Razer Enters Home Console Peripheral Market With the Onza and Chimaera
by Abe Froeman on Jan.10, 2010 at 10:44 am, under Consumer Electronics, Gaming, Xbox 360 | Thread ID: 7183
PC gaming peripheral manufacturer Razer has recently received preliminary approval from Microsoft to continue development of it's Onza gaming controller designed specifically for Xbox 360 gamers. In addition to the gaming pad, Razer is also hoping to be granted the same preliminary approval for a 5.1 surround sound headset dubbed Chimaera.
The new Onza controller will feature analog sticks with a customizable tension setting to suit your FPS needs, an additional shoulder button that can be mapped out to anything you feel necessary, buttons made with Razer Hyperesponse™, (which apparently will lead to faster click times and a more tactile feel) and the actual seam of the controller will be illuminated throughout use.
The new headset they are hoping to continue development on will be sporting a 5.1 Channel Virtual Surround Sound system and a base unit that can be daisy-chained for those who go to LAN parties or competitive gaming tournaments.
The Razer Onza and Razer Chimaera have an MSRP of US $49.99/Europe € 44.99 and US $129.99/Europe €109.99 respectively. See below for a gallery of close up shots.
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January 10th, 2010 at 4:33 pm
It's nice to have good quality third party controllers now. There aren't many for the consoles.
January 10th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
The madcatz usb 360 controller is great imo.
January 10th, 2010 at 5:20 pm
I hated my MadCatz PS3 one. Maybe I bought the cheap model, no idea.
January 10th, 2010 at 5:37 pm
I might just pick the controller up, same the headset doesnt work on ps3 other wise I might have bought that .
January 10th, 2010 at 5:52 pm
Maybe you bought one for the wrong console? :p
January 10th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
Damn that's nice!
January 10th, 2010 at 9:22 pm
Wow this looks sick as fuk!
January 10th, 2010 at 9:52 pm
They look like they've really done the right thing with the directional pad.
January 10th, 2010 at 9:59 pm
I used to use the madcatz products for other systems and I always felt they felt very cheap and poorly made.
Tension settings for FPS needs? Sick.
I was going to say I want one for ps3, but then I looked at the price :(.
January 10th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
Any word for one for the ps3?
January 11th, 2010 at 12:43 am
Ohh, headset looks like a cheaper version of Turtle Beach's one. Nice
January 11th, 2010 at 1:35 am
I'm interested. I already have too many 360 controllers, but one may get retired if this dpad really is superior
January 11th, 2010 at 2:30 am
I was going to say I want one for ps3, but then I looked at the price :(.
Granted I still don't own a 360 so I'm not that familiar with the price of it's controllers but US $49.99/Europe € 44.99 doesn't sound too bad to me for what it offers.
January 11th, 2010 at 8:06 am
Looks really nice. Would love to see this on the PS3.
January 11th, 2010 at 5:07 pm
Wired 360 controls go for around 40 bucks in the US, so it not to far out the price range. Plus there is no black wired 360 controls, so if you have a Elite it be a good move to buy it.