Starting next week, it will be possible to play Fortnite on Xbox One with mouse and keyboard. More games are set to follow. A total of 14 games will make up the first push, including Warframe, War Thunder, and Warface.
Yesterday, a major Xbox event took place, the X018. One of Microsoft’s announcements was that Xbox One would finally support mouse and keyboard for some games. One of the first games to pioneer this is Epic’s Free2Play shooter Fortnite.
Warframe was a trailblazer: Although the announcement had been in the air for a long time, it took a while for the support for Xbox One to become tangible.
It became concrete in September 2018. There, Microsoft announced that the online shooter Warframe would be the first game to be supported in October.
When is Fortnite coming? Starting next week, specifically on November 14, Fortnite is set to be supported. Microsoft has now announced this.
“Mouse and Keyboard” players play Fortnite against PC gamers
Isn’t that unfair? Fortnite has introduced a “controller-based matchmaking”. Those playing on Xbox One with mouse and keyboard compete against other players with mouse and keyboard – including PC players.
This has been implemented by Epic to ensure a fair playing field when people turn to control emulators like Xim. Therefore, nothing should change.
These 12 games are coming
In addition to Warframe and Fortnite, 12 other games will make up the first push that can be played with mouse and keyboard.
These games are set to be supported in November:
- Bomber Cry
- Deep Rock Galactic
- Strange Brigade
- Vermintide 2
- War Thunder
- X-Morph Defense
These games will be supported at a later date:
- Children of Morta
- Minion Master
- Moonlighter
- Vigor
- Warface
- Wargroove
Cooperation with Razer planned: As Microsoft announces, they also plan to develop a mouse and keyboard with Razer specifically for Xbox One. They are expected to be wireless.
Controversial issue: For years, there has been a discussion about whether players can use mouse and keyboard on Xbox One. Until it became possible, players who really wanted to play this way resorted to emulators like Xim.
This, however, led to accusations of “cheating” because controller players felt disadvantaged. This is an old debate:
- Playing with a controller is associated with the couch and relaxed play
- Playing with mouse and keyboard is associated with a desk and a forward-leaning posture
Many console players believe that those who want to play with mouse and keyboard should do so on PC.
