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Acheul
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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SF-Tebaggins
4 years ago

I don’t see this happening unless the game becomes crossplay.

using a mouse and keyboard on console is classed as cheating on pretty much every game and is actually a permanent ban for some games. This is due to the skill imbalance created by using a mouse and keyboard compared to controller. For example, aiming dead zones and speed are significantly slower on controller. And fluidity of movement is significantly slower on controller again due to the joysticks dead zone and speed.

if you want to use mouse and keyboard, play pc. There is no reason to be using mouse and keyboard on console. Plus if you already have a mouse and keyboard then you already have a pc I’m guessing. 

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Tifanofauvo
4 years ago
@SF-Tebaggins I don't know what games you have been playing but COD/Warzone allow keyboard and mouse and it is working pretty well. The simple fact you said there is an unbalance states the obvious: keyboard and mouse is the best controller for FPS. I wouldn't call it cheating. Would you say is cheating use a racing wheel in a racing game?
Yes, I do have a PC but not even close to the most advanced console built so far. Where I would like to be able to enjoy an FPS the way it should.
That is why this question is so important.
  • SF-Tebaggins's avatar
    SF-Tebaggins
    4 years ago

    CoD/Warzone is a crossplay pc/console game which is why they allow it. If you walked into an esports game, that was console only and tried using keyboard and mouse you would be disqualified there and then. If it is cheating in esports its cheating in regular gameplay. rainbow six: Siege is one example of a game that actively pursues cheaters who are using mouse and keyboard on console and permanently bans them. it is even mentioned in their EULA. Most private BF4 lobbies on console still all do not allow it and there are plenty of other games out there (FPS) that actively pursue cheaters using mouse and keyboard in console lobbies. It is an advantage and should not be allowed. It is cheating no matter what way you are looking at it. If you are using a device that gives you a competitive advantage over other players then it is cheating plain and simple and mouse and keyboard falls into this category on console.

    • Blackidus's avatar
      Blackidus
      4 years ago

      @SF-TebagginsBut Battlefield is not and have never been a competitive game like Siege. If it were a game with tournaments and such I would agree but it's not.

      It's a sandbox game where you play to have fun

      Either way it can be solved with matchmaking, just pair consoles players using keyboard and mouse against PC players simple as that.

      And of we ban players using devices that gives you an advantage should we not ban ultra-wide monitors, controllers on PC or high end PC wich gives higher FPS an advantage over those with a low end PC? And now we have consoles wich can go up to 120 Hz with different monitors/tvs, some people will always have an advantage depending on what devices they use, not only controllers or keyboards.

      • OskooI_007's avatar
        OskooI_007
        Seasoned Ace
        4 years ago
        @Blackidus Good point about the Xbox Series X being able to do 120fps in some games, while the Series S can only do 60fps.

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