A few weeks ago we had posted about the SX professional gaming surface by SteelSeries. But, what good is a surface when you don’t have a mouse to hover on it! So now SteelSeries has announced the Ikari Optical and SteelSeries Ikari Laser professional gaming mice.
The new, ergonomic, right-handed, multi-grip gaming mice have been developed after extensive research of ergonomics, technology, shape, motion, hand grip and play styles by gamers. Community input and feedback from more than 5,000 gamers from the competitive gaming segment was also taken into account.
Here are the details of the two SteelSeries Ikari models:
- The SteelSeries Ikari Optical was designed as a no-“BS”, top performer for FPS gamers. The research and development emphasized a “no nonsense, no crap” approach with proven optical technology that allows gamers consistent, fast movements without technical difficulties of any kind.
- Specific design for FPS gamers
Driverless, plug-and-play feature for LAN gamers
Pressure points that reduce friction for optimized glide
Ability to toggle between 2 DPI settings
- The SteelSeries Ikari Laser mouse was specifically designed for RTS and MMO gamers in mind. It features programmable macros and custom settings designed to increase the users Actions Per Minute (APM) count. The mouse can be programmed from your main computer and will remember the settings for tournament use (other computers) without installing drivers.
- Specific designed for RTS & MMO gamers
Programmable macro buttons with driverless plug-and-play feature
Pressure points that reduce frictio for optimized glide
Ability to toggle DPI range with LCD readout
Both the SteelSeries Ikari mice feature plug-and-play features that will let gamers to play at LAN events and tournaments without the need to install specific mouse drivers. They operate at 500 Hz and feature “on-the-fly” DPI settings.
The SteelSeries Ikari gaming mice are expected to release in the fourth quarter of 2007. However, SteelSeries has not disclosed any details regarding the pricing of the Ikari mice.