Flight Simulator Files Suggest Microsoft Has Discussed VR on Xbox Series X & S

Files found in Microsoft Flight Simulator’s PC release suggest that Microsoft has investigated the potential of VR on Xbox Series X & S.As spotted by WindowsCentral, Flight Sim forum user Cygnifick posted a series of filename strings that refer to the codename of the Xbox Series range, Scarlett.

Strings such as “Scarlett_VR” and “EDITION_Scarlett PublishedPackages_Scarlett.xml” suggest that Microsoft has, at the very least, been considering the implementation of VR on its next-gen consoles the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, for use with Microsoft Flight Simulator. It’s nothing concrete – perhaps Microsoft is testing the functionality internally.

Microsoft Flight Simulator is coming to the Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in 2021, but Microsoft hasn’t said anything about VR support for its next-gen console range, which is why these strings are so interesting.

Microsoft Flight Simulator is already available on PC as of writing, with VR support on the way via the HP Reverb G2 “later this fall,” according to an Xbox blog post published in July. Compatibility with other HMDs will arrive later down the line. You can sign up for the VR Closed Beta on the Flight Simulator website here.

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