mouse support for iPad games is desperately needed

Originator:palmin
Number:rdar://47948505 Date Originated:10-Feb-2019 03:35 PM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:iOS + SDK Product Version:iOS 12.1.4
Classification:Feature (New) Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
Regular computer mice are the most popular kind of game controller. 

They are of course supported on traditional computers, but XBox & PlayStation consoles and even the Nintendo Switch support mice as controllers.

Entire categories of games such as 1st person shooters and real time strategy games cannot be played competitively without a mouse. 

Steps to Reproduce:
1) Ask the GCController to listen for game controllers.
2) Turn on a bluetooth mouse and ask it to pair to a new device.

Expected Results:
It should be possible to pair the mouse to the iPad and have this appear as a game controller of some (perhaps new) type.

Actual Results:
There is no way to use mouse as an input device in iOS games.

Version:
iOS 12.1.4

Notes:
It is extremely wasteful that the powerful hardware of the iPad Pro can render high-end graphics as seen in Fortnite but because iOS does not support the most basic game controller, dedicated players would never play on iPad.

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