Fortnite to Get Xbox One Keyboard and Mouse Support, Says Major Nelson

Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb has been the main main form of contact between players on the Microsoft gaming console and the company itself for years with the Xbox 360 and the current Xbox One. Often providing major news regarding the popular console, players are usually tuned into the Twitter account of Major Nelson. This was especially the case on November 10th when Major Nelson announced that Fortnite would be among the 14 titles that would be receiving native keyboard and mouse support for the Xbox One.

"Fourteen titles have announced they plan to have Xbox keyboard+mouse support including Fortnite, landing later this week," said Major Nelson. 

Fourteen titles have announced they plan to have Xbox keyboard+mouse support including @FortniteGame, landing later this week.

— Larry Hryb @ X018 (@majornelson) November 10, 2018

Players have been able to use keyboard and mouse on the likes of the Xbox One since September of 2018, but this will be the first time that the massively popular battle royale game of Fortnite will be getting the native support for the input devices.

The Playstation 4 (PS4) console does not currently have native keyboard and mouse support, which has led players to using XIM devices. These devices trick the console into thinking that the keyboard and mouse is a controller and allows players to use the input devices for console titles on the PS4, such as Fortnite, when they are not intended to do so. 

However, Epic Games will now be rolling out developer supported use on the Microsoft console with leading PC gaming hardware company Razer stating that players on the One should stay tuned to what they will be specifically creating for players to use with the new native keyboard and mouse support for Fortnite and other titles on the Xbox One. 

Stay tuned

— R Λ Z Ξ R (@Razer) November 10, 2018

With Epic Games having implemented matchmaking aspects that separate console players who are using keyboard and mouse from those who are using controllers, the news of native keyboard and mouse support for Fortnite on the Xbox One should not be a concern of players using controllers. Now Fortnite players on the Xbox One will have a choice to either use a keyboard and mouse or a controller when they battling to collect some victory royales. 

(cover photo courtesy of TweakTown)