Ubisoft said in a Rainbow Six Siege update post that native mouse and keyboard support will arrive on consoles with the Y11S2.2 Mid-Season Update on July 14.
The change is not a free-for-all. Players who want to use mouse and keyboard will need to plug in their devices and switch Crossplay & Input Devices to PC & Consoles. Ubisoft says that setting lets mouse and keyboard work in menus and matches, while console-only pools stay controller-only.
In solo matchmaking, the game will match mouse and keyboard users with PC players and console players who picked the same pool. If a console player connects a mouse and keyboard without switching the setting first, the game will prompt them to change it.
Squads work a little differently. Ubisoft says the squad leader’s Crossplay & Input Devices choice controls the pool and allowed input devices for the whole group. Before a match starts, squad members will see which inputs are active in the squad panel and through a temporary message at the bottom of the screen.
The setting also applies to training and other offline playlists, including the Shooting Range. Custom matches follow the same rule too, except for Local Custom Games, where the lobby host can choose the allowed input devices in Match Setup.
There are a few hard limits baked in as well. If a squad joins a console-only pool, mouse and keyboard will stay blocked. If a PC player joins a squad, the setting locks to PC & Consoles. And if someone plugs in mouse and keyboard after a console-only match has already started, only the controller will keep working.
Ubisoft is also bringing text chat to console on the same update. Players with a keyboard connected will be able to type normally, while controller users can rely on the console on-screen keyboard. The studio says chat options, channels, and six accessibility settings will all be adjustable from the menus.
On top of that, console players will get mouse sensitivity controls and control remapping options in the Controls section. Ubisoft frames the whole update as a fair-play and accessibility move, keeping controller-only play intact for people who want it while opening the door for mouse and keyboard on console.
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