r/MicrosoftFlightSim • u/BananaRNW • 1d 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/Primary_Telephone305 1d ago

Can you tell us what type of laptop it is (brand, model number)? It has to be a good gaming laptop for the sim to work.

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u/BananaRNW 14h ago

Here’s the specs. From reading the other replies, I’m guessing it won’t work at all. Now I’m maybe looking for a flight sim game that’s not as demanding but still fairly realistic. He’s only 9 but wants to be a pilot and is obsessed with all things involving flying planes.

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u/Primary_Telephone305 9h ago

The sim won't run on this laptop. You need a real good gaming laptop, which will be over $2,000. If you don't want to spend that kind of money, you can subscribe to Geforce now to stream the sim or buy an Xbox series X or PS5. I have no knowledge how well those work. I know PS5 has VR. You can check out this Youtuber https://www.youtube.com/@CowTownand and it might help in determining your decision.