Who Battlefield 2042 on console can only rely on a controller. Mouse & keyboard are only available to PC players. More than 10,000 fans want to change this with a petition.
What’s it about? Players who want to play Battlefield 2042 with mouse & keyboard currently have only one choice: they must play the game on PC. Because on PlayStation and Xbox, Battlefield only supports compatible controllers. Support for mouse & keyboard is not available for the console versions. PC players can, however, also use a controller if needed.
Fans hope to change these circumstances with a new online petition (via battlefield2042kbm). It has already gathered over 10,000 votes and is steadily growing.
What are the backgrounds of the petition? In this petition, the developers of Battlefield 2042, DICE and EA, are asked to enable mouse & keyboard controls for consoles. This wish is primarily explained by the poor availability of new PC hardware:
A large portion of the gaming community cannot upgrade their PCs to meet the system requirements of Battlefield 2042. This is due to the limited availability of PC parts, and the few parts that are available are bought up by scalpers and resold at double the price. What used to be a €300 – 600 graphics card now costs €1000 – 2000 (ridiculous!).
“Shadow,” the personality responsible for the petition (via battlefield2042kbm)
Competitors Should Serve as a Model
How do other shooters do it? Compared to competitors, Battlefield 2042 lags behind in these aspects.
Whether you play Call of Duty: Vanguard or Halo Infinite on PC or on a console: In these shooters you have the choice: Do you prefer to play with a controller, or with a USB-connected mouse & keyboard?
This option does not exist in Battlefield 2042: Console players can only play with controllers. The petition hopes to change these circumstances.
What do the developers say? Before the launch of Battlefield 2042, DICE already talked about the lack of support for mouse & keyboard on consoles. This option is not in the game, but it could change in the future – although there are no concrete plans for it yet.
Whether this petition will change anything regarding the lack of plans remains to be seen. In the roadmap, which promises over 200 improvements by early December 2021, this point has not yet appeared.
