Now that we have entered the era of the Playstation 5, it is time to see which PS5 games we can play with a mouse and keyboard. The mouse keyboard option was available on the PS4, but it was not very optimal.
Perhaps you have used it: the mouse and keyboard option for your PlayStation 4. This option is not possible with every game and the range of possible games on the PS4 is scarce. For example, without an adapter you couldn’t play Overwatch with a mouse and keyboard. Even if you had such an adapter, it did not always work for everyone.
A few games where it was possible were War Thunder and Final Fantasy XIV. Why this mouse keyboard option is not possible for other games is because many game developers believe that keyboard and mouse players in console lobbies have an unfair advantage.
Now it is of course time for the PlayStation 5. Can you also use a mouse keyboard setup on it? Well not for all games, but for a few this is possible! For example Warzone and War Thunder.
Few PS5 mouse keyboard games
It is very confusing which games you can play with mouse keyboard on the PS5. Mouse and Keyboard is possible for games such as Warzone, because they have the cross-play option. In the Warzone menu you can enable the mouse keyboard option before your game starts. You will then automatically be thrown into a PC pool. War Thunder also has this option, so you don’t need an adapter to connect a mouse and keyboard. Another game that can be played with a mouse keyboard on the PS5 is Planet Coaster.
Now that many games are switching to crossplay, we can assume that more and more games will be added that can be played on mouse and keyboard. It is unclear which games these will be.
Before you buy a game on your PS5 because you think it can be played with a mouse and keyboard, first check whether it really is. Most of the lists that Google presents you with include games for which you need an adapter costing 100 euros or perhaps more. With other games such as Rainbow Six Siege and The Division it may seem as if they can be played with a mouse keyboard, but unfortunately this is not true.
Overwatch
Available from May 24, 2016
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