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razer making xbone controller to compete with that elite one
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BulletBees
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I enjoy Razer stuff, they're always pretty nice quality...but...they look terrible.
Welp, it certainly looks terrible. Hopefully it performs better than it looks.
There's a reason arcade sticks are wired for example. Wireless adds delay.
There's a reason arcade sticks are wired for example. Wireless adds delay.
Yeah well it's not like you have any competitive games on Xbone. Besides that, isn't MS elite wireless?
The only thing I can think about is how badly I wanted a Razer Onza way back, until I read about the horrible quality of that thing. They failed this type of controller before so I'm... sceptical about this one. It's also extremely ugly. Wow. I remember the Onza as at least okay looking.
Enter the Dragon Punch
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It's not wired by choice. Only MS makes wireless pads for the xbone
TheOhrenberger.
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Looks nowhere near as nice as the elite controller. The thing I like about the elite controller isn't just the extra paddles and profiles but I also like the high quality, premium materials it uses. It just looks kinda classy. This looks ugly.
The elite controller is also modular. This isn't. I think it's pretty obvious which one will be better.
The elite controller is also modular. This isn't. I think it's pretty obvious which one will be better.
Microsoft didn't let them use their new protocol that minimizes delay further?
Memorabilia
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This thing looks like it fell from the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.
i don't think $150 controllers are ridiculous if the build quality is top notch.
Auto-Reply
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The Elite controller is interesting to me because I'd like to believe the sticks don't wear out as quick as on a regular controller because they use steel for some parts instead of plastic. I don't really know if that is enough to prevent the steaks from getting loose tbh.
But I wouldn't buy one of these if they are going to have the same faults as regular controllers.
But I wouldn't buy one of these if they are going to have the same faults as regular controllers.
TheOhrenberger.
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I bought a razer controller for the 360. The Onza. It broke in like a month. Like legit broke. Not just worn out. Broken.
Granted I don't remember the Onza being $150, but it definitely was more expensive than a traditional 360 controller. Regardless I don't trust razer controllers after that.
150$ is a lot. Hell you could get a console with a controller and games for 2x the price of that.
MomoPufflet
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Razer makes some nice mice but the Onza controller had crap build quality and I didn't like the feel of it either. This would need amazing reviews to get me to bite. I would disregard the ugly looks if it had incredible build and feel but I have serious doubts they can pull it off.
AgentOtaku
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this
I remember owning the 360 Razer controller years back and that thing was a total POS
CassidyIzABeast
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Will more than likely break after a year.
Yep it's wireless. Sounds like this is why? vvvv
I would say this still doesn't change the fact that wired tends to be the preferred route for competitive gaming, be that a gamepad, arcade stick, mouse, whatever, but...
maybe I missed something along the way?
Is wireless what's up/no longer an issue these days? If so then apologies for my outdated info as I may have spoken too soon!
Esports wise, Halo is pretty much it.
There are lots of people out there who have far too much spare money lying around though.
Chezzymann
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This is one of the ugliest controllers I've ever seen.
Sony should put out an elite DS4. Thing would sell like hot cakes.
They have the marketing for CoD, Destiny and Battlefront this fall - all the major FPS releases. Would have been the absolute perfect moment.
Anyways I look forward to reviews on this unit. Looks ugly as f but at the end of the day, it's comfort/performance that maters for this product's audience.
Yep. Would've been perfect timing.
John Kowalski
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It's ok to be old, don't worry.
Phat Michael
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This looks cheap and terrible.
Every Razer product I have bought last 18 months, at most.
Razer Naga - the optical sensor only tracked horizontal.
Razer Lycosa - keys would intermittently stop working. First it was just one key, then the nonworking keys spread throughout the keyboard. So the 'A' key would stop working. 10 seconds later, the 'B' key would stop... go on from there until I physically unplug/replug the keyboard.
Razer Onza - Triggers stopped working.
I will never buy another razer product.
Razer Naga - the optical sensor only tracked horizontal.
Razer Lycosa - keys would intermittently stop working. First it was just one key, then the nonworking keys spread throughout the keyboard. So the 'A' key would stop working. 10 seconds later, the 'B' key would stop... go on from there until I physically unplug/replug the keyboard.
Razer Onza - Triggers stopped working.
I will never buy another razer product.
Every single Razer peripheral I ever used broke so much faster than other brand. The only reliable thing they built for me at least is my mechanical keyboard (blackwidow).
Hopefully people buying this controller won't have the same fate as I did. (Went throught 2 keyboard and 3 mices, 2 headset)
Hopefully people buying this controller won't have the same fate as I did. (Went throught 2 keyboard and 3 mices, 2 headset)
As far as I am aware, some of that $100 million that went into the controller R&D went into designing a new wireless protocol. It has less latency and much, much more bandwidth than the latest Bluetooth, and I think it was comparable or better than WiFi Direct.
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Killer Instinct.
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But in a gorgeous way. It looks awesome. If it wasn't for the Steam controller I would get this.
Didn't the Razer CEO said he didn't like Playstation so he wouldn't make accessories for the system?
The Dear Leader
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Deathadder mouse and Blackwidow keyboard going strong after 4 years, so don't presume Razer is shit all the time. I like the way they did the bumpers and the inner bumpers and back triggers, I'd like to see how those work in hand. If they price this competitively it could be a decent PC controller instead of an Xbox controller.
Really? Not a smart way too make buisness for a company. 25mil consoles might change his way of thinking maybe.