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Support for the peripherals will also help people who watch stream through the browser on their console, allowing them to interact with chats better. While we doubt many Xbox users will be doing that, it’s a nice touch.

According to The Verge, the mouse works as it would on PC, allowing users to navigate and interact with websites.Ĭoupled with the keyboard, users can also edit Office documents such as Microsoft Word. That is changing this week as Microsoft is now allowing testers of the browser to use their mouse and keyboard. Still, it has not had mouse and keyboard support since launching on Xbox. The Chromium version of Microsoft Edge is now available on Xbox Series consoles, bringing most of the look and feel of the Windows 10 browser to gamers. With the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles, Microsoft is expanding mouse and keyboard support to include the Edge browser. However, what you could do with those peripherals was limited. While that could change, a Chromium-based Xbox browser could give Microsoft a comfortable head start.Mouse and keyboard support has been available on Xbox since Microsoft brought it to the Xbox One in 2018. Right now, the PlayStation 5 doesn't even have an easily accessible web browser (you have to rely on tricks to use it at all). When it is ready, though, the new browser could make a better case for buying an Xbox if web surfing matters to you.

It may take a while before there's a more polished version of the new Edge for Xbox. And while this theoretically enables access to Google Stadia, we wouldn't count on reliable access to that or other intensive web apps just yet.

This version is unsurprisingly buggy and doesn't include mouse or keyboard support. Participate in the Alpha Skip-Ahead testing ring and you'll get a web experience that's more in line with the modern era, including better compatibility and syncing with Edge across multiple platforms. The Verge reports that Microsoft has started testing a version of its Chromium-based Edge browser on the Xbox One and Series X/S. You might finally have a good reason to use the web browser on your console for more than the bare necessities.