Keyboard and mouse on consoles
Does the game have native support on PS5 for keyboard and mouse ?
Forum Discussion
@Lancelot_du_Lac A quick Google search reveals that a XIM Apex PS5 firmware update was released 8 months ago......
@Trokey66 Had a deeper look at the Xim forums about this. The firmware update was only for 3rd party controllers, and only applies to PS4 games played on PS5. All new PS5 games require a DualSense controller.
To quote a MVP on the Xim forums:
"Cronus will have the same problem. No-one can bypass the DualSense requirement and the communication protocol can’t be cracked because all packets are encrypted and timestamped.
XIM APEX never fully supported PS5 and no new game support was promised...
We’ve been warning about this happening on PS5 for over a year. If you want next-gen game support for XIM, get an Xbox."
And from the Titan forums:
"… the DualSense's controller communication protocol with the PS5 console. It looks uncrackable due to encryption and timestamped packets. So a DualSense won't be spoofed, which is needed to launch PS5 games...
Call of Duty and Battlefield will both have "Trigger Effects Required", which means only a DualSense controller directly connected to the console will work."
To quote a MVP on the Xim forums:
"Cronus will have the same problem. No-one can bypass the DualSense requirement and the communication protocol can’t be cracked because all packets are encrypted and timestamped.
XIM APEX never fully supported PS5 and no new game support was promised...
We’ve been warning about this happening on PS5 for over a year. If you want next-gen game support for XIM, get an Xbox."
And from the Titan forums:
"… the DualSense's controller communication protocol with the PS5 console. It looks uncrackable due to encryption and timestamped packets. So a DualSense won't be spoofed, which is needed to launch PS5 games...
Call of Duty and Battlefield will both have "Trigger Effects Required", which means only a DualSense controller directly connected to the console will work."
@Lancelot_du_LacFair shout, I didn't go into it that deep. Good news though......
Ea u need to do what ps5 done and ban this * from controllers on Xbox it’s unfair game play no recoil etc it’s a joke games been out a week and scripts being used already by low life’s that can’t learn a game. step up and and get rid off the scum and for mouse and keyboard on console get a life guys go play on pc if u want that * ur just poor and can’t afford a pc
Thx @beaneeweneez ,
Reason why we are many that do not want M&K enabled for the BF gameplay on the PS5 console!
Certainly NOT if placed into the same lobby as us playing with the standard PS5 controller.
@Lancelot_du_Lachey in call of duty cold war/vanguard have native support kb+m you don't need xim/cronus 🙂
Many use xim and chronus regardless of m/kb native support because they get the benefit of aim assist and mouse precision aiming.
Giving m/kb native support won’t stop xim users!
- @emerson1975 But it also won't force an ordinary person to buy this device 🙂
- @ZjemCiKolege Even new COD have m&k support. If it was problematic then devs would have removed this feature. It's a very useful feature for lot of us and helped me enjoy warzone. Please add m&k support to battlefield 2042 on consoles. Input based lobby is fine too so controllers don't feel attacked by this.
Guys, keep in mind that when you enable KB&Mouse on console the Aim assist is automatically turned off by the game, there's nothing to worry about.
Actually the Xim stuff is cheating, because then the console is not aware that you use mouse and keyboard and you keep the aim assist.
By the way, I have opened Feature request regarding this in different part of the forum (before this one was created), you can check it here: https://answers.ea.com/t5/EA-Play-Console/FRQ-Battlefield-2048-Mouse-amp-Keyboard-for-PS5-Xbox-SeriesX/m-p/10431235
Eventually upvoting posts like mine, may gather some dev attention.
When using a mouse do you navigate round the menu options etc using the mouse like you would on PC?
Seriously hope K&M support is coming on this game (XSX) as I just can’t play with a controller.
- @8AR5TADOX In warzone you can use m&k in the menu and also in game. I think battlefield will be like that too if devs added m&k support. I too have trouble playing fps with controller. m&k helps me a ton. It is a request that don't hurt anybody and only help so many people. I hope the devs add it.
Games like destiny and borderlands 3 which have native PS5 versions work just fine with the 3rd party controllers method and xim apex.
Maybe they have some other requirements for those games.
