Keyboard and mouse on consoles
Does the game have native support on PS5 for keyboard and mouse ?
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@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_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 🙂
- @emerson1975 There are people who use it as M&K and there are people who use it to cheat. Cheaters are going to cheat no matter what but the people who use it only to play with a M&K will no longer have to. This also ensures there is less Cronus users joining a controller lobby.
If u get aim assist on M&K while using xim, That will make you be a god at the game.
Haha, that's why aim assist is for controllers 👿
Greets,
Travis
- @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.
I'm all for options, but I'd rather not roll against ppl using anything other than controllers.
All in all, it's not the end of the world if I'm going up against k&m ppl with my PS5 controller.
I roll to have fun, talk sht and chill..... not be honored with a star on the sidewalk hall of fame for gamers....due to my 'Captain fantastic' K/D ratio.
🍺😎🍺
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.
Yes add kb&m support please for consoles. Controller is only good for third person kind of games. FPS is best with kb&m so please support.
- @8AR5TADOX In COD yes that's how it work. Your mouse replaces the controller entirely, just like pc.
Hope they enable mouse in cross play in console.
RIP Xim on PS5, it doesnt work with ps5 games. For now.
