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Message   VRSS    All   Microsoft is finally bringing keyboard and mouse support to Xbox   March 26, 2024
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Title: Microsoft is finally bringing keyboard and mouse support to Xbox Cloud
Gaming titles

Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2024 20:01:49 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-is-finally...

It's taken much longer than expected but Microsoft is finally bringing
keyboard and mouse (KBM) support to certain Xbox Cloud Gaming titles. We
first heard that the company planned to do so in March 2022 and it was
suggested that the option might be available by that June, but evidently that
did not happen. It's only now that Microsoft is starting to let testers on
the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring check out KBM functions on web browsers (Edge and
Chrome) and the Xbox PC app. The feature should be available more broadly
soon.

To try out the KBM support, you'll need to be a Game Pass Ultimate subscriber
(unless you want to check it out on Fortnite, which is totally free to play
via Xbox Cloud Gaming). You'll also need to enroll in the PC Gaming Preview
program. If you're testing out KBM support on a web browser, there's one more
step ΓÇö you'll have to switch on Preview features on your browser. To do
that, click on your profile picture at xbox.com/play, select Settings and
then turn on ΓÇ£Preview features.ΓÇ¥

Some supported games might still show controller elements on screen at first.
You might be prompted to press A to start the game or some such. However, the
game should switch to the KBM user interface as soon as you move the cursor
or press a button. On browsers, KBM will only work when you're playing in
full screen mode and you've clicked on the game stream for it to recognize
your mouse input. You can exit KBM use by pressing F9 or hold the ESC button
to leave full-screen mode.

The first Xbox Cloud Gaming titles to gain KBM support are Fortnite (browsers
only), Ark Survival Evolved, Sea of Thieves, Grounded, Halo Infinite, Atomic
Heart, Sniper Elite 5, Deep Rock Galactic, High on Life, Zombie Army 4 Dead
War, Gears Tactics, Pentiment, Doom 64 and Age of Empires 2. There is a known
issue for Atomic Heart at the minute. Microsoft notes that there's some
difficulty switching between a controller and KMB while streaming that game.

This is a welcome update, especially for those who want to play first-person
shooters with a KBM setup but don't have a PC with enough oomph to run
current games natively. It's a good step forward for accessibility too.
Xbox's cloud gaming tech is pretty solid, but here's hoping it can keep up
with Fortnite players who can build elaborate structures in nanoseconds.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-is-finally...
support-to-xbox-cloud-gaming-titles-200148150.html?src=rss

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