Will the XBOX 360 have keyboard and mouse support? I really want the system but I just don't think that I will be able to adapt very well to using a controller for shooting games. I have been using a mouse and keyboard for years, so I'm wondering if there will be a way for me to continue using a keyboard and mouse on the 360?
As you may be aware, the controller ports on the original Xbox are essentially modified USB ports, meaning you can wire in a USB plug and use your keyboard with it (although games are intended to be used with the controller). I don't know about the Xbox 360, but if this is the case, you may be able to use a keyboard as a replacement for a controller (although it is unlikely this will be 'officially' supported).
That said, I don't know a great deal about either the Xbox or the Xbox 360, so don't take my word for it. Try reading Microsoft's specification of the system - it may indicate whether or not keyboard usage will be supported by default. It is, however, unlikely, as this allows people to use it for other purposes - such as Xbox Linux.
Anyway, all that aside, I think that the controllers would probably be better for playing games, as they are designed specifically for that purpose. I'm not hugely into gaming on any platform, but generally speaking, the controller is designed to allow for optimal control and instant reflex reactions which are harder to do on a keyboard due to the somewhat awkward layout.
Hmmm.......That's a really good question I never really thought about the ports on xbox360 or playstation 3 if I were you I would search Yahoo or Google im sure one of them will have your answer!
You can not at this time use a keyboard and mouse to play xbox 360 games. there is also the below link to a petition to get MS to inclued KB and Mouse use in games.
You can not at this time use a keyboard and mouse to play xbox 360 games. there is also the below link to a petition to get MS to inclued KB and Mouse use in games.
Guess I won't be buying an XBOX then.
Pity they have no support for folks who can't physically use a game controller.
well if people start throwing the idea out to them their might be a pretty good chance of them doing something like that. Maybe if you call up mircosoft they could tell you if there was anything in the works or anything you could buy so you could play the games. I hope you can find something.
There is a keyboard available but it is intended for the messaging side of live but i got my 360 and wasnt sure i could use the controller for 1st person shooters but i quickly got used to it.
5. Limited keyboard/mouse support at launch With the USB ports, it seems logical enough that the Xbox 360 would accept PC accessories such as a mouse and a keyboard. In fact, the 360 does offer undocumented support for a USB keyboard, but it's apparently limited to messaging and filling out forms on Xbox Live. There's no official word from Microsoft as to when or if keyboard or mouse support will be added for use in actual games (World of Warcraft 360, anyone?). That hurts a little.
This guys right, Microsoft is probably just waiting for another time to release all of these new 360 compatable things which will cost a "small fortune."
vvvvvv That's a bunch of bs, I didn't know how to make the indented quotes thing so I just put quotes around it. Yeah, I copied and pasted it but I didn't say it was my own, I put normal quotes around it as I would in a essay for school, it's not wrong.
I was in the same position but i have gotten used to the 360 controllers very quickly, i dont think microsoft will add keyboard and mouse support because eveyone will have to move to mouse and key board for 1st person shooters because if your not on a keyboard and mouse you will be at a serious disadvantage, and for alot of people this would put them off the console.
Replying to Trap FeedBacker Skill has nothing to do with it because with enough practice any one can become skilled. It's only natural that FPS games be played with keyboard and mouse since the days of Doom (which in my opinion started it all when you talk FPS games). Keyboard/mouse does not give anyone the advantage because anyone would be able to have the same advantage which doesn't give any single person the edge. Just stick to what you like best. And yes, XFPS does sell an adaptor that lets you use a mouse/keyboard, the only thing is that the headset won't work via the adaptor.
If microsoft doesnt want to include in-game keyboard and mouse support, and once again try to monopolize gaming platforms. Guess what ? there are several other companies listed on http://modchip.Com that actually came out with an accessory product for the 360s which lets you play fps-games with a keyboard and a mouse. There Microsoft loses to smaller companies. Why? because they were being ignorant, also these accessories on http://modchip.Com go for $80.00 on every sale of the profit these companies make is a loss for Microsoft, because they should have been doing this in the first place. Microsoft lost my respect first VISTA, then THIS. Watch in 2010 SEC will come out with a console that has in-game keyboard and mouse support. If not for Bungie Microsoft was done, HALO 3 was the main reason why many people bought the 360s. If anything they sould be considering this and start their work on a mod-for in-game keyboard and mouse support and include this in their next-gen xbox or else bow-down to sony in 2010.
With uni finished I am hoping to soon have some more time with my good old original xbox. Yes I know
there are newer consoles out there with better looking graphics but I enjoy good gameplay and if i
haven't played it its new to me. Off the top of my head I have QUOTE Halo 1 and 2 Pro Evo
4, Fifa 04 NHL 2k3, 2k5, 2k7 NBA 2k5 NFL 2k5 Project Gotham 2, Forza, Toca 2 Shenmue 2 Timesplitters
2 Colin Mcrae 3 Fight Night 2 True crime LA GTA 3, VC, SA Futurama Tony Hawk 4 SSX Tricky Baseball
game (might be all star 2003 cant remember exact name) Soul Calibur 2 DOA 2, 3....
Watch closely in the army video in the next link - yes an xbox 360 controller for UAV's in the
army PG 7-16 I think not /tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0"
alt="tongue.gif" /> /wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif"
/> LINK It's the british army as well which proves it (being arguably one of the best
organised Army's in the world) It also seems that the USA army uses them as well!....
I got a couple of MP3 albums from my friends collection, and I wanted to rip theses CD's to my
Xbox 360, to use them as background music when I play my games. Having them burned to a CD-RW, and
putting the CD into my Xbox 360. When finished building tracklist, some of the albums comes with
tags already filled out for the album name, the artist, tracks and genre , so its only to press Rip
CD and everything is done. But some of the albums I burned, have no information at all. So I have to
manually edit the name of tracks, artist and so on. Now theres a wonderful additi....
1. Xbox 360 console built on new processor, this runs much cooler, quicker than the standard
processor for the Xbox 360 premium, which are to this day prone to overheating known as the ring of
fire Or in other words Hardware failure meaning they have to be sent back to Microsoft for repairs,
although Premium 360s built end of 2007 onwards have been built using newer 60/65nm processor
chipset. 2. Wireless Controller included, exactly the same as whats included with the £250 Premium
package. 3. Standard AV cable, exactly the same as whats included with the £250 Premium pac....
Okay so me and my friend were playing guitar hero and all of a sudden the screen got all block like
and the graphics all turned into green swirly squares. So we thought maybe the A/v cord was loose or
something i turned off the xbox and re-plugged the a/v cords in now every time i turn the xbox on it
flashes 1 red light and says Error E74 in about every language i know of... I have called
1-800-4myxbox and all they said is that they only fix xbox's with the 3 red light error.... what
do i do? thanks.....
Ive done some searching around and understand that it is possible to create xbox 360 games from the
windows platform. I believe the best way to do this would be using XNA. Just wondering if 1)
anyone had any success doing this and 2) if anyone has created xbox games from windows BESIDES XNA?
I am a delphi programmer and would like to use delphi as my compiler of choice....
I'm thinking about buying a xbox 360, full my cash, I got my corvette for my birthday last
month, and getting my my license back soon, so I don't have a use for this money I was saving up
for a car.. I just need a hundred more dollars, which I'll have by next month (I usually only
get $100 a month, as I usually save some for college each month, and gas, and clothes and food)
so hopefully I can get a xbox 360. I plan on getting halo 3 as my first game, I heard xbox 360 comes
with 1 month of xbox live is this right? Also, for xbox live, what do I NEED besi....
I just got a limited edition Halo 3 Xbox 360. it is the MADEST thing ever, i've got it connected
to a 1080i Wide screen TV and an 7.2, thats write 2 subwoffers, surround sound system via opticle
cable. it looks and SOUNDS SO mad. i find it REALLY stupid that the limited edition halo 3 virsion
doesn't actually come with the game, how stupid it that. i've allreaddy finished campaign
on easy and almost finshed normal and i am on xbox live (same user name is megabytemb) see you there
if you go on cya....
Pretty much it all started out me and my other two friends. We were sitting down in the living room
watching TV, when I said "We need an Xbox 360" My friend was all "yeah that'd be cool" Then I
said "dude you could sell your drumset for one" We all paused and looked at each other After that
we screamed running outside to the car. So we decided to drive to his house which is about....
30-40 minutes away? So yeah we went to his house, picked up his drumset. After than we headed back
30-40 minutes to my house. Dropped off and got Sodas and etc. We got back into the c....
I got into modding just recently and i think it makes the game and the system a lot more enjoyable
than the system is when it is regular. Does anybody else here like modding xbox's or halo 2? If
so what are you favorite mods to make and stuff like that. Discuss it here. If you don't like
modding too bad don't start a flame war or anything. Just ignore this topic. And to let you all
know i do not cheat in matchmaking. I just play on xbox connect and with friends when i mod. I do
not play on live. But if you are new to modding and want to get a good site for pr....
I've been hearing a lot about 360 from all of my friends, they all say that the graphics are
amazing compared to Xbox.. Currently I have an Xbox and I want to upgrade to a 360 eventually but I
don't know whether it's really worth the money right now.. Will it come down in price in the
near future? The other concern I have is that I want to be able to play my original Xbox games on
my 360, is this possible? Is it really worth the 400 some dollars (Canadian)? Should I wait until
later, maybe Christmas sales? I should add, I don't want any hardcore PS3 ....
Hi, I've recentley got myself an xbox 360 but unfortunatley my TV isnt an HDTV (getting one
soon) so I can't play in HD which I've heard is much better. Luckily, my laptop is 1080p HD
and has got a large screen (for a laptop) but I don't know how to connect them /sad.gif"
style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /> Any ideas? Thanks in advance
/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />....
hi, i have an xbox but am thinking about buying the new 360 but have been wondering, is it worth the
$400? wats new about it that makes it really good and quite expensive. hopefully some can
convince me whether or not to buy this /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)"
border="0" alt="smile.gif" />....
http://benheck.com/Games/Xbox360/x360_page_1.htm Keep in mind that these guys are
GENIUS!!! You take apart the brand new Xbox 360, a LCD monitor to create something that
has not been tested, yet. I was heavily into case moding a while back. I turned Sony 300 CD changer
to a computer case--complete with automatic door open and tray ejecting, front port USB and
Firewire, vacuum fluorescent display, blue light power LED... the works. And at the end it looked as
thought nothing had changed. A stock look. I should upload a photo one day. Read them through and....
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to make an apperance sometime next year. So which do you think will make a bigger impression on the
people? Well in my opinion the xbox 360 is going to do a great job. They are coming out near
christmas time which would make a great gift. The games that are coming out wil blow away alot of
the competion. Elder Scrolls: Oblivion will by far be the most popular game for the xbox 360 once
that hits the stores. Once the ps3 comes out i dont expect to see that great of an im....
I am getting an Xbox 360 for my birthday (27th of April). Soon after this we are hoping to set up a
network...I am wondering if Xbox live will work with our router, on the site it says only wireless
ones work, and itlists only 10 that definately work. So do only wireless routers work? If not what
wired ones work too?....
I am currently using an original XBOX and i'm looking to buy a new one.......I love my XBOX but
i'm hearing some bad things about the 360 and i'm hearing that Playstation 3 could be outta
this world. Does anyone know the good and bad about each of these systems so that i can make a
better decision.....either to buy the 360 or wait for the PS3.....I personally love the XBOX because
when playing sports games the graphics are head and shoulders above all the other systems.......i
don't know if 360 holds the same characteristics....
Well we just got an xbox, I know there are tons of games out there but I don't know most of the
games out there... I'm just wondering if there are any that appeal especially to girls?
/rolleyes.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='rolleyes.gif' /> Those that I've
enjoyed so far - Star Wars Battlefront - Topspin In case you were wondering, nope, FIFA does not
interest me. /tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' />
Anything else? Hoping you could throw up a few names, maybe link me to someplace I could ....
Quite a fun and interesting read . Also, click next at the bottom for 10 reasons why it won't
fail. My fav being Dreamcast - Had loads of amazing games, but not Halo3 Xbox360 - Has Halo3
/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /> ....
I finally got to play Call of Cuty 2 for XBOX 360!! I must admit that I was completely blown
away by the game in every aspect!! To start off, the game ran extremely fast!!
almost no loading times pretty much and the gameplay was smoother than anything I've ever seen,
no sudden skips or lag spots anywhere!! Next, and prolly the thing that caught my attention
the most, were the incredible graphics!! I got to play it in High Definition, and I was
blown away by the rendering and physics in the game!! As much as I want the P....
Ive been hearing things about the upcoming game colsoles lately and the one i really want to get is
XBOX 360 but their wireless controllers arent gonna be the best until 2007 *sigh*. And then theirs
PS3 with outstanding Bluetooth controllers which come out with the system. And idk wat is goin on
with nintendo revolution really /blink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle'
alt='blink.gif' /> i dont even kno when its coming out. XBOX 360 doesnt have the best grafix from
what ive also been hearing and i saw. PS3 in magazines and online ive seen pictures of games ....
My favorites are: Star Wars episode III: Revenge Of The Sith Star Wars: Knight of the old republic
Star Wars: Knight of the old republic II The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King The Lord Of
The Rings: The Third Age Jade Empire halo 1 &2 Can you tell me of there are better games!....
I am curious as to how you get a save game off the Xbox hard drive and onto a computer. I am sure
that brienj could answer this. I am assuming by somehow browsing the network to find the Xbox hard
drive. Is there a tool needed to do this? I am assuming that the Xbox drive is hidden to normal
network browsing.....
Hi I have to buy a present for a 14 year old kid. I know he has an xbox system but not too many
games as his parents are a little broke right now. I want to blow his mind with a game that everyone
has been talking about, but which one? I am a PC gamer and know doom 3 is on the xbox but is there
anything better out there? I want to get him action, shooter stuff. Thanks again Patrick....
has anyone ever heard of the next xbox console? its supposed to be phantom?something like that. I
heard the development kits are out to game makers, and im kind of excited to see screenshots of
games, but i cant remember the dang consoles name, any help?....
My vote is for Halo 2. I mean, I would vote for Halo; except I believe that the new features and
weapons and vehicles, etc. that is in Halo 2 is a lot better than those of the first of the Halo
Series. The mulitplayer in Halo 2 is THE BEST. Banshees in multiplayer, many fun levels, XBox Live
PLAY! In my opinion, Halo 2 truly IS, the BEST GAME EVER.....
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