Xbox One Gets Full Keyboard And Mouse Support? – Created by Joline Carroll

Of course, even with Spencer’s vague statement regarding keyboard and mouse support, it would be surprising if Xbox actually introduced mouse controls to console games, and it seems more likely that Microsoft would enable mouse support for non-gaming tasks like media streaming or chat.

Today, Phil Spencer said something which could be significant for Microsoft’s Xbox One console.

Speaking on Twitter, Xbox chief Phil Spencer revealed in a conversation with a fan that the engineers at Microsoft were working on mouse and keyboard compatibility for the current-gen console.

When Windows 10 releases in the coming days, anyone who owns an Xbox One will be able to stream Xbox One games to any PC running the new OS. By offering these experiences to console players that were originally only reserved for PC due to the mouse and keyboard control schemes, Xbox One could easily set itself apart. The reasoning behind this is that there are going to be ways to play your Xbox One games on Windows PCs as long as you have Windows 10. When it was pointed out that mouse support would be required for this to work, Spencer replied: “Yep, keyboard and mouse support for Xbox would need to be there for this to work, those aren’t far away”.

It’s not clear to what extent the Xbox One will support mouse inputs, or if it will be a user-facing feature at all. But that is not the case with every game, especially one of the main attractions on consoles: first-person shooters.