The fast approaching Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is landing on PC and Xbox consoles November 19th. While it wasn’t clear at its initial unveiling last summer whether Asobo’s next-gen flight sim would include VR support, the studio says it’s definitely coming, and even showed it off in action.

Asobo confirmed in a developer Q&A earlier this year that VR support was indeed coming, and that, in Executive Producer Martial Bossard’s words, it would be “spectacular.”

And while you still won’t find mention of VR support buried anywhere in the marketing material, the studio showed off VR support in action during the MFS 2024 Preview event, letting press and creators fly around using a Pimax Crystal Light headset.

Image courtesy Pimax

According YouTuber ‘theVRpilot’, VR support will include fixed foveated rendering, and you can check it out in action in their video below:

Additionally, the studio detailed a number of new features coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 at launch, including worldwide Aviation Careers, a Challenge League system, and a brand-new World Photographer mode.

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Upping the realism, developer Asobo boasts an all-new enhancement of the ground detail.

“We can basically get every rock on Earth now; it’s unbelievable. We updated the aerial imagery for the entire world, and we set up a team of specialists that gather digital elevation maps from across the planet. The result of these last four years of work is that we now have an unprecedented level of ground detail. Nobody else has anything like this,” says Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator, Jorg Neumann.

The game will also include worldwide ship traffic, helipads, glider airports, oil rigs, vertical obstructions, and “dozens of animal species worldwide.”

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Scott Hayden
Well before the first modern XR products hit the market, Scott recognized the potential of the technology and set out to understand and document its growth. He has been professionally reporting on the space for nearly a decade as Editor at Road to VR, authoring more than 4,000 articles on the topic. Scott brings that seasoned insight to his reporting from major industry events across the globe.
  • Dave

    Great news that VR is built properly into the base product and some of the early previews appear to show it performing well. I love my Quest 3 and have tried quite a few titles, but I keep coming back to MSFS and I'm just waiting for the right dedicated VR DP headset to arrive before I go all in.

  • Arno van Wingerde

    This game alone could be worth the cost of a heavy game PC plus Q3 or Pimax Crystal! I would only Play this as a casual relaxing experience and I am happy that the makers diid not go for the maximum realism only, where most players would crash more than anything and allow users to learn flying step by step!

  • Hone McBone

    MSFS 2020 is one of my most played VR games & the previews for 2024 are looking amazing so I'll be picking this up at launch for sure. I was a little skeptical when they started announcing some of the features but it looks like they've been able to pull it all off.

    With MSFS 2024 & AC Evo coming up it's going to be one of the bigger years for PCVR.

  • Captain Dunbrody

    This coming out and PSVR2 getting Steam support is a perfect storm. I am ready.