Keyboard and mouse on consoles

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Console - Mouse & Keyboard Support

We’ve heard your questions about mouse and keyboard support for consoles. We can confirm that we won’t be supporting this on consoles at the launch of Battlefield 2042, but we are still investigating the various options about making that available, and how it may impact cross-play. If that ever changes, you’ll hear it from us first.

This statement is odd. Investigating how mouse support will impact crossplay?

It's already impacting crossplay because PC players will be using mice...

So DICE's answer is to only let PC players use mice in crossplay, because if consoles could use mice it would impact crossplay too much...

I'm pretty disappointed with DICE's announcement that there's no native mouse support for ps5 or Xbox in Battlefield 2042. It's a baffling decision due to crossplay with mouse players on PC being enabled by default...

Personally I'm not waiting around for DICE to figure out their crossplay strategy. I'm buying a XIM.

If anything, it's looking like DICE is considering cutting PC mostly out of console crossplay. Similar to how Apex Legends matchmaking system doesn't let PC players into console lobbies unless the PC player is invited.

Otherwise I have no idea what DICE's crossplay strategy is and obviously DICE still doesn't know either because they said they're 'still exploring possibilities'.

@OskooI_007  Come on now PC doesn't have that many advantages already you know its only fair to keep consoles players on one device /s. I just can't wait for ppl to see it in action the forums will be a fun place for the 6-9th hehe.

1. PC players will moan at the aim bot levels aim assist will need to be at

2. console gamers will moan at PC players  with cheaters ( No anti-cheat is 100%)

Guy, i will create a new topic with your comment

Hi guys! Please allow native M+K Support on consoles.

As everybody mentioned this works on Warzone and COD games since 2019, and it is very much enjoyable. Shooters with controllers are not really a thing for me and many others.

On a side note, we received the notice that K+M will not be enabled at launch, this is so sad.

Please add this as with next-gen consoles this should just be a default thing for all shooters of course with the choice of picking what you want, either M+K or controller. However more of us are into M+K support and it is not fair to play with a controller against players that have M+K on PC. Not to mention that the highest possible framerate you can get on PC is way more outstanding than PS5 with 240hz monitors and hardwares when on PS5 you can get a top of 120 fps with a 120hz monitor if the game supports it. So playing againts PC player that also have higher frame rates and also M+K with a controller is not really fair for us.

Finally, the big question is the value of computers on the market. The cost VS benefit of new generation consoles is much better than investing in a PC. Guys, I'm not alone in this appeal, the world market begs you to add native support.

Looking forward to your response! Please make this game great! <3

(Commentary copied and adapted from: Rezz-_-DnB)

All good if they remove auto-aim or variants of that for consoles.

@infantrypeasant  lol expect legal aimbot levels due to being crossplay with KB/M.... 

I saw yesterday that Dice confirmed there will not be mouse and keyboard support at launch for consoles. This is really disappointing for me and a lot of other people who currently enjoy playing with mouse and keyboard on other big titles like Call of Duty on consoles.

The other big issue I have with the game not supporting this is it creates an unbalanced approach to cross play. I and many other people have friends on both console and PC that play together. If we can play together with PC players then why restrict whether or not we can use the same inputs as PC players? It doesn't help that PC players can use both controller and m+k. 

Let the players use the input devices they choose, regardless of console or PC. It doesn't necessarily create an unfair advantage as people used to think. Some of the best COD players use controller on PC. Let's move forward with innovation, not backwards.