Connecting a Keyboard and Mouse to Xbox One

All players are divided into two groups. Some people love computer toys, others prefer to use consoles. Both options are good, but have significant differences in software, video card parameters, set of games and control method. It is because of the latter that many gamers prefer one option or another.

Set-top boxes, as you know, have special control panels (joysticks) with a set of command buttons located evenly throughout the body. Over time, you develop a habit of the controls that you have been using for several years, so it can be quite difficult to adapt. For this reason, PC users find it difficult to handle the controls on consoles. The developers took this problem into account and tried to solve it. It became possible to use the keyboard and mouse from computer devices by connecting to the gaming platform.

This will help fulfill the dream of many users to plunge into the world of those games that they had only heard about before. We will tell you everything in order.

Benefits of connecting a keyboard and mouse to Xbox One

Despite disagreements and conflicting opinions, connecting computer control systems provides a number of advantages that joysticks do not have:

• using more buttons will expand the set of commands and combinations for toys on Xbox One;
• simultaneous activation of the mouse and keyboard will allow the player to perform several key actions at once, for example, aim and fire without changing keys;
• thanks to the appearance of additional functions and buttons, developers will be able to complement the world of consoles with RPG and MOBA games;
• it will be possible to adapt computer toys to the Xbox console system - previously this was impossible to do precisely because of the difference in controls, even the most high-tech developments could not solve this problem due to complex circuits and electronics;
• using a keyboard will be much more convenient in many applications and when accessing the Internet - a joystick is more suitable for gameplay.

Possible problems when connecting a mouse and keyboard to a game console

Although this will solve a number of problems that existed before, there are still several disadvantages in addition to the advantages of this idea. Of course, programmers are trying to solve them, but at this stage these problems exist. Here are the main points that require attention when choosing a keyboard and mouse as controls on a gaming platform:

1. The choice of possible controls will be left to the game creators. If they do not use mouse and keyboard connections in their programs, then this method of playing will be impossible for the user.
2. There will be confusion in selecting and connecting opponents to play online due to different connected devices.
3. Additional costs for companies to change programs for the new system.

Currently, this development is at the testing stage and has not yet gathered a large number of supporters for further development. But it is likely that in the future the software and gameplay may completely change.