Here's What Overwatch's Director Thinks About Mouse-And-Keyboard Controls On Console

it's funny that some people said they're good on controller but they use aim assist.

When I play a console game (I own a console and a PC), I want to kick back on a couch/on my bed with a controller. I don't want the competitive aspect to be ruined because some little try-hard wants to get an "edge" over the competition by using a keyboard and mouse.

I understand there are people that want the plug and play nature of a console but don't like using a controller. The thing is, they have the choice to play on another platform where KB+M are supported. If consoles adopt support for KB+M, it takes away the choice for anyone that wants to play competitively with a controller.

Yes, before someone says it, I'm sure you're amazing with a controller and can pwn KB+M players all day long. The point is, overall mouse and keyboard is a more precise input device for the vast majority of people, so mixing it up isn't fair on the vast majority of people that play using a controller.

If you're someone that plays on consoles and just can't get the hang of these dang tricky controllers, at the end of the day that is your problem. Get better or save up for a PC. Using a KB+M emulation device on console is basically cheating and odds are you wouldn't fare so well on a platform where everyone else is using a KB+M.

Thy just just officially support it

PS4 doesn't support keyboard and mouse controls without adapters? News to me, since I've been playing Final Fantasy 14 on PS4 with a usb keyboard and mouse from day one without any issue. Seems to me the support is there, just the developers need to use it.

They forgot to mention that i am way better when i use a controller.

"console players using a mouse-and-keyboard setup would surely have an advantage over those using a controller."

Not true. Back when some games went cross platform like Shadowrun, the console gamers with controllers did just fine against the PC's M&K.

All the mouse does is give better aiming at a fixed point. If you have to do a quick 180...you're screwed. You have to swipe your mouse across the pad like you're ironing a shirt in a hurry. Plus, after just a couple of hours your hands start to hurt using a keyboard. (Carpal Tunnal Syndrome).

The only thing consoles gamers want from a M&K is to play RTS's and MMO's more effectively for the HotKeys. Dont get it confused.

Being as Overwatch is nothing but a regurgitated, rehashed, recycled Multiplayer based borefest...who gives a rip what this a**hat thinks. How about making some single player content where "advantage" won't matter?

People playing (fighting games) with fighting sticks have an advantage too. That shouldn't be a problem.

If you really want to play at the very edge you'll fork the money for a ps4/xbox mouse+keyb setup. If you don't, matchmaking will do its job and eventually you'll be matched with equally skilled players.

Interesting food for thought, there is already an officially licensed by Sony mouse and keyboard setup that works with all games right out of the box. The fact that Sony licensed this product clearly shows their stance on the issue. What are your thoughts?

https://www.playstation.com/en-ca/explore/accessories/tac-pro-for-playstation-4/

Horsesh1t, Kaplan. You just don't want to PAY to add it to your games.

Like any custom peripheral device, it should be permitted and supportable on a title-by-title basis. If you don't want to add it to exiting games, then simply don't. (...and potentially suffer your fans' wrath when they go play something else that does.)

he better go f himself whit his garbage overwatch...if he don't like it the we'll be lucky to not see trash like his on xbox...

Precision aiming on consoles doesn't suck. It just sucks in Overwatch. I aim just fine in Halo and Borderlands.

Sony & MS should officially support it. There's a market for it and the consoles aren't just video game devices anymore. I also would love more cross platform play. I know people on PC who don't use M&KB. You will get less accuracy with a controller, but you will also get less accuracy with a cheap mouse and/or tiny mouse pad.

This is something that has never mattered IMO. The people who care about getting the highest accuracy will practice the most and spend more money to help them be as accurate as possible anyways. If you don't care as much, do what you wanna do. It's just a game. If it's more important to you, you'll treat it that way and take advantage of whatever helps you become a better player.

No reason to complain about what others do. We're talking about competitive games, so be as competitive as possible or just have fun and don't worry about it. Don't expect other people to be less competitive so the game is easier for you.

Played Discworld 1+2 and Xcom1+2 on the PS back then with a mouse...it was more comfortable.

I have no probs with M&K on consoles for singleplayer modes but multiplayer has to be regulated...pad vs pad,mk vs mk

Nah you gotta keep consoles controller only. As soon as you allow mouse you give people willing to use it a huge advantage and condemn anyone sat on the sofa in a more relaxed position with a controller. Is either better? Well you could argue a controller is more realistic considering on a mouse I can do a 180 in 1/10th of a second, unlike real life... Ultimately I think either are fine and both are a learned skill, but they really shouldn't be mixed as they change the way you play the game. Mouse is always going to be vastly superior with 2 players of equal skill. There's also a lovely PC version of the game, you want mouse, go play it. And you'll get 150fps+ and 1440p on a midrange PC which feels sublime. A console would need a rock solid 60fps to be smooth with mouse and still feel a bit laggy, just not worth it. I love my consoles and my PC for different reasons, I don't need them mixed or crossed over.

I would like to see M&K on consoles, but only on games for which they were intended; surely the software could detect and enforce this.

There's lots of PC-only games (e.g. wargames) that I would like to play on console that seem to be PC only, possibly because of console controller limitations. I wouldn't want to play against M&K users in a shooter when I was using a controller.

Hilarious! It's not like they can stop Mouse and Keyboard on console anyways.

And the even more hilarious thing is that PS4 does support KB/M right out of the box.

The reason why there's no cross-play between PS4 and PC is because Blizzard can't control PS4 users. Cheat? Aimbot? Auto Head Shot? Modded consoles? PS4 users can get away with it. On PC, you have to connect to Blizzard servers.

This is the reason i dont play multiplayer fps anymore. Too much people trying to cheat.

I'm okay with M/KB on consoles, but I think it would be good if the player who chooses to use a controller could select that he/she only wants to play against controller players. Each game would have to support it, but at least it would be fair.

I'd say let them. Just having a keyboard and mouse won't do you much good if you're not familiar with them. They're drastically different from controllers. Controllers are simpler than keyboards, thus you have familiarity. A keyboard has so many keys that if you were to misplace your hand or something, it could throw you off for a bit.

This is kind of interesting, if MS and Sony goes threw with Mouse & Keyboard on Consoles for FPS and RTS games. Then i personally believe that cross-platform gaming is gonna be bigger between the PC and Consoles in the future :-)

What I don't get is competitive multi-players are going to find a way to use what ever helps them 'win' no matter what the game or console makers do. So why penalize your average player who just might like to see a few more games on consoles that need mouse/kb?

No doubt those with KB/m would have a huge advantage, so naturally Microsoft will charge $100 for it. It's the elite controller all over again

Why would they ever object to non-crippled controls? The controller scrubs would be obliterated, as they deserve to be.

Stop boxing with a hand tied behind your back. Stop running a marathon by hopping on one foot.