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4 years ago

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Will Battlefield 2042 be playable with a mouse and keyboard on Box series S

Will Battlefield 2042 be playable with a mouse and keyboard on Xbox series S?

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EA_Darko
4 years ago
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ElliotLH

Hero+

4 years ago

@Tifanofauvo wrote:

I really struggle to understand why this information is SOOO secret.

- Keyboard and mouse are not implemented yet but are in the process of?

- They are deciding if it will be supported?

- They will implement if they have time?

I am not sure if EA is aware of the importance of this question.

In my case, this is the difference between pre-order the Ultimate version or not buying it at all.

Especially because the competitor has already implemented keyboard and mouse and it is working really well.

Details about a lot of what's coming in BF2042 is light right now, it had only recently been announced after all. You'll just have to keep your eye out for further news.

I would say though, while I have zero issues with people using keyboard and mouse on console myself, I do think there will be some fallout from the community if it does get announced. Historically it's been a divisive subject.

Tifanofauvo

4 years ago

I can imagine that. Not everyone likes to take a keyboard and mouse to the living room.

That's why I think this is more a business issue than technical. That decision was made a long time ago and I bet keyboard and mouse are already implemented.

And now they are discussing how to make that work, when it comes to matchmaking, cross platform, etc.. and if the community will endorse it.

But I think EA could say something like "Yes, we have keyboard and mouse ready and we are working on how to implement that."

As you say, the only thing we could do is wait.

PacNbowls
4 years ago
@TifanofauvoCan we have an option to keep remote users in their own servers and keyboard users elsewhere.
- emerson1975
  4 years ago
  As long as they are put in kb/m lobbies it will be fine!
Uarebadatfifa
4 years ago
I miss when people just accepted console for what it was, they used a controller they had fun.
I hate that people have this sudden competitive desire to ruin the experience for others by using mouse and keyboard on console. You can build a decent PC and play Battlefield absolutely fine with a mouse and keyboard, for the price of an Xbox.
You can’t sit on the couch and relax anymore because every game is a sweat filled mess of people using third party software & hardware to mercilessly wreck controller players.
I hope they don’t support it.
- BaronVonGoon
  4 years ago
  @UarebadatfifaIt doesntn matter. I've been using mouse on console for over 5 years. Whether they support or dont doesnt matter, theres Xim and other devices as alternatives. Just because you want to aim with a nipple doesnt mean others do too, mouse is by far the superior device.
- FireExhauster
  4 years ago
  @Uarebadatfifa You do realize that not adding a M&K support directly means more people will start using a XIM right? You're pointing the gun at yourself with this statement.
  
  What do you mean ruin the experience for others? If you don't want to play with a M&K then.. opt out? And people who prefer using M&K plays with PC players. I don't see which part 'ruins' the experience for you. Please don't make a post without understanding the context behind it. If you want to have fun with a controller then have fun with a controller but it's just selfish to say other people shouldn't have their fun with what they prefer.
  
  Also I'd love for you to post a setup that's under $500 that can run BF2042 at 60 fps medium/high settings at 4k resolution. Just curious.
  - Trokey66
    4 years ago
    @FireExhauster Again, why is opposing M&KB selfish, yet demanding it is not?
    
    The use of emulators, whilst also despised, is an additional cost that some may not want to have.
    
    Many view M&KB on console as, at best unethical and at worst, outright cheating and the really frustrating thing is that, whether you agree with that view or not, you refuse to accept it as a valid concern and totally ignore it and brush it aside as an irrelevance which, by the way, is a pretty selfish thing to do.