Microsoft may be bringing VR support to Xbox, according to information extracted from the files of Microsoft Flight Simulator. The company is already in the process of adding VR to Microsoft Flight Sim on PC, but the Xbox line has never been officially compatible with VR.
Microsoft has been a big proponent of VR on Windows 10 ever since the technology came to market in 2016. There are hundreds of VR-compatible and VR-exclusive games available to Windows 10 users, but the same can't be said for those playing on Xbox. PlayStation VR was a significant success for Sony and brought VR to a much wider range of people, but Xbox has never followed suit with any VR offering of its own. However, that might be changing in the not-too-distant future, if a recent data leak from Microsoft Flight Simulator is to be believed.
Over on the Microsoft Flight Simulator forums, user Cygnifick has posted their discovery of a few interesting lines from within the game's code. The string references both "PC_VR" and "Scarlett_VR," along with file names for various editions of the game on both systems. Although this implies that the upcoming Xbox Series X will have some sort of VR capability, Cygnifick says there's no way to know if the snippet of code is referring to an actual retail release or if it's for internal builds only.
Microsoft has already confirmed that Microsoft Flight Simulator will be coming to Xbox One and Xbox Series X, and yet it hasn't given a time frame for the release of the console versions. That's not entirely surprising; Microsoft Flight Sim is one of 2020's best games, but even the PC version is still under construction in a number of ways. With frequent patches and content updates since launch, Microsoft is probably still figuring out how to port such a massive game to Xbox - especially if it's going to have next-gen VR support on the Series X.
The idea of VR on Xbox Series X will be exciting to a lot of players, and Microsoft Flight Sim is perhaps the best way to show off the next-gen console's power in virtual reality. If Microsoft is planning to bring VR support to Xbox in the future, though, that begs the question: how much will it cost? PlayStation VR's success was largely due to its comparatively low price as a VR headset, and Microsoft would have to offer a similar value for players who already spent $500 or more on a brand-new Xbox Series X.
Source: Cygnifick
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