’s community and noting that it was working “around the clock” to provide new updates.

Asobo’s server issues have led to a negative review score for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on Steam, but the studio is now attempting to rectify its mistakes by releasing the game’s first update. According to the official patch notes, which can be found further down this article, the new Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 update aims to fix various crashes across the title to improve the overall stability and performance, while also fixing a few bugs, such as a missing cursor on Xbox Live sign-in and a fix for players getting stuck when accessing the menu bar from any help page.

Alongside the launch of a new update, Asobo published another post on Steam to announce it has “made continued improvements that provide smoother access to the simulator.” While Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024‘s player count quickly plummeted due to the server issues, it now appears as though things have been ironed out, meaning fans may start to return to the title and get a chance to experience the highly-anticipated sequel.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 was one of the latest titles to join Xbox’s lucrative Game Pass subscription service in November, alongside another highly-anticipated sequel: STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. The first-person shooter survival game had seen multiple delays but was finally released on the service just one day after Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, giving Xbox fans plenty to play this week.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Patch Notes for Update 1.1.9.0

If you are playing on PC, outdated packages in your Community Folder may have an unexpected impact on the title’s performance and behavior. If you suffer from stability issues or long loading times, move your Community package(s) to another folder before relaunching the title.

Stability & Performance

• Fixed a crash when you selected “As Arrival” in the EFB
• Fixed a crash that could occur when closing and invoking the Camera menu after changing the Drone focus mode option to a value other than undefined
• Fixed various crashes across the title

General Bug Fixes

• Fixed missing cursor on Xbox Live sign-in popup
• Fixed an issue where you could lose focus when creating a new input profile.
• Aircraft selection is accessible via the control menu, but can only be changed from the home page.
• Fixed an issue where you could get stuck when accessing the menu bar from any help page.

Asobo Studio’s Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is a realistic flight simulator with the biggest lineup of aircraft ever, along with in-depth portrayals of airports and air traffic.

Systems

Franchise

Microsoft Flight Simulator

Released

November 19, 2024

Publisher(s)

Xbox Game Studios

Engine

Asobo’s

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