Razer’s Wolverine V2 Chroma options interchangeable thumb sticks | Engadget

Companies are beginning to take console gaming extra severely, constructing headsets and controllers designed explicitly for Xbox and PlayStation programs. Razer’s been on the forefront of the pack for just a few years now due to its line of Wolverine controllers, which positive factors a brand new member of the household at the moment, the Wolverine v2 Chroma.

While the identify would appear to counsel it’s only a coloration improve, it’s not simply the addition of Razer Chroma RGB lighting that makes this a step up from final 12 months’s V2. It retains the 2 multifunction buttons on the prime however now they’re joined by 4 triggers on the again of the gamepad. They’re not paddles like those you’d discover on Microsoft’s Elite or Scuf’s line of controllers, however they’re outfitted with 2-stage stop-switches that allow you to select between a brief and lengthy pull distance relying on what kind of recreation you’re enjoying.

Also new to the V2 Chroma are interchangeable thumb stick caps. The default sticks on just about any gamepad you should buy are brief and concave, and Razer nonetheless features a pair of these within the field. But the bundle additionally enables you to swap in a tall, concave cap for sniping or a brief, convex one for running-and-gunning. You don’t want particular instruments to swap them out both, simply give both thumb stick tug.

If you’re considering that each one these enhancements don’t come low-cost, you’d be right, with the Razer Wolverine V2 Chroma going for $150, a $50 enhance over the regular V2. But then once more, competing choices from Microsoft and Scuf will run you $170 to $200, and none of them have snazzy lighting.