
Submission + - PS3 Counter-Strike to support keyboard and mouse (eurogamer.net) 1
RogueyWon writes: "Eurogamer reports some encouraging news for console-bound fans of online shooters. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the new stand-alone version of the wildly successful Half-Life mod recently announced by Valve, will support mouse and keyboard controls on the Playstation 3. This isn't entirely unprecedented; 2007's Unreal Tournament 3 had a similar feature, but the idea has never gained momentum. If the idea of allowing PC-style controls on a console does catch on, could this help remove some of the stigma associated with first person shooters on consoles?"
They don't have much choice... (Score:2)
Mouse works well because so many games (and their UIs) are built around the simple core mechanics of pointing at things (so no wonder a device meant for pointing at things does well at that) - a mechanics which can