The Xbox May Update rolls out with updates for Cloud and PC

Starting today, Team Xbox is introducing some highly requested features to further improve cloud gaming across all devices and screens where Xbox is available. Also to celebrate the upcoming game launch Senua’s Saga: Hellblade IIyou can experience a new channel in the Xbox app for PC.

Use your mouse and keyboard with Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta)

Mouse and keyboard support for cloud gaming is rolling out starting today. You can now use your mouse and keyboard for your gaming experience in web browsers (Edge or Chrome).

To play with your mouse and keyboard in web browsers, follow these steps:

Go to xbox.com/play.
Sign in with your Microsoft account.
Choose a game with mouse and keyboard support.

Later this month, you’ll also be able to use the Xbox app on PC by selecting a game that has a mouse and keyboard badge. From there you can control the game with your mouse and keyboard, just like you would with a PC game.

Pro tip: You can also switch between using a mouse and keyboard combination and your controller at any time by simply pressing any key on your keyboard or the Xbox button on your controller.

Mouse and keyboard support begins rolling out today and will expand to all players in the coming weeks for 25 titles, including:

ARK Survival Evolved
Atomic heart
Cities: Skylines – Mayor’s Edition
Cities: Skylines – Remastered
Deep Rock Galactic
Sinking 64
Fourteen days (browser only)
Gears tactics
Grounded
Halo Infinite
High in life
House flipper
It’s a peanut (Game preview)
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Buses
Quake
Quake 2
Sea of Thieves
Slime Rancher 2
Sniper Elite 5
State of decay 2
Terrariums
The Sims 4
Valheim (Game preview)
Zombie Army 4: Dead War

**Celebrate Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II With a new channel**

We can’t wait for Senua to return on May 21st on a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Island. To celebrate, our team has worked on a dedicated channel that will highlight the new entry in the series while making the previous title easier to find. The channel will also feature a captivating video that we hope you enjoy. Pre-install the game today and be ready for launch day!

Compact Mode improvements begin rolling out

We’ve started previewing Compact Mode’s new features, including Jump back in And Friends, with a subset of gamers and with all Xbox Insiders. Click here to learn about the changes you may see when you access the Xbox app on PC.

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Editor’s Note (5/15/24): We have removed Norco removed from the list of titles that will feature mouse and keyboard support and clarified when this feature will be rolled out to the 25 titles listed.