Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 is finally out on Xbox Series X|S, and players want to get the full experience by finding a HOTAS compatible with the console. Unfortunately, not all flight sticks and throttles work on the console. However, there are quite a few flight sim peripherals available that can connect to Xbox Series X|S consoles.
Xbox Series X|S compatible HOTAS flight stick and throttle list
Unfortunately, there’s no definitive list of which HOTAS, flight sticks, and throttles are compatible with Microsoft Flight Simulator on Xbox Series X|S. It’s safe to say that any peripheral explicitly made for the Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S should work, but what about those made for PC? Well, we can say that not every PC joystick is compatible with the Xbox Series X|S, but there are a few that are.
Xbox Wire wrote an article suggesting a few peripherals for Microsoft Flight Simulator, but it wasn’t an exhaustive list. These are:
- Honeycomb Alpha Flight Controls XPC (Early 2022)
- Turtle Beach VelocityOne Flight (Fall 2021)
- Thrustmaster T.Flight Full Kit X
We also know that the following work with the Xbox One/Series X|S:
- HORI Ace Combat 7 Hotas Flight Stick for Xbox One
- Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas
There’s also the following list on the Microsoft Flight Simulator help desk peripheral compatibility section, but it doesn’t distinguish between the Xbox and PC:
- Honeycomb Aeronautical
- Alpha Flight Controls – Yoke and Switch Panel
- Logitech
- Extreme 3D Pro Joystick
- Flight Rudder Pedals
- Flight Throttle Quadrant
- Flight Yoke System
- X52
- X52 Pro
- X56 H.O.T.A.S
- Thrustmaster
- TCA Sidestick Airbus Edition
- F/A-18 Grip
- HOTAS WARTHOG (stick + throttle)
- MFD Cougar
- Thrustmaster Pendular Rudder
- T.Flight Stick X
- T.16000M FCS (stick only)
- T.16000M FCS Hotas (stick + throttle)
- T.16000M FCS Flight Pack (stick + throttle + rudder)
- T.Flight HOTAS 4
- T.Flight HOTAS One
- T.Flight HOTAS X
- T-Flight Rudder Pedals
- TWCS Throttle
- Virtual Fly
- Ruddo+
- TQ3+
- TQ6+
- V3rnio TPM
- Yoko+
It’s hard to recommend any one product with the information we have, but those that don’t have any flight sim peripherals would be best starting with a T.Flight HOTAS One. It’s a relatively cheap and compact stick and throttle and will let pilots get used to this control format without having to spend much cash.
