http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/ Engadget Comments for XIM2 brings your keyboard and mouse to the Xbox 360. But you still suck at Halo. http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/Jul 18th 2008 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/Jul 18th 2008 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/
The games are geared towards the controller, you'd only really need a keyboard to do chatting or naming.]]>Jul 18th 2008 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/
Keyboard+mouse gives first person shooters, especially, unmatched aiming abilities. The simple fact is that you can spin, point and re-center yourself infinitely faster without being stuck to two analog sticks.

If you use a small HDTV monitor with a high resolution, it makes your sniping even more accurate.]]>Jul 18th 2008 2:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/
It looks so effortless. ]]>Jul 18th 2008 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/Jul 18th 2008 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/Jul 18th 2008 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/Jul 18th 2008 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/I want to say a PS2 shooter or two did. May have been the Dreamcast though, since it actually had a first party mouse and keyboard. There probably isn't a lot stopping developers from doing so, but it may not be perceived as a popular enough feature to spend the time developing two control schemes for a console since most generally NEVER has a kb and mouse hooked up.]]>Jul 18th 2008 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/Jul 18th 2008 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/Jul 18th 2008 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/
The reason that they don't converge the two is because there is a distinction between the two: pc gamers (m/kb) are usually more hardcore that curl up at their desk with wrist callouses, and on the contrary console gamers are a bit more casual and like to relax on the couch and play on a big screen (in the realm of FPS). Don't get me wrong, there are hardcore players on console, however, in my opinion if they were truly hardcore they would play on PC (m/kb support) for the precision and customization. (G9 anyone? ]]>Jul 18th 2008 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/Lets keep it real: If they merged console + pc realms console players would be rocked in fps. Console players would be forced to use kb/m to keep up their kill:death ratio therefore not really making a console a console anymore. Which is another topic in itself... Death of the console with convergence of the two platforms.

***Wall of text crits you for 5000! ***]]>Jul 18th 2008 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/Of course they COULD simply make it detect a mouse and disable auto-aim and then the mouse would require more concentration rather than less, and it would actually allow me to consider buying a console!
]]>Jul 18th 2008 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/"all console games have aito-aim enabled"
I'm going to assume you meant auto-aim.

Really? Would you please show me the auto aim in Call of Duty 4? How about Halo 3?
Just because you have to use joysticks doesn't mean you need auto-aim. Controls for any game could be ridiculously hard but what counts is that everyone's controls are EQUALLY hard. This is why consoles don't support a keyboard and mouse.]]>Jul 18th 2008 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/
The old Unreal Tournament for Xbox had no auto aim, and it was hard as hell. PD0 had the option to turn off auto aim, turning the game into a ridiculous game of spam your rolling/dodging opponent with bullets and hope you get lucky. When you could get a game that is.

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I wouldn't say that's the worst part, sounds like you can just pull out the ol "From you alright? I learned it from watching you!". Same with my boss, Director of IT :) Except he reads it as an RSS in his outlook. I prefer the real deal.

I just need some sort of RSS feed to the brain. Then a thought_to_comment translator.

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Was that quote from that old drug commercial, where the kid gets busted for having weed, and says he learned it from watching his dad? ]]>Jul 18th 2008 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/
Correct-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-Elr5K2Vuo]]>Jul 18th 2008 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/
Thanks, that's the one. Brings back memories. Of laughing.]]>Jul 18th 2008 5:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/
Left Hand gamepad / Right Hand Mouse is the only way.]]>Jul 18th 2008 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/
Flame on!]]>Jul 18th 2008 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/
Gamepad does all movement in thumb and leaves 4 fingers in a position to hit at least 4 more buttons without stretching... WASD was all they had when they made pong.. The mouse is the only improvement on FPS for aim, but walking, jumping, crouching is much more ergonomic on a gamepad.

I guess its still better left to let people do what they like best, but you know the age-old debate... keyboarders think their way is best, gamepadders think their way is best... But us Hybridders will be crowned :)]]>Jul 18th 2008 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/Jul 18th 2008 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/
Can't argue on the mouse, though.]]>Jul 18th 2008 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/]]>Jul 18th 2008 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/

I for one welcome our Keyboard and Mouse loving Overlords.]]>Jul 18th 2008 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/Jul 18th 2008 7:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/Jul 18th 2008 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/Jul 18th 2008 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/Jul 18th 2008 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/Jul 18th 2008 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/
And now I can own everybody in CoD4 and Halo, maybe I'll finally be able to win a game!]]>Jul 18th 2008 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/Jul 18th 2008 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/Such rapid turning is very specific to FPS games played with a mouse. The analog sticks offer much more smooth turning of the camera!]]>Jul 18th 2008 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/Jul 18th 2008 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/
What I REALLY wanna see is a splitfish for the 360 with a USB port for swapping out the mouse. Then I could use my trusty MX518 with the awesome Lefty-Nunchuck thing (and then maybe use it for PC gaming too...o the possibilities).]]>Jul 18th 2008 10:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/Jul 18th 2008 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/
The only problem is, where do you put a mousepad on the couch?]]>Jul 18th 2008 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/
I play counterstrike from the couch all the time on my 42" 1080p LCD. Just as long as your couch isn't leather, it works fine. If you're worried about damaging the couch fabric, use a pillow.]]>Jul 18th 2008 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/Jul 18th 2008 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/Jul 18th 2008 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/
But on the other hand, I don't want to be getting pwned left and right either. Yarrrr...]]>Jul 18th 2008 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/Jul 18th 2008 12:29PM