The Sims 4 video game gains keyboard and mouse support on Xbox One consoles

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Published onApril 17, 2019

published onApril 17, 2019

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The Sims 4 is the latest Xbox One video game to gain support for mouse and keyboard controls. This added support comes as part of today’s free update which should now be rolling out to allXbox One consoles.

In addition to these new control options, this update also added a host of (late) Lunar New Year content.

Here’s the release notes for the new content and control changes:

Mouse & Keyboard support is available to all console players of The Sims 4. Simply connect your mouse & keyboard of choice and away you go.You may be wondering how to adjust the mouse sensitivity or switch to left handed play. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One handle these settings for you. Just head to the following locations on your console to make changes:

PlayStation 4 – Settings > Devices> Mouse

Xbox One – Settings > Kinect & devices > Mouse

Lunar New Year came a little late to console but now you can extend the celebrations with

A variety of minor fixes and changes were also made with this update. You can read about all of thesehere.

Keyboard and mouse functionality was added to Xbox One consoles in late-2018 and has since been added gradually to more and more games ever since. One of the most-recent video games to gain support for mouse and keyboard wasSea of Thieves which got it during an update last month.

Do you like to use mouse and keyboard when playing Xbox One games or do you prefer the controller? Share your thoughts with the community in the comments below and thenfollow us on Pinterest for more Xbox gaming content.

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