Shortly before Christmas, Microsoft Flight Simulator will receive full VR support. The developers announced this during a live Q&A video on Twitch. The VR integration is part of the Sim Update 2, which according to the current plan on 23. December will be rolled out.

Then the Microsoft Flight Simulator (test) according to Executive Producer Martial Bossard not only the originally targeted VR glasses HP Reverb G2, but also the VR headsets from Valve and Oculus. Asobo makes the VR functions available to all players free of charge. In contrast to the previous alpha version, not only the actual 3D simulation is visible in VR, but also the menu structures including all buttons.

In addition to VR support, the Sim Update 2 brings according to Asobo also numerous improvements: There should be some problems with the (flight) behavior of the airliners Airbus A 320 neo and Boeing 747 – solve 8. For the A 320 neo, the update also adds two flight learning missions to the game.

Fancier Great Britain from January World Update 3 is planned for the end of January, which will significantly improve the scenery in England, Wales and Scotland. According to Jörg Neumann (Head of Microsoft Fligth Simulator), the resolution of the height field is between 50 centimeters and 2 meters. There are also new, high-resolution satellite images. The update may also brighten up Ireland and Northern Ireland, but Neumann didn’t want to promise that. There are also detailed airports such as Manchester Barton, Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Land’s End and Barra Airport. 50 to 60 pimped up sights as well as some landing challenges are also included.

The support for the multi-monitor operation is still a long time coming – it should be in the year 2022 are coming, as is the integration of helicopters.

Microsoft recently released World Update 2, which shows numerous regions and landmarks of the United States of America in more detail than before . It integrates revised elevation maps and provides access to updated aerial photographs.

The Flight Simulator is available in three editions for 70 Euro (standard), 90 Euro (deluxe) and 120 Euro (Premium-Deluxe), each containing more aircraft and more finely reproduced airports. In addition to the online sales versions via Windows Store and Steam, the standard and premium editions are also available as disc versions with 10 DVDs distributed by Aerosoft.

( mfi)