https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsI7-hUhXTY
The latest XIM peripheral – a line which has longallowed console gamers to use PC accessories – is now out, and for the first time includes the Xbox One.
https://kotaku.com/use-a-mouse-keyboard-on-your-xbox-360-5715140
The XIM4 won’t be out until well into next year, but it’s already being teased, shown here running Call of Duty: Ghosts on an Xbox One using a PC’s keyboard and mouse. You’ll also see something cool: instead of having to hook the peripheral up to a PC to configure it, there’s now a phone app that lets you adjust settings on the fly.
XIM’s creator says that while efforts are being made to include the PS4, Sony’s console “does not offer any form [of] wired connectivity to Dualshock 4 controllers”, which makes this a challenge. So for now, an upcoming beta is Xbox One only.
In addition to support for Microsoft’s next-gen machine, the XIM4 will also include legacy support for older consoles.
If you’re wondering how well it works – or how well it works – the video above goes into a lot of detail, showing off the tech both as hardware and how it performs in a game.
OBsIV’s XIM Development Blog [XIM, via Engadget]
