When it arrives at retail later next month, the Xbox One will come with a number of control options for its games and applications, including a controller and the Kinect motion-detecting device. However, some people will be looking for another option – the possibilities of using a mouse and a keyboard.
Fortunately, Microsoft believes the option for such devices is certainly on the table, even it’s not for the foreseeable future. “Certainly it’s possible, but we don’t have anything to announced at this time,” said Larry “Major Nelson” Hyrb, in a YouTube interview with VideoGamer.
“We’ll certainly have this great SDK for developers to do what they like. If that’s something they’re interested in doing, we’ll certainly help them do that. You pointed out, as a lot of people forget, designing for a 2-foot gaming experience versus perhaps a nine or ten-foot experience is a little bit different. So they have to be really focused on what is that like and they’re maximizing for the largest possible audience.
“We kind of have this concept of when you’re playing a PC game you’re leaning forward. With an Xbox [controller], sometimes you lean back. You’re just kinda having fun.
“And I don’t want to incite the religious debate that will ensue, [but] we want to provide a gaming experience that people enjoy, certainly with Windows – that’s our other large gaming platform at Microsoft. So there’s something there, but right now we’re really focused on the console space.”
The Xbox One hits stores in the U.S. on November 22.
Source: MCV UK
