Can I Play Xbox Hogwarts Legacy On Pc
Johna Delehanty
Original story: You're probably well aware that the Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S all feature mouse and keyboard support in certain games, but you might not be aware of how far it extends, with over 100 games supporting it!
If you're thinking about hooking up a keyboard and mouse to your Xbox, we've gathered a list of all Xbox games with mouse and keyboard support as a feature. A big thanks goes to the superb, user-updated Xbox KBM database for much of this list, and let us know if you're spotted any other games with KBM support down below.
It's a shame that certain games with adapted controller schemes don't also include the original mouse and keyboard option such as Two Point Hospital and the Command and Conquer games on 360. It puts me off purchasing them
The reality is that certain games are best played with a M&KB. That's the truth! Pit me against a gamer on a controller in an FPS, and I can promise you, 90% of the time I'll drop them before they even see me if I use a M&KB. Certain games though are definitely better played with a controller. I find it easer to play games like AC with a controller than a M&KB, and fighting games can definitely benefit from a controller rather than a M&KB. Racing games are also better played with a controller!
@G8crasha You and probably a lot of others play FPS games better on a M&K, but with Halo MCC being crossplay now, I've noticed that even with a controller, I'm destroying the majority of M&K users I'm coming up against.
@Richnj @G8crasha I think I'm the opposite now; from years of KB&M use on PC, I've adapted to a controller fro the likes of Halo as I do a lot of stuff from the comfort of my couch now. It will vary from player to player.
@Richnj True, but I've been a PC gamer since '95, so I grew up on FPS titles using M&KB. Even though I have an XSX, and I was an avid PS4 player before, I'm far more skilled with a M&KB, but I can tell you now, if all I had was a controller, and I played a MP game like Warzone, I'd be buried by other players, even those with less skill but who are used to playing such titles with a controller! It's the delicate movement of the stick that screws me over!
I greatly prefer controller to mouse and key, but, there are times where M&K just makes sense - like Hypnospace Outlaw for example. Playing that with a controller is antithetical to the intended experience, and it's honestly weird that they even made using a controller possible.
Literally just last night I was trying to play NOLF on PC with a controller, and I just could not get it to work properly. Eventually I just gave up and started the PS2 version, even though it looks and runs quite a bit worse, just because I pretty much always avoid M&K whenever possible.
Sometimes I am forced to use M&K though, like with Thief Gold, Thief 2, and Black Mesa for example, and it honestly detracts from the experience for me - I just kinda hate it. I know some would say that's crazy, or "get good" or whatever, but I grew up with controllers, and I think I will 99% always prefer them.
I'm actually kind of surprised at how little this list is. Some games are just better played with mouse/keyboard and I have a hard time thinking that it would be a stretch to include it as an option on console, especially when most of the games have PC releases.
@Iceman5x5 If it involves any kind of aiming I'll take Mouse and Keyboard over controller so that would include 3rd person shooters as well for me. Hell for GTA V I use mouse and keyboard for most of it and only pick up the controller when I have to drive.
KB+M in FPS games gives so much more precision because you can use more muscles, your whole arm, instead of just one finger
I wonder if I will be given an option to play only with controller users as myself. I'm bad enough with controller to be but vs KBM
Cluster lazy F*cks @ Bestheda provided KBM support for Doom 64 which was designed for gamepads and has absolutely no use of KBM support, but lets ignore Doom Eternal which needed it the most..
makes sense.
@Xiovanni With most fps games going crossplay I have to disagree. I've come from being a mainly pc gamer to being a console gamer and enjoy having a choice of input devices. I think fps and 4x strategy games are far better on mouse and keys but in the same token I cant imagine playing Mario galaxy or dead cells on m+k, it just wouldn't work. As for pc gamers being toxic I think I've had the same kind of experiences on both pc and console with regards to that. I'm not sure it's the platform but rather the game
@Woodinghal i dont know i find playstation gamers pretty toxic in crossplat games like Apex not always but more times then not they are the ones bitching you died and calling you trash even though you had more kills and dmg then them...
I cannot stand playing with a controller so having mouse and keyboard support is wonderful for me. I've been gaming since the original pong console so it's not like i'm not used to controllers. I'm just no good with them. Some games are ok with a controller but for most i'll take a mouse and keyboard any day.
@G8crasha
ya most mouse and keyboard players think that they can run over a controller player 90% of the times on FPS and its not true at all. i play controller on SpiltGate for example and i had a lobby of all m&k players and i finished with the most kills and least deaths in back to back games. you would be surprised when someone who has been using a controller his whole life how good they can get with it. i cant wait for Halo Infinite cause im going to poop on m&k players that are way over confident in their own skills with m&k vs controller
But I've had enough. I just ordered the Razer Turret for Series X. I can play all games on Steam with gyro, but since I have Gamepass anyways, and Xbox is easier to jump into than PC, I'm gonna learn KB/M so I can enjoy CoD, Gears, Halo, Zombie Army 4 and Metro Exodus without having to fire up the PC every time.
I'd much rather use gyro because I love controllers. But I just can't do right analog for aiming. I won't do it. It's too archaic and should have phased out a decade ago. The fact we're still using such a horrible control scheme when the solution has been around for years astounds me.
I am annoyed that Crusader Kings 3 doesn't have Mouse n Keyboard support. I even messaged the studio on Twitter about it and got no response at all. I get they spent a lot of time making the controller controls, but it would be easier to play with M&K
@PxDemaR i have tried it. since my controller broke i had too. its much easier to aim with m&k. but the devs are quite lazy and its extremely janky. i cant even look at the scoreboard. but the easy aiming makes up for it all. also i notice less input delay which is weird.
. i know of two games which aren't on the list which allow m&k. and im nowhere near knowledgeable on this kinda stuff. it just makes me worried about what other games allow m&k and aren't on the list
space engineers allows m&k
also kerbal space program allows m&k(its nearly unplayable on a controller
unless im blind i dont see these two on the list.
i wonder what else isnt on the list?
however i was pleasantly surprised to see ark survival on the list. aiming with controller on that game is terrible. just because of poor input coding
The Rift Breaker has keyboard mouse support.
It's on game pass and it is a fun RTS blend style game. Great graphics and quick gameplay make for an entertaining game where you run around in a mech and terraform a new planet for earth. There is some pesky natural wildlife to contend with and you are amply equipped with a mech sword and multiple mech armaments (lots of fire power).
Really wish the XBox store and game library had a tag icon for games that use keyboard and mouse. I always prefer gamepad, but there are a few exceptions. Mostly RTS and Sim games, but a few games are just poorly designed for controllers (Ark: Survival Evolved) and are way better served with KBM support. Thankfully that IS available for Ark, but wish I had known ages ago.
On Hogwarts legacy page on the Xbox store for accessibility options, says full keyboard support. I will be testing this at 9pm tomorrow night when the game is playable.
Edit: It is full K&M support on Xbox.
Do games ever get updated to support kbm later, post release?
I ask because Starfield does not support kbm on Xbox at the moment.
It does show PC game pad support in game details but that does not mean kbm support on xbox
Why Cyberpunk and immortals fenyx are limited but hogwarts legacy are not? At least here, cyberpunk works very nice, and Hogwarts Legacy u can't change spells without joystick (on the screen of choose speels) // Ty guys for the work, it helps so much !
Unfortunately Dead Space 2023(tried from gamepass ) does not seem to support keyboard and mouse.
It seems to detect somehow the keyboard in the menu, but you cannot see which controls are which - it lists the controller layout even though you select the keyboard change them and the mouse it's not detected at all(Isaac rotates from num keys 2,4,6,8 instead of the mouse lol.)
Sorry for any mistake I used a translator... Remnant 2 works partially, the layout on the screen shows control buttons in such a way that you have to guess which key to press. You can never have the controller on with the game open, or you will no longer be able to turn off without closing the game, you must enter the game through the keyboard with the controller off. There's a certain magnetism to the cursor in the menu items, which makes it a bit weard to use the mouse.
Teardown has "full" mouse and keyboard support (you can't rebind the keys, but everything else works fine), tho it's maybe a bit weird and buggy since at first I couldn't use my keyboard, and could only use my mouse on the menus and to move the camera, but it fixed itself later and could use my keyboard as well with no problem whatsoever
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