{"id":137009,"date":"2026-05-01T02:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T02:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-200598"},"modified":"2026-05-01T02:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T02:45:00","slug":"final-fantasy-xiv-online-director-confirms-mouse-and-keyboard-support-for-switch-2-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/05\/01\/final-fantasy-xiv-online-director-confirms-mouse-and-keyboard-support-for-switch-2-version\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Fantasy XIV Online Director Confirms Mouse And Keyboard Support For Switch 2 Version"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Final Fantasy XIV Online<\/a> was finally<\/em> announced for the Switch 2 last week<\/a>, and if you want to experience this popular MMORPG with mouse and keyboard controls on Nintendo’s new hybrid platform, you can!<\/p>\n

Game director Naoki Yoshida (aka Yoshi-P) confirmed this during a recent chat with the press<\/a> at this year’s Final Fantasy XIV Festival. He also mentioned how the Switch 2 version will include support for the Joy-Con 2 mouse controls. And depending on what task you’re tackling in-game, you can mix-up your control style.<\/p>\n

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Naoki Yoshida:<\/strong> “You can use Joy-Con 2 for mouse control. However, I myself haven\u2019t yet tried playing Savage raids with mouse controls\u2026 (laughs). I\u2019m sure the QA (Quality Assurance) team will check the mouse controls, but since the Nintendo Switch 2 version can also be played with a controller, I think I\u2019ll play it that way.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He further notes how if you’re participating in “high-difficulty raids” or something more demanding, you can simply connect a mouse and keyboard to your Switch 2 dock. Or if you’re crafting and gathering, you could swap to handheld mode.<\/p>\n

Yoshida previously confirmed the Switch 2 version of Final Fantasy XIV Online would be able to reach “30fps in a stable state”<\/a>. And during the announcement at Final Fantasy XIV’s Fan Festival keynote last week, he mentioned how the title will require a separate subscription on Switch 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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