Microsoft Says Mouse and Keyboard Support for xCloud is Coming
Mouse and keyboard support is finally coming to xCloud, according to the head of Microsoft Flight Simulator.
In a developer Q&A spotted by Windows Central, Jorg Neumann confirmed the feature was coming to Microsoft's cloud streaming platform likely within the next few months.
Mouse and keyboard support has been a long-requested feature of xCloud, which currently only natively supports playing with a gamepad, or with touch controls on mobile.
When asked if the new control options were coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator following its release on xCloud last week, Neumann said it was up to Xbox itself to implement the support and wasn't something they could do as an individual developer. Thankfully, it seems to be on the way.
He said: "The next step for us is mouse [and] keyboard. This is platform level support so it has nothing to do with us. 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 date, but it's coming. I would say it's in the next months. It's not weeks. I'm hoping it will be done by June or so but I can't ever tell. Everybody wants it. I want it. It's coming."
Microsoft Flight Simulator was previously only playable on Xbox Series and high-end PCs, but its release on xCloud meant the game finally became playable on Xbox One, mobile, and less powerful PCs.
In our 10/10 review, IGN said "unparalleled realism and an entire planet to explore makes Microsoft Flight Simulator a simulation like no other."
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