Razer's previous controller, the Sabertooth, was such a piece of junk. Ergonomically it was fine, but it would fall apart in a matter of months— take a gander at the Amazon reviews (and also a friend & I owned two between us; they're both busted). I wonder if that'll be the case with this "Wildcat" as well, or maybe they've actually wear-tested the controller this time. Time will tell, I suppose, but from brand name I'd rather trust Microsoft with my $150 for a fancy Xbox One controller.
It's a lot of money for a 3rd party controller. 3rd party console controllers are universally worse than the real thing. How are they going to sell fake controller for twice the price of the real one?
Hey, Anandtech. Instead of giving Razer free press, why don't you actually give their peripheral products reviews? I'm sure that if you've ever actually used any of their products, you would quickly realize just how poorly they are designed and how cheaply they are made.
The sad thing is, their products use to be really nice. Now the quality is lower and the price higher. I bought a $40 Razer mousepad. It's already fallen apart after less than a year. The mousing surface is separating from the hard plastic base. I superglued it back down, but now the surface is starting to deform and it doesn't lay flat.
My last Razer mousepad made it like 4 years. Now the surface has worn smooth, but it's still useable. The rubber feet are coming off, but I glued those back on.
Can't decide if I love it or hate it. Wouldn't buy it though - the XB1 controller is nigh-on perfect and Razer products tend to be extremely shoddy quality (except for their laptops, which are awesome).
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SeannyB - Saturday, August 29, 2015 - link
Razer's previous controller, the Sabertooth, was such a piece of junk. Ergonomically it was fine, but it would fall apart in a matter of months— take a gander at the Amazon reviews (and also a friend & I owned two between us; they're both busted). I wonder if that'll be the case with this "Wildcat" as well, or maybe they've actually wear-tested the controller this time. Time will tell, I suppose, but from brand name I'd rather trust Microsoft with my $150 for a fancy Xbox One controller.Morawka - Saturday, August 29, 2015 - link
and microsoft's is wirelessFlunk - Saturday, August 29, 2015 - link
It's a lot of money for a 3rd party controller. 3rd party console controllers are universally worse than the real thing. How are they going to sell fake controller for twice the price of the real one?Shadow7037932 - Sunday, August 30, 2015 - link
It looks like Razer is going the way of MadCatz quality wise lol. The funny thing is, MadCatz is getting better. The MadCatz fightstick is quite good.themule1406 - Monday, August 31, 2015 - link
The MS Xbox One Elite controller looks much nicer. The paddles underneath the Elite seem better laid out than the triggers in the Razermeacupla - Saturday, August 29, 2015 - link
Hey, Anandtech.Instead of giving Razer free press, why don't you actually give their peripheral products reviews?
I'm sure that if you've ever actually used any of their products, you would quickly realize just how poorly they are designed and how cheaply they are made.
etamin - Saturday, August 29, 2015 - link
I agree. The build quality is reminiscent of The Sharper Image spraying all their plastic toy gadgets silver, except with Razer it's black.khanikun - Tuesday, September 1, 2015 - link
The sad thing is, their products use to be really nice. Now the quality is lower and the price higher. I bought a $40 Razer mousepad. It's already fallen apart after less than a year. The mousing surface is separating from the hard plastic base. I superglued it back down, but now the surface is starting to deform and it doesn't lay flat.My last Razer mousepad made it like 4 years. Now the surface has worn smooth, but it's still useable. The rubber feet are coming off, but I glued those back on.
BMNify - Saturday, August 29, 2015 - link
This will be DOA with Xbox One Elite controller available at the same price.althaz - Saturday, August 29, 2015 - link
Can't decide if I love it or hate it. Wouldn't buy it though - the XB1 controller is nigh-on perfect and Razer products tend to be extremely shoddy quality (except for their laptops, which are awesome).doogless - Saturday, August 29, 2015 - link
I don't care if it works well, that controller looks awful.