Metal_Spirit
Regular
Mouse and keyboard on consoles is not a new thing. Non official produts were available on last generation, are also available now, and there is a market for it.
My only regard on this is the official support for it.
Remember when Microsoft denied Cross Play on last generation?
One of the reasons they gave was that Mouse and Keyboard is a far superior and precise control method, that totally destroys players using a controller - Source.
According to the source, Microsoft even placed some of the best console players using a controller, against some pc average players using mouse and keyboard. The results, according to the source, were disastrous, with console players beeing squashed every single time.
Now, i know Microsoft forgot about this... they are leading the PC Cross Play race. But this is still truth! Epic is getting problems with this on fortnite, and is even working on ways to pit players with mouse and keyboard against each others, avoiding controller, or touchscreen players. - Source.
And this is why I dont see and official support with good eyes. Xbox players with mouse and keyboard will be a small percentage. But they will be Xbox family. They should play with other Xbox players. Why the heck Xbox players should be able to play with PC friends and not be able to play with Xbox friends, because they are using mouse and keyboard? And what about games that do not cross play with PC, will controller player have to be squashed by other xbox players with mouse and keyboard, in an official way?
As I said, mouse and keyboard always were available, but adding official support is also officialy promoting this kind of unbalance. I simply do not get it. This is not the PC market, and the console market always tried to balance gameplay between its players. Official support for this, in my opinion, just sucks.
Oh, and btw, this is not a flame post against Microsoft. Sony also supports mouse and Keyboard on the PS4, just check the official ps4 webpage, although I belive this official Microsoft support will go a step further adding support for them in all games. Regardless, the intention of this post is to talk about official support of peripherals that offer superior results, but are not bundled as standard, on consoles, and not specifically about Microsoft.
My only regard on this is the official support for it.
Remember when Microsoft denied Cross Play on last generation?
One of the reasons they gave was that Mouse and Keyboard is a far superior and precise control method, that totally destroys players using a controller - Source.
According to the source, Microsoft even placed some of the best console players using a controller, against some pc average players using mouse and keyboard. The results, according to the source, were disastrous, with console players beeing squashed every single time.
Now, i know Microsoft forgot about this... they are leading the PC Cross Play race. But this is still truth! Epic is getting problems with this on fortnite, and is even working on ways to pit players with mouse and keyboard against each others, avoiding controller, or touchscreen players. - Source.
And this is why I dont see and official support with good eyes. Xbox players with mouse and keyboard will be a small percentage. But they will be Xbox family. They should play with other Xbox players. Why the heck Xbox players should be able to play with PC friends and not be able to play with Xbox friends, because they are using mouse and keyboard? And what about games that do not cross play with PC, will controller player have to be squashed by other xbox players with mouse and keyboard, in an official way?
As I said, mouse and keyboard always were available, but adding official support is also officialy promoting this kind of unbalance. I simply do not get it. This is not the PC market, and the console market always tried to balance gameplay between its players. Official support for this, in my opinion, just sucks.
Oh, and btw, this is not a flame post against Microsoft. Sony also supports mouse and Keyboard on the PS4, just check the official ps4 webpage, although I belive this official Microsoft support will go a step further adding support for them in all games. Regardless, the intention of this post is to talk about official support of peripherals that offer superior results, but are not bundled as standard, on consoles, and not specifically about Microsoft.
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