Razer Reveals Basilisk Mouse: Made for First Person Shooters
by Joe Shields on September 1, 2017 1:01 AM EST- Posted in
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- Chroma
At IFA this week, Razer announced a new addition to its growing stable of mice and peripherals with the Razer Basilisk. Razer is pitching the Basilisk mouse as purpose-built for first-person shooters, while lauding the customizability of the Basilisk, saying, "This is a mouse designed for tweaking that last ounce of performance out of each gamer's specific FPS playstyle". That will all come out in testing and user preference, but we are able to sift through the boasting and give some information.
The Basilisk uses the same 16,000 DPI optical sensor found in the Lancehead Tournament Edition as well as the Death Adder Elite mice. It includes eight customizable buttons using Razer's mechanical mouse switches, which have a 50M click lifespan, and a scroll wheel with variable resistance. The mouse is also part of their Chroma family of lighting-equipped products, using RGB LEDs on the scroll wheel as well as the Razer symbol on the palm rest area. Razer seems to be going against the trend of more is better, which I personally applaud. All programmable buttons and LEDs are controlled by Razer’s Synapse 3 Software. From the application, personalized settings can be stored on the mouse itself, or on Razer's servers.
One unique feature on the Basilisk is the clutch. The clutch is a small removable paddle/button on the left-hand side for easy access to additional mouse functionality. The default action is for on the fly DPI settings though it can be programmed for other uses. This can be useful in FPS games where one can quickly go from sniping where you don’t want twitch movements using low DPI, to a close battle where speed is of the essence requiring a faster response and high DPI. Razer includes two paddle sizes, a short and longer one, for accommodating different hand sizes. Alternatively, for users who don't want the clutch, the included rubber thumb cap can be placed over it to prevent accidental use. The clutch is also customizable in the Synapse software.
The Basilisk will be available from Razerstore.com sometime in September with worldwide availability in Q4 2017. Pricing is $69.99 in the US and €69.99 in the EU.
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Chaitanya - Friday, September 1, 2017 - link
Still no DPI indicators on mouse.Hurr Durr - Friday, September 1, 2017 - link
Not a very sought after feature. Most people who buy these fancy themselves progamers and readily delve into settings applications to set everything up for themselves anyway.Me, I`ll stay with G203 with dumb lights turned off.
nissefar - Friday, September 1, 2017 - link
Who uses more than one dpi setting at 400/800, anyway.Retycint - Friday, September 1, 2017 - link
The Logitech G402 has had that DPS clutch for ages now... what's new?nathanddrews - Friday, September 1, 2017 - link
Now Razer has it!Old_Fogie_Late_Bloomer - Friday, September 1, 2017 - link
Corsair has it too, and while my Logitech G602 doesn't have a dedicated button for it, you can set any one of the side buttons to do the same thing.Also, calling it a clutch is pretty silly. "Paddle shifter" would at least make some sense lol...
MamiyaOtaru - Monday, September 4, 2017 - link
looks OK but dunno why I'd use this over a Deathadder. I mean the clutch is interesting for accomplishing a quick temporary DPI switch (something that'd take a couple presses, one for on, one for off with the Elite's DPI buttons). Dunno about its placement though.. I almost never use the forward thumb button on the DE (my thumb doesn't reach; fingers enough longer than my thumb or whatever). I'm not sure the clutch would be even under my thumb without contorting from my usual grip haha. Maybe for someone else..