Xbox Cloud Gaming, the new gaming platform from Microsoft, will include mouse and keyboard support in an upcoming update. This will make it easier for gamers to control their games with their controllers, and it will also make it easier for developers to create games that work with Xbox Cloud. This update is expected to be released in the near future, and it will add support for both the Xbox One and the Xbox 360. It is important to note that this update is not a full game release, and it does not include all of the features that are available on Xbox Live Arcade or on the main Xbox console. However, it does provide a way for gamers to play their favorite games without having to worry about connection issues or lag time. Microsoft has been working hard on this new gaming platform since its inception, and we believe that this addition will help make Xbox Cloud one of the most popular gaming platforms around. We hope that other developers follow Microsoft’s lead and add mouse and keyboard support to their games, so that gamers can have an even more immersive experience when playing their favorite titles.
Microsoft Flight Simulator lead Jorg Neumann spoke in a video Q&A about the future of the game, and one of the questions that came up was mouse and keyboard support for the game in Xbox Cloud Gaming.
“This is a platform level support, so it has nothing to do with us, obviously mouse/keyboard works for our sim. So the platform team is working on this, and no I can’t give a date because it’s the platform team. I don’t know their dates, but it’s coming, and we are also talking about making touch work,” said Neumann in the video (Via The Verge).
The key is that it has to be done on the platform level, but it requires each game to support the control method to work. If a game is only programmed for a gamepad, you’re not going to suddenly be able to play it with a mouse and keyboard just because support is coming to Xbox Cloud Gaming.
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While he doesn’t provide an exact timetable, Neumann did elaborate a bit and say, “I would say it’s in the next months, it’s not weeks, and it might be… I’m hoping it will be done by June or so, but I can’t ever tell. Everybody wants it, I want it, and so… it’s coming.”
Microsoft hasn’t commented on the feature or when it’ll arrive. However, considering Microsoft Flight Simulator is made by, well, Microsoft, Jorg Neumann is a reasonably reliable source.
