News Microsoft Flight Simulator Will Have VR Support

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Enough to tempt you to get a VR headset?

Microsoft Flight Simulator Will Have VR Support : Read more

 

[bigpinkdragon286]

This is encouraging news and hopefully VR support comes for more platforms, and soon following the initial VR offerings. If I didn't already have a VR headset, I would certainly be much more curious about investing in a VR platform, but if MS is trying to force my hand to buy into a different VR platform this isn't going to work. The new simulator looks good and if it supports existing VR headsets like the one I already have, it's a day 1 download, but otherwise I'm still on the fence. I'm not a big fan of the arbitrary limiting of product support to try and drive markets.

 

[drivinfast247]

Definitely!

 

[daworstplaya]

For a Sim that wasn't going to get VR support fromt the start, this is great news! HP Reverb G2 preordered!

 

[jkflipflop98]

If you're a serious flight sim enthusiast, you HAVE to play in VR. It's like actually being there! Plus, it's way cheaper than building your own hydraulically controlled cockpit.

 

[Co BIY]

We need more reporting on this. I'd read an article on the machine requirements and building a machine just for flight sims.

 

[Co BIY]

Ok just watched the trailer. I'm an old fan of Microsoft Flight. A simple simulator with good visuals (at least for the time).

I will be buying this and maybe building a computer just to run it because my current machine doesn't stand a chance of running it.


Minimum requirements

OS	Windows 10 (v. 1909)
Processor	Intel i5-4460, Ryzen 3 1200
GPU	NVIDIA GTX 770, Radeon RX 570
Memory	8 GB RAM, 2 GB VRAM

Small print -
*Performance scales with higher-end systems.

Pretty sure the graphics demonstrated in the trailers will max out a very high end system.

 

[Dadhawk]

Really looking forward to this release. The article is a bit misleading though on the various releases. The difference between the levels is the details on the airports mentioned. The basic version gets all airports worldwide (over 32,000), they just aren't enhanced like the named ones. This article (and most) make it sound as if you are limited to just the airports provided to you. That is true for the airplane models, but not the airports.