Microsoft is rolling out a bevy of new features for Xbox starting today, as detailed in the company’s recent Xbox Wire blog post. Among those features is mouse and keyboard support for titles played via Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming service. Although the feature is still in the beta-testing stage, players can currently enjoy mouse and keyboard support for a total of 26 titles.
“Mouse and keyboard support for cloud gaming will start rolling out today,” the blog post revealed. “You can now use your mouse and keyboard for your gaming experience on web browsers (Edge or Chrome). Later this month, you’ll also be able to use the Xbox app on PC by selecting a game that has a mouse and keyboard badge. From there, you will be able to use your mouse and keyboard to control the game, just like you would on a PC game.”
The games that are currently compatible with the new mouse and keyboard support feature are listed below:
- ARK Survival Evolved
- Atomic Heart
- Cities: Skylines – Mayor’s Edition
- Cities: Skylines – Remastered
- Deep Rock Galactic
- Doom 64
- Fortnite (browser only)
- Gears Tactics
- Grounded
- Halo Infinite
- High on Life
- House Flipper
- Inkulinati (Game Preview)
- Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
- Norco
- Pentiment
- Quake
- Quake 2
- Sea of Thieves
- Slime Rancher 2
- Sniper Elite 5
- State of Decay 2
- Terraria
- The Sims 4
- Valheim (game preview)
- Zombie Army 4: Dead War
Players wishing to test out this new feature on web browsers can do so by following three simple steps:
- Go to xbox.com/play.
- Sign in with your Microsoft account.
- Select a mouse and keyboard-supported game
Players can seamlessly switch between using a mouse-and-keyboard combination or a controller at any time. Players need only press the Xbox button on their controller or press any key on their keyboard to swap between input devices.
The Xbox app on PC is also getting a special update in celebration of the upcoming release of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, which launches May 21. The update will introduce a new channel to the Xbox app on PC that will “elevate the new entry in the series while also making it easier to find the previous title,” according to Microsoft. The new channel will also include a “captivating video” to highlight the franchise’s newest title. Players can also pre-install Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II today and have it ready to go the moment the game launches.
Players interested in trying updates early can join the Xbox Insider Program, where they can also share feedback and “help shape the future of Xbox.”
