Normally, professional esports gamers are hesitant to alter up their peripherals, particularly earlier than an enormous match. Getting comfy with a brand new keyboard or mouse might be particularly daunting when, y’know, your complete job is on the road. However a brand new mouse is making waves in a Counter-Strike 2 match as gamers attempt to get any edge they will within the team-based shooter.
Logitech solely simply launched the X2 Superstrike and the brand new $180 gaming mouse is already changing into a quick favourite for aggressive Counter-Strike 2 gamers. As identified by IGN, 13 of the continued PGL Cluj-Napoca match’s remaining 50 gamers have all converted to the X2 Superstrike. Apparently nobody desires to prioritize familiarity over probably dropping out on response time.
Logitech’s web site boasts that the mouse is a “breakthrough in ultra-low click-latency know-how.” It makes use of one thing referred to as a Haptic Inductive Set off System (or HITS) as an alternative of conventional switches to permit customers to click on with quite a bit much less journey time whereas receiving customizable haptic suggestions. Principally, it saves gamers much more time from the second they attempt to fireplace off a gun in a web-based multiplayer shooter to the moment the hit registers on the enemy participant.
PART 1. Right here is my suggestions on this mouse. It is a sport changer. NO, you will not turn out to be good with this NO, however sure, the press response is quicker, which I actually like, and it is actually nice and glorious of Logitech to have created this know-how. Half 2 under 🔽 https://t.co/RNQIk6L4q3 pic.twitter.com/l6XvScTLUO
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How a lot time, precisely? As much as 30 milliseconds. That’s 20 milliseconds lower than the typical time it takes a human to blink their eye. The X2 Superstrike successfully will get you a half-blink benefit over the competitors in the event you’re expert sufficient to wish it. It’s in all probability not helpful to informal gamers, however for aggressive gamers, a extra responsive mouse that may fireplace only a few ticks earlier could be a game-changer.
In accordance with IGN, Logitech apparently sped up the know-how’s improvement after receiving encouragement from execs who examined it. This isn’t actually a shock, nevertheless, contemplating the truth that the X2 is principally a fancier religious successor to the Superlight 2, which was already a high decide for CS2 execs.
We do know that some (if not all) of those gamers had entry to the mouse upfront. Kscerato already gained the MVP award on the Thunderpick World Championships utilizing the mouse again in October. Nonetheless, it’s fairly spectacular to see a mouse taking up a contest so rapidly, particularly contemplating that just a few high-ranking groups just like the Mongolz, Crew Falcons, and FURIA now have half their gamers utilizing the mouse.
The X2 Superstrike is clearly a brand new favourite within the CS2 neighborhood, however I’m personally curious to see if the mouse spreads to different esports. Primarily based on its newfound standing as a scorching commodity amongst CS2 execs, I may see it changing into the default gaming mouse in different aggressive video games like Valorant and League as properly—that’s, if it isn’t banned.
