I’ve been wondering if anyone has noted 3rd party developers utilizing the new-for-MSFS-2024 “Specific Controls” section of the Settings > Controls schema.
I believe the only one that I have noted is the A2A Aerostar 600. A2A has added a number of Aerostar-specific control bindings, which is seriously great to see and make use of.
I know a few (the Caravan, right?) Asobo aircraft are taking advantage of this new subcategory, but other than A2A is anyone else?
This optional controls section needs to get more attention from 3rd party devs, for sure.
As an Xbox user I am very keen for developers to utilise this functionality more. I quite enjoy binding controls to my various peripherals, but at some point I always come across limitations that can only be addressed with “LVARS”.
I noticed in a FSW video that they are aiming to utilise in-game binding for 2024.
Edit: Meant to add - yes, Asobo have done a great job implementing things like button mappings for the GPS units (although needs fixing).
I thought of Xbox (I started MSFS there) when I first saw this new feature.
It would help massively for the Xbox/PlayStation user base. As a PC user, I like to keep my system lean and minimize external apps/utilities, so this feature really appeals to me, too.