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There was no smooth takeoff for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 as launch problems caused turbulence, resulting in a game that many people literally could not play.

There was no smooth takeoff for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 as launch problems caused turbulence, resulting in a game that many people literally could not play.
As Xbox leadership's words continued to ring hollow against the barrage of cuts raining down from on high at Microsoft, the rank and file across XBS made a decision. They weren't going to sit around and wait to be the next line in a spreadsheet that Satya, CFO Amy Hood and others callously delete!
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Somehow, EA are building a game that won't need DLSS, will run at 60fps on five-year-old hardware, and might even run below the minimum specs. What is going on?!
Generative AI adoption, layoffs, studio closures. Under Microsoft, Xbox is being changed. Staff aren't going to take it.