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The annual Consumer Electronics Show is the time for gaming peripheral makers to shine, and not many are quite as shiny as SteelSeries. They’re doing up CES 2012 big with a tiny Bluetooth gamepad, some travel-friendly headsets and mice, mice, mice.
When BioWare delivered my copy of their latest game last month they used some rather novel packing material: Razer’s officially licensed Star Wars: The Old Republic gaming mouse and headset. I excitedly set the two packages aside and started playing the game.
Sold under Mad Catz’ Saitek brand, the Cyborg R.A.T. 9 is a pretty mean looking little gaming mouse. In this video we have a Mad Catz rep walk us through the controller’s shapeshifting ability.
Years ago, I was wary of mice priced above $60. I just didn’t understand the difference between cheap and expensive models. And then I came into possession of a Logitech MX500, and I was a changed man. It might have been more to do with the fact I upgraded from a Honeywell, but regardless, I had a new regard for quality peripherals.
Microsoft’s gone a bit peripheral-mad of late, with the most recent instalment being the Sidewinder X8. Older gamers will remember Sidewinder as MS’ joystick brand, but it’s been expanded to included gaming-orientated keyboards and mice.
Going by the press release (after the jump) it sounds like your standard “gaming” mouse – wireless, DPI switching, seven buttons and macro recording. There’s the mystical “BlueTrack Technology”, which has MS all excited, but doesn’t mean much to anyone else.
I don’t know if the X8 is worth $150, but I quite liked the Habu, so who knows. Hit the you-know-what for more info.
