A pair of new third-party controllers have been announced for PS4 that resemble the Xbox One’s Elite controller. However, they haven’t yet been confirmed for North America.
New controllers from Razer and Nacon were each announced today on Germany’s PlayStation Blog (via NeoGAF). Both are said to be targeted toward professional gamers and the esports scene, though they’ll be of use to anyone looking for an alternative to existing controller options.
The Razer Raiju features more than a few similarities with the Elite controller. It has two extra shoulder buttons and two rear triggers, the latter of which can be removed. A hair-trigger option allows you to more quickly pull the triggers to maximum input, and you can flip between two profiles. These let you customize unspecified aspects of the controller, which presumably will include defining what the extra shoulder buttons and triggers do. Finally, the Raiju features a 3.5 mm headset jack with integrated controls (for muting and adjusting v olume) and rubber caps on the analog sticks that can be removed.
The Nacon Revolution Pro offers a different take; most notably, it flips the position of the left analog stick and d-pad to resemble the asymmetric design of an Xbox controller. It also features four shortcut buttons, an eight-way d-pad, and what are described as highly precise analog sticks. It can store up four profiles for remapping buttons, configuring shortcut macros, and dictating the sensitivity of the analog sticks and triggers. It also has a 3.5 mm headset jack and internal compartments for storing weights so you can customize the balance of the controller.
Both controllers are compatible with all PS4s and can be connected to the system using a detachable three meter USB cable.
Prices were not announced for either one, but the blog post–which, again, was intended for those in Germany–says they’ll be out by Christmas. Official pages on the Razer and Nacon websites are already live, but they don’t offer much more information as of yet. It seems safe to assume the Razer one will come to North America, but with Nacon being a newer, European-focused company, the same may not be true of the Revolution. We’ll report back as more details are announced.
