PC users have a mouse and keyboard as default. They can use controllers if they want to but this doesn't put them at an advantage over other players because you have far more control with a mouse and keyboard.

Whereas on console, everyone has a controller as default. If players were able to use mouse and keyboard it would give them a massive advantage over players using controllers, simply because people using controllers have far less control over the movement of survivors/killers.

Master said:

@ArthAngel said:
From my understanding, the PC version of the game has the capability and option to use a controller as an alternative input versus keyboard and mouse. I think that's great, but we all know console can do the same with keyboard and mouse input. People argue that the ' reason's why it hasn't been done ( yet ) is for competitive reasons, if that was true, then PC shouldn't have the controller option because some players play better with controller and vice versa. Why can't we allow console players to use keyboard and mouse if PC can use console controllers? I really would like to have the option to use either controller or keyboard and mouse. And this is also the developers choice, sony doesn't block the use of keyboard and mouse to play games. 

DBD is actualyl a game that has been ported frmo PC to console, mouse and keyboard support is naturally given since almsot everybody plays with them on their PC.

if you want to play with m/k, then you need to speak to sony/microsoft that prevent those peripherals. The game itself is actually built to play with m/k

When you really want a PC without getting a PC

@thesuicidefox said:

@popoles said:
Xbox has had mouse support for 4 months now. It's up to developers to allow it.

Not true, it only applies to menus or specific games. Gears of War 4, a MS own franchise, still doesn't have mouse support on Xbox (it has keyboard support but you can only use it for menus).

Native mouse and keyboard support rolled out to Xbox One with the November 2018 update:

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/11/14/november-2018-xbox-update-available-now/

"Mouse and Keyboard Support for Xbox One

As revealed by Phil Spencer on the September episode of Inside Xbox, the November update brings mouse and keyboard support to Xbox One!
With support for mouse and keyboard, developers can now choose to add mouse and keyboard support for their games on Xbox One. This enables both developers and players with more choice on how they want to play."

I think Fortnite and Warframe are the only Devs to enable it in their games so far (could be more not sure) but it is now down to game developers NOT Microsoft since November 2018.

Killer & Survivor roles are sooo different that if one or the other is using a keyboard & mouse, it will literally not matter. Sure, maybe a mouse killer will shred some people at first, but he would eventually be matched with players of his own skill due to the rank system.

Yeah the advantage doesn't actually come through on console either. The controller is the superior way to play survivor. It just allows killer to work properly. PS4 also allowed mouse and keyboard support on day 1 of release. This is due to mmo support from day 1.

Hell we live in an age where basically everyone has a mouse and keyboard. They should just support it on every possible platform. Even mobiles support it too though.

So again there is no actual downside to not supporting it. You don't get an advantage in the game from going from controller to m/kb unless you are killer. Even then it's not an advantage. It's actually disadvantaged already as it is. Especially because they don't change the killers powers to work better on console.

Old thread, I know, noticed it has been recently revived, and so I wanted to ask, XBOX already has native Keyboard+Mouse support, however it is up to the game developers to enable said functionality. And since the game has been ported from PC, I assume the support is there, just simply disabled.. Devs, any plans on enabling Keyboard+Mouse support for console players of DBD? Since the only other option right now is a K+M adapter which vary in price and functionality.. And the decent ones can price as high as $150 for the adapter alone.