We recently announced the exciting news that Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition and Age of Empires IV are coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series, and Cloud Gaming. These games have long been claimed by the console community, and the truth is that why they were on PC and not Xbox was not fully understoodbeing that Microsoft is simultaneously launching on its platforms.
The big challenge in bringing these games to consoles has undoubtedly been being able to transfer the experience to a controller. Unlike games like Halo Wars or Gears Tactics, Age of Empires has more options and controls that aren’t easy to adapt to a controller.
Play Age of Empires on Xbox with a controller
Therefore, from Xbox Thread, Emma Bridle from World’s Edge commented that the Xbox version has controller support and the challenges this integration has brought. Sure, they will also support keyboard and mouse from the consolefor nostalgics who are better off with this device.
We knew that bringing the complexity of RTS to Xbox consoles was a huge task that we had to approach with care and thought. The team has worked hard to deliver an experience that not only feels great using a controller, but also teaches gamers how to play games on Xbox. A new tutorial designed specifically for controller input along with a new console user experience will help players get started.
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By the way, if you haven’t already read it, I’ll leave you the link to my colleague Laura’s analysis so you can open your mouth to what’s to come.
Jose Angel
I’ve been running this house since 2014. I love playing all things achievement and am an avid fan of Microsoft products.
