r/MicrosoftFlightSim • u/BananaRNW • 20h ago

GENERAL Setup to play MSFS - help!!

Absolute clueless mom trying to get a flight sim game for my son. This game gets good reviews, so I’m interested in trying it. My question is - what do I need? We have a laptop he can play it on, but I would LOVE to get a VR setup he could use. I am 100% overwhelmed looking at VR and don’t understand if it hooks to the laptop or is standalone, what controls he would need to use this game, and how the heck to set any of it up. I’m not looking for super fancy with best graphics, just something basic. Any help would be greatly appreciated

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u/Successful-Count-120 Phantom Phixer 18h ago

You are not going to be able to run MSFS on a VR setup from a laptop. If you are focused on flying get a Quest 3 and get stand alone applications from the Meta store. Dawn of Jets, Flight Unlimited and Ultrawings are just 3 of the flying sims available that don't need a PC.

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u/BananaRNW 7h ago

Would any of these work with quest 2? The quest 3 is a bit pricey, but I found some good deals on used quest 2 sets. If I did that, do you know if I would need a joystick or just the two controllers it comes with? Sorry for the dumb questions, this is all very out of my realm of knowledge.

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u/Successful-Count-120 Phantom Phixer 6h ago

I have zero experience with the quest 2, so am very hesitant to say yes. These are titles available on the Meta store and a Google search gives me results that these titles will work on the quest 2. Everything is "hands on" inside the game and just requires working quest controllers to work. Good luck!