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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
Hey all, I've gone ahead and locked this thread as it is going nowhere good.

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Trokey66

Seasoned Ace

4 years ago

@QuinReisenNot really.....

There was no Battlefield on console before Bad Company (console specific) after which the franchise was 'all platform' with the console versions not supporting KB&M.

Until the development of emulators, console was pure controller so of course, games on console are going to be controller only, that is a no brainer.

Choose your platform, choose your input device.

Tifanofauvo

4 years ago

Thanks God we are evolving. And now we can use multiple inputs in all platforms @Trokey66.

And by the way, consoles are tiny PCs these days. The main difference would be the OS.

OkamiToge
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Tifanofauvo How are they like a PC besides the fact that they can play games? I play on console by choice because I enjoy it for what it is, and you PC players want it to become what you want instead of what it is and always has been. Consoles = controllers, PC = k&m besides there is a clear advantage k&m users have besides all the settings they can tweak and I don't even need to get into all the problems with the c******s word.

I would be completely fine with k&m on consoles, as long as you're all put into a k&m separate lobby from controller users in any sort of competitive game.
- FireExhauster
  4 years ago
  @TankerFlanker Thats the point. Since there is crossplay between PC and consoles, adding mouse and keyboard support and having such users go against PC players or other K&M users is the way to go and it doesn't break the game balance at all. Controller users have the option to opt out of this if they don't want to play with other PC players or use a M&K so there is no harm to people who prefer using a controller. Without M&K support every console player will opt out of playing with PC and the whole 'crossplay' option would become a waste of time after console users realize they cannot compete with PC players.
  
  I bought a ps5 because I couldn't afford a PC and a lot of people probably did the same and not adding K&M support to consoles would be a missed opportunity. COD does it and no one has complained about it so far.
  - Trokey66
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago
    @FireExhauster Your inability to purchase a PC is NOT a valid reason to add M&KB to console.