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Microsoft Flight Simulator Fails to load VR Mode

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ValveSoftware/Proton#9009 · opened 2025-08-27 by JosSamLoh · updated 2025-08-27 · 1 comments · github
JJosSamLoh 2025-08-27 github

Compatibility Report

  • Name of the game with compatibility issues: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
  • Steam AppID of the game: 2537590

System Information

I confirm:

  • [x] that I haven't found an existing compatibility report for this game.
  • [x] that I have checked whether there are updates for my system available.

steam-2537590-log.tar.gz

Symptoms

Whenever I click the Switch to VR button, the game fades to black as if it were loading, then stops/freezes/stays stuck on the black screen with no further progress.

Reproduction

  1. Go to settings > VR > VR Mode
  2. Click Switch to VR

OR

  1. Press CTRL + TAB to enable VR Mode
Kkisak-valve maintainer 2025-08-27 github

Hello @JosSamLoh, we're using one issue report per unofficially supported game title, so I've gone ahead and transferred this issue report to https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/8255#issuecomment-3229223758.

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