More peripheral options is particularly good news for those with older PC rigs, and any player who hasn't been able to upgrade their hardware due to the global chip shortage.

Many games currently aren’t included on the platform’s cloud service because they’re incompatible with controllers, such as Total War: Warhammer 3, Age of Empires IV, and other real-time strategy games. While Xbox Game Pass already includes an impressive selection of games, mouse and keyboard support may also see an expansion of those available through its streaming wing. The greater dexterity and motor control of a mouse can be a godsend in competitive multiplayer shooters like Halo Infinite or co-op FPS games such as Back 4 Blood. That’s a big turn-off for many PC players who are experienced with their keyboard and mouse but may run away in fear at the mere sight of an analog stick. As it currently stands, players streaming games to their PC can’t actually use their computer’s main peripheral with the service, having to source a compatible controller before they can play any of its games. Mouse and keyboard support would be a massive addition to Xbox Cloud Gaming. However, to play those games on PC, you need to connect a compatible controller - such as that of the Xbox Series X, or the PS4 DualShock 4 - while players using mobile phones can play with touch controls instead. “The team is experimenting with touch/gyro and is excited to embrace M&K once it’s available on the platform but we have no specific announcements or timing to share at this time.”Ĭurrently, Xbox Cloud Gaming allows you to stream a selection of games to your PC, phone, tablet, or Xbox console. “At launch, Microsoft Flight Simulator supports standard controller inputs for cloud gaming,” the spokesperson said. Speaking to The Verge, a spokesperson for Microsoft confirmed mouse and keyboard support is on the way to the cloud streaming platform.

Everybody wants it, I want it, and so it’s coming.” I’m hoping it will be done by June or so, but I can’t ever tell. “I would say it’s in the next months, it’s not weeks. But it’s coming, and we are also talking about making touch work. “So the platform team is working on this, and no I can’t give a date because it’s the platform team, I don’t know their dates.

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