If i use a keyboard with controller on PS4....

will it let you easily just type to chat while using the controller normally? So I would just use the keyboard for talking and controller for anything else?

making friends and chatting is a big part of MMO's for me but talking using the controller is torturous . People will get bored and leave before I manage to say anything.

is it seamless using both together?

Yes it will

And it's pretty seamless

...though you might consider using the keyboard for shortcuts as well. J = journal, U = duty finder, C = character screen, etc. Much faster than going through the menus.

thanks for replies. Guess I'll plug in my spare keyboard .

Reason I don't want use the controller for anything but chatting is the way I sit in my living room , well I don't sit I lay down comfy and lazy while playing PS4 ( I cant sit on a sofa due to a bad back). I would have got in on my PC if I wanted to use K/M for everything.

I only got it on PS4 as there are no good games on PS4 and I felt obliged to use it after paying £350 and it was just gathering dust.

Under Character Settings, there's an option called Direct Chat.

Keep that checkbox checked if you want to control nearly everything with the controller and just use the keyboard for chatting. With it selected, whenever you start typing it will automatically move to the chat window and interpret keystrokes as chat text.

If, as Amnesia suggested, you want to use keyboard shortcuts, then turn off Direct Chat. With that checkbox unchecked, you have to explicitly move focus to the chat box before keystrokes will be interpreted as chat text. Otherwise, keystrokes are interpreted according to shortcut settings to perform actions or open menus, etc.

At least on PS3, Direct Chat is selected by default. I'm not certain if the default is the same on PS4, but they do both have the option.

It makes a ton of difference having a keyboard with the ps4. Idk how people communicate without one

I use a controller, a keyboard, and a mouse when playing.
They all work extremely well together.

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Originally Posted by Amnesia

...though you might consider using the keyboard for shortcuts as well. J = journal, U = duty finder, C = character screen, etc. Much faster than going through the menus.

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^Thanks for this! I always use keyboard for chat, but didn't even think about shortcuts on the console.

You can just hit alt or ctrl before tapping a short cut key, and keep the direct chat setup as well, it's what I do, works fairly well.

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Originally Posted by Niwashi

If, as Amnesia suggested, you want to use keyboard shortcuts, then turn off Direct Chat. With that checkbox unchecked, you have to explicitly move focus to the chat box before keystrokes will be interpreted as chat text.

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You can just press the Enter key to move focus to the chat box...

I use a Logitech wireless blue-tooth keyboard and it works great. Just put in the code from the KB and your allset. :)

I have a generic USB keyboard which is recognized by my ps4, but when I log in to ff14 and hit enter to type, nothing happens! Should I get a new keyboard? It's just like a $10 best buy cheap one. Or is there some button I need to click to activate it.

I read you don't hit enter, you just type firs then press enter to send your message. I just picked up a Logitech last night but have yet to log on since my vacation. I'll bbl to let you know.

My brand is Lenova... I can't type with it. I'm debating going to best buy here in a bit and getting something else.

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Originally Posted by Diablo-Cyrus

(...) when I log in to ff14 and hit enter to type, nothing happens!

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Is direct chat on or off?

It's lit up in yellow next to it, should it not be?

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Is direct chat on or off?

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It's lit up in yellow next to it, should it not be?

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If that option is marked, then you don't need to hit Enter in order to begin chat. Just start typing and it will go to the chat box.

(If you didn't have it checked, then you'd use Enter to move focus to the chat box. That would allow using the keyboard alternately both for chat and for keyboard shortcuts.)

I'm currently using a Logitech K400 with my PS4. It's nice and small and does well enough for chat.
http://www.logitech.com/product/wire...keyboard-k400r

Some of the keys started acting funky so I'm thinking of trying out the MS All-in-One Media Keyboard that came out. Also the right shift key on the Logitech is a little small and annoying sometimes.
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en...media-keyboard

Either way, if all you want to use it for is chatting and simple mouse functions, they both should do the trick.

I just went to best buy, got a new Logitech wireless board and mouse for $25 total, plugged em in and worked no problem. Guess it was my cheap Lenova board my ps4 hated. So much better now.