Xbox One users may soon have a new way to interact with their console.

Speaking on Twitter, Xbox chief Phil Spencer revealed in a conversation with a fan that the engineers at Microsoft were working on mouse and keyboard compatibility for the current-gen console.

@lgriao @PNF4LYFE @Tak225Th Yep, keyboard and mouse support for Xbox would need to be there for this to work, those aren't far away.

— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) July 21, 2015

The Xbox One has allowed for keyboard use in basic text inputs, but no use of a mouse has ever been implemented. It remains unclear what range of recognized mouse inputs will be integrated, or approximately when this functionality will become available. IGN has reached out to Microsoft for additional information.

Several changes to the Xbox One have forged a deeper connection between the console and Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system, including in-home streaming and the Xbox app.

This is interesting! Is this Microsoft's attempt to one up PS4?

If it is, it's rubbish, because Sony will just add it themselves. Hardly a console killer