Razer Wolverine V3 controller overview

In relation to gaming, everybody has to choose their poison: Controller or mouse and keyboard. It’s no secret that many players have converted to mouse and keyboard through the years, resulting from response time and flexibility.

However what if there was a controller that labored and acted simply as quick as a mouse and keyboard? Properly, Razer has been working laborious to develop {hardware} that may fight the mouse and keyboard performance: The Wolverine V3 Professional controller.

And guess what? We have been capable of get our palms on one. Right here is our full overview.

Again claw-grip bumpers: 2

Normal 4 entrance buttons: Sure

Worth: $99.99 (Common) or $199.99 (Professional)

The Razer Wolverine V3 will be overwhelming when first picked up. The controller was made for aggressive players, and the informal gamer would possibly discover the quantity of buttons on it daunting.

Though, for somebody like myself, who’s used to a mouse and keyboard, I used to be capable of alter to the excessive variety of buttons fairly simply. In actual fact, the controller permits for personalization and button-remapping on PC, so if you do not need to make the most of all of the triggers you wouldn’t have to.

However with 4 paddles and two again claw-grip bumpers, this controller is an absolute beast for these attempting to have as many choices as doable. The chances are countless, and after a little bit of observe, you possibly can make the most of each button the controller presents.

Not solely, although, are there quite a lot of buttons to click on on this controller, however every one feels of top of the range, too. Numerous players get burdened when enjoying aggressive video games, and it may be straightforward to button mash too laborious, breaking controllers.

Clearly, I’ve not performed with the controller lengthy sufficient to understand how sturdy it actually is, however from a primary playthrough, I can see myself utilizing this controller for a really very long time with no points.

Razer has additionally applied some superior know-how into this controller with its anti-drift correct joysticks. A giant difficulty with controllers nowadays is stick drift, which is quite common in normal controllers.

Nevertheless, the Wolverine V3 is seeking to fight that difficulty. These all-new Corridor Impact precision thumbsticks have a function that takes goal at frequent ache factors on enemies, serving to with a participant’s goal.

Not joysticks additionally function anti-friction rings, that are supposed to assist with its sturdiness. Nobody likes having to undergo controllers ceaselessly. I’ve a buddy who as soon as went via 4 completely different controllers in 3 months. The Razer Wolverine V3 looks as if a bit of gaming tools that may final for much longer.

The entrance of the controller is fairly normal to best gaming controllers. It has its 8-way floating D-pad, which is nice for versatility. It additionally has its normal 4 buttons within the right-hand nook.

There may be nothing new right here, but additionally the familiarity ought to resonate with players and assist them alter to the controller’s different buttons quicker.

The controller works with all Xbox Collection X|S consoles and PCs. The professional model, which is $100 greater than the usual, has wi-fi, which is nice for console gamers. Nevertheless, if you do not need to spend the additional cash, then the common model plugs proper into your PC or Xbox with an ordinary USB-C cable that is supplied with the controller.

The one distinction between the wired and wi-fi variations is a few additional lighting on the wi-fi model. Nothing value spending an extra $100 for my part, until you need wi-fi to relax on the sofa and play video games in your Xbox.

Nonetheless, each controllers work nice on both console or PC. Its compatibility is nice, as gamers can make the most of the free Razer app on PC and Xbox to remap buttons, alter ballot price and extra.

Oh, and the ballot price? Yeah, let’s discuss that. For these enjoying on PC, the Razer Wolverine V3 controller can make the most of as much as a 1000Hz ballot price. That is much like what many aggressive players use with their mouse. The response time on this controller is totally absurd.

For Xbox players, nonetheless, the console’s {hardware} solely lets the controller attain as much as 250Hz. Nonetheless, that’s extremely quick for a console.

My remaining ideas on this controller are that it’s effectively definitely worth the cash, particularly if you happen to get the wired model for less than $99.99. Nevertheless, if you’re extra geared up with a mouse and keyboard, I’d not swap to a controller only for this piece of kit.

For all controller gamers, although, the Wolverine V3 is an absolute beast.