What They Say
Microsoft has released a free patch for Flight Simulator that allows support for VR headsets that support OpenXR, which includes the Valve Index, Oculus Rift S, Windows MR headsets like HP Reverb G2, and Oculus Quest with Link.
The game is said to offer support for all of the same controllers as the flatscreen version, which includes HOTAS, gamepads, and keyboard & mouse. Dacquin says in-cockpit instrumentation can be interacted with via a 3D mouse cursor; there’s no mention of native motion controller support, however it may be something to hope for in the future.
Hardware specs to support VR have not been released, yet.
What We Think
The quality of graphics in the last few year has really tempted me to get back into computer gaming, but I know I wouldn’t play games a lot. There was a time, in the early days of PCs, when I was a very, very keen computer gamer, but these days I find I have too many other things to do! I have friends who really went crazy over the earlier versions of flight simulator. I’d love to see the latest one with the Varjo headset, or even the G2! (BR)
