Issue for me in Canada, Quebec region. I get a warning windows saying “You are currently offline and do not have the optionnal offline mode installed, so cannot start a new flight”
MSFS will automatically attempt to reconnect to internet
I am running on xbox serie x. Internet connection ok.
Confirming Bing map is blurry and usual details are not present
Awesome!! Good to see they are getting quick to jump onto these issues!
100% have the issue, my system is normally very stable with regards to World Map rendering.
You are currently offline and do not have the optionnal offline mode installed, so cannot start a new flight”
MSFS will automatically attempt to reconnect to internet
I don’t know if this is bugged been fine since I’ve brought the game until now
I get the same message…no flying for me 
Ok so if i see it correctly this problem is now since more then 8 hrs and still no news or updates from MS??
The online service tracker leaves something to be desired. It often lies! Asobo/Microsoft are aware of this issue though, there’s a notice banner at the very top of the forums and a dedicated forum post in the Announcements
Hopefully it’s fixed soon, was planning a flight with a mate and it was doing the same for him so fingers crossed it’s fixed
There is a banner available at the top of every page on the forums with the latest information. We will update this as we investigate further.
As of 11:02 UTC the banner says they e tracked it down to a Bing server outage, but if I understand it correctly, the textures are streamed from separate servers with modified (e.g. corrected for colour / clouds etc) texutres, not directly from Bing maps servers.
Also, Bing maps is displaying satellite imagery just fine currently.
my internet has been playing up lately and I thought it was the issue, but kinda glad to hear its just Bing being stupid… Hopefully they get this sorted out soon.
A banner is all very well, but after more than 8 hours a further update as to progress and expected time to fix would seem to be appropriate. Also information as to the impact that this has, so that people (like me) don’t waste time assuming there is something wrong with their installation and try various “fixes”. For example can you confirm that this means the vast majority of trees and buildings will no longer be shown? Not everyone understands how the technology works together. Are there other impacts? Are there any workarounds at all?
The banner has been updated to advise players that a Bing Data Server outage has now been confirmed. We also note that we will update players further as we receive more information. There are no current workarounds as it is not an issue users are able to circumvent. We are doing our utmost to ensure services are back up and running as soon as possible and appreciate your patience.
Thanks,
The MSFS Team
It shouldn’t take 8 hours to diagnose a server outage. That should be pretty clear pretty quickly….
same problem here in europe – no bing scenery at all
I can’t fly anywhere as a result. It says I’m offline and need the offline content to play the game.
Lame.
Series X.
Simulator’s still not working online. The world map is gray (no satellite imagery) and flights cannot be loaded if the “offline world” (60 GB) is not installed. (Xbox Series X)
Hi, i am using msfs on xbox and today i am trying to start a flight but when i click the fly now button it wont let me fly and brings up a message saying im currently offline etc but im not and restarted everything and checked all my settings options and everything okay. So my question is: are the servers down for msfs today and anyone else having issues starting a flight? Thanks
