Article 5BZ8A You can now play Microsoft’s Flight Simulator in VR

You can now play Microsoft’s Flight Simulator in VR

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Mitchell Clark
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Microsoft Flight Simulator has always been about making you feel like a pilot, but you've never been able to experience it in VR - until today. With today's free update, Asobo Studio has added support for OpenXR-compatible headsets, which include Windows Mixed Reality headsets as well as the Valve Index, HTC Vive, and the Oculus Rift and Oculus Quest (if you use a Link cable).

Microsoft originally announced that the VR feature would be coming first to the HP Reverb G2. This latest update includes support for most Windows Mixed Reality headsets, Oculus, Valve, and HTC headsets.

Before, if you wanted to feel like you were really in an airplane while playing Flight Simulator, it would take a lot of computer monitors and some carpentry...

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