The Logitech G Professional X2 Superstrike is now available for purchase, and like many tech reviewers all over the world, I’ve had my fingers on the brand new mouse for a number of days, having attended a deep dive showcase of the tech at Logitech’s HQ final week. Nevertheless, whereas many reviewers have rushed out a fast evaluate to hit right this moment’s official launch, this mouse is one I wish to take my time with.
Contained in the G Professional X2 Superstrike is a probably revolutionary new know-how that fully replaces the traditional switches that sit below the left and proper buttons of a mouse. As Logitech revealed when it first introduced the Superstrike, it makes use of motion sensors and haptic suggestions to supply an adjustable ‘click on’ place and depth. Plus, it has allowed the corporate to incorporate fast set off for mouse clicks. This enables for much quicker clicks than every other mouse can obtain. It is actually fascinating stuff, and the rise in pace is straight away perceptible, however whether or not this mouse deserves a spot on our greatest gaming mouse information goes to take longer than standard to resolve.
A minimum of a part of the explanation for that’s that the G Professional X2 Superstrike is a really costly mouse, at $179.99. Loads of different top-tier mice hit across the $150 mark, however $180 is one other step up once more.
Additionally a vital issue is that this is not a very mild mouse. Logitech is aiming it straight at esports followers wanting a aggressive benefit, and usually we have seen the development for these types of mice transfer to ever lighter weights. The Superstrike, although, is 61g. That is nonetheless mild – in truth, because of tweaks comparable to switching from metal to titanium screws, it is 4g lighter than the prototype I attempted at this mouse’s preliminary launch occasion – however it’s a gram heavier than the G Professional Superlight 2 and pales compared to, as an example, the 36g of the Corsair Sabre V2 Professional Ultralight.
The most important issue, although, is that the tech on this mouse is simply so completely different to regular mice, and its advantages aren’t going to be transformative for all gamers. The sensors below every of the left and proper buttons could be adjusted in order that solely the tiniest motion triggers a button click on (when set to at least one) or a a lot bigger motion is required (when set to 10). In the meantime, the depth of the haptic click on response may also be adjusted, from the lightest tingle to a way more pronounced clunk.
By default, Logitech is transport the mouse with each the set off response and haptic really feel set to 5, which gives a really feel that is much like a typical mouse button, so it initially feels fairly acquainted. It is while you begin adjusting these settings, although, that the mouse feels very completely different.
Set the sensor and haptics to their lowest, and this mouse’s buttons really feel extremely mild and responsive, in a manner that Logitech hope will see hordes of professional players instantly wanting to change to this ultra-sensitive mouse. Nevertheless, it may not be a sensation that every one players take pleasure in.
As for fast set off, like on keyboards, this permits for the buttons to be re-pressed the second the sensor detects that your finger is releasing strain, quite than needing the button to carry absolutely again to its prime place, like with a traditional change. This enables for extremely quick button presses. Utilizing the mouse with its haptics and sensor set to the best, I might jitter-click at a price of seven.5 clicks per second (cps), whereas switching to the shortest journey and lowest haptic response instantly elevated this to 7.8cps. With fast set off, although, this jumped to eight.9cps.
These are hardly professional League of Legends click on charges, however the benefit is obvious to see. In truth, this brings me to the crux of the place it’s going to take much more testing to see if that is actually a know-how most players will wish to pay a premium for.
In its presentation, Logitech centered rather a lot on the benefit of quicker clicks and the way LoL gamers instantly would see the profit, and whereas it did have a professional Valorant participant endorse the mouse as properly (utilizing it with the sensor and haptics set to their lowest values), the obvious boon advised was for the clicking pace required for LoL, quite than the precision required for many different video games.
In case you do wish to simply go forward and seize the brand new mouse, you will get it on Logitech’s web site right here. However, if you wish to get a bit of extra grounded shopping for recommendation, examine again in per week or two for my full and last ideas.
