IGN's Gear site has reviewed Lik-Sang's SmartJoy Frag, an adapter that lets you use standard PS/2 mice and keyboards with Xbox games. Here's what they had to say about using it to play Halo:
Halo just works damn fine with the SmartJoy FRAG. Movement is as smooth as butter and being able to spin around or look anywhere quickly is a godsend. Our only complaint with this is that the vertical movement is slower than the horizontal, but that's not too big a deal. Hopefully Halo 2 has options for both.
Editor's Note: Not sure why, with the Xbox's input being based on USB, Lik-Sang has chosen to use PS/2 ports instead. It means that you'll need to use USB to PS/2 adapters if you have a USB keyboard or mouse. Also, be aware: although IGN speculates the device should work with Halo 2 as well, there's no solid evidence of this, and it's entirely possible that Bungie may have made, or may make, changes to Halo 2's input code to negate any advantage that the SmartJoy Frag might give to keyboard and mouse players.
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Anonymous (not verified)
Bungie changing Halo 2 code for FRAG?? Are you stupid??
How could Bungie change the code of a game already finalized and in mass production before the smartjoy frag announce? also, how can you imagine they would invest tons of time in a multi millions of project just because of the smartjoy frag? Also, how could they limit the advantages, please? Technically speaking, you make no sense at all. Use your brains and stop your rubbish speculations, you don't live in the real world man.
narcogen
No, I'm not.
In reply to: Bungie changing Halo 2 code for FRAG?? Are you stupid??[quote=]How could Bungie change the code of a game already finalized and in mass production before the smartjoy frag announce? also, how can you imagine they would invest tons of time in a multi millions of project just because of the smartjoy frag? Also, how could they limit the advantages, please? Technically speaking, you make no sense at all. Use your brains and stop your rubbish speculations, you don't live in the real world man.[/quote]
Bungie was aware of the FRAG before Halo 2 was put into production, I can assure you.
Regardless, Halo 2 is a fully Xbox Live aware title, and as such, it can be patched via Xbox Live post-release.
In terms of how technically it can be achieved, that was explained to me-- and it's trivial. One of the major advantages of the mouse is the ability to make turns, especially 180 degree turns, must faster than with the thumbstick, even with the sensitivity cranked up all the way.
However, by limiting the maximum speed of rotation for the player, someone using a SmartJoy FRAG would not gain this advantage, as he would be unable to turn faster than a player using a thumbstick with sensitivity at maximum.
In the future, please do a little research, then count to ten before hurling baseless insults.