Xbox One to get full keyboard and mouse support

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The long rumored often elusive keyboard and mouse support for Xbox One may actually be on its way sooner than dreamed about.

A senior Microsoft official mentioned during the company’s developer conference that soon those game developers who are part of the Xbox Live Creators program will be able to mimic their Windows 10 counterparts by incorporating more desktop features.

Among those Windows, desktop features coming to the platform are mouse and keyboard support. Furthermore, the executive said it would ‘soon’ that developers in the Xbox Live Creators Program should expect support in the near future.

Optimistically, over the past few years, Microsoft has been eager to meld the worlds of Xbox and Windows 10 and with the framework set in place for console gamers to dabble with full Windows 10 apps, it should be a short order for keyboard and mouse support to maneuver those apps.

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DusknoirPosted:

It looks like PC is coming to a console master race setting.

ScxttPosted:

Dont entirely see the point, just get a pc if youre gunna moan

IlcamorristaPosted:

Cant play first person shooters without an proper controller.

SkatesPosted:

I'm trash at fps with kb & mouse.

kamilcaPosted:

well console gamers are gunna be shat on by pc casuals

MikePosted:

This is good now people dont gotta buy off brand adapters

kittyderpyPosted:

I'd say this is good news. People already use adapters to do this anyway, this just allows people not to shell out money on buying one.

DanielPosted:

Think I'm gonna stick with the controller, I can just about type and use the mouse to navigate never mind play a game with them lol.

Fallout3ismPosted:

GG FPS Games! Theres guys that already use keyboard and mouse on XB1 and they shred people

YokePosted:

Definetly gonna try out some games with a mouse and keyboard