Microsoft Flight Simulator for Xbox: The controller surprisingly controls

The input via the Xbox controller is surprisingly good. Source: Microsoft, Xbox; Asobo Studio

The new one finally appeared yesterday, Tuesday, July 27th Microsoft Air Simulator for Xbox Series X | S. Early morning (5pm) amazing flight simulation was implemented and now all Xbox pilots can fulfill the dream of flying. While the solid performance made it look good on both the Xbox Series X in 4K and the Xbox Series S in full HD, there was one detail we particularly liked. In a moment more.

An airplane simulator lives from a real aerial sense. The best way to enjoy this is of course with suitable hardware. The PC version of Microsoft Flight Simulator definitely has a full Armada Flight controls and accessories There, it still looks very casual on the Xbox. Microsoft obviously knew this and had some in advance The controller is providedIt should appear later this year. This includes a variety of controls that give us even better control over our aircraft. In addition to joystick / aircraft stick solutions, you will also find the perfect control units with control horn, throttle etc.

Anyone running Microsoft Flight Simulator for Xbox on the first day still has no access to such hardware extensions. Unfortunately, even those with the right setup at home or coming from a computer cannot use their “old” hardware. This is a shame, but Microsoft offers an alternative. You can currently use the airplane simulator with normal Xbox-controller And / or control with the USB mouse and keyboard. This is made possible by the relatively modular user interface. Each function is not associated with the corresponding key input, but you can select individual components in the cockpit and set them accordingly. It works – after all, this is not a fast action game – it is reasonably fast and has full access to all the important functions you need to fly even without an additional flight controller.

Controller controls: Better than expected

So now we come to the part where we talk about the middle ground. It surprised us in a positive way. Asobo Studio and Microsoft have invested a lot of time in running comprehensive control over the gameplay. Meaningful dual tasks and key combinations allow pilots to perform the most important functions quickly. By pressing the left joystick you can switch to cursor mode and control all the components in the cockpit without the keyboard or mouse. The “mouse input” with the controller is usually a bit cumbersome, which may seem a bit complicated, but in this case it reduces a good figure because you can adjust your vision accordingly, focusing on different areas in the cockpit, the most important switch.

Of course, you should not expect miracles, the path of a control joystick is correspondingly narrow, so you can do better maneuvers with an air control. With a little practice, however, you can control your flight precisely – thanks to the sluggishness of large engines. So we are in a very positive mood and we were a little worried about whether the flight simulator could run properly if the relevant hardware did not appear until the beginning of this year or later. Microsoft and Azobo Studio have taken this fear away from us, and now we expect many sober viewing flights!

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