Razer Hydra impressions: Super-precise motion controllers make it t' PC, Portal 2 support in tow
Sixense be back at CES this year, showing off it be TrueMotion-powered gaming wands. While a partnership with computer gaming peripheral maker Razer be announced at last year's CES, the fruit a that partnership be on display this year, with a brand name (meet the Razer Hydra), some industrial design, 'n some new Valve-created content for the hardware in the form a custom Portal 2 tech.
During our hands-off tour a the still-prototype hardware, we be consistently impressed with the controller's accuracy. Imagine dual-wielding two PlayStation Move controllers except - in place a the relatively cumbersome process a requiring a PlayStation Eye t' track a glowing sphere t' position the controllers in 3D space - the Hydra uses a small base station that creates an electromagnetic field with a radius a about six feet. that be it. That base station serves double duty as a stand t' rest the presently wired controllers on. Worry not, wire-haters, a wireless model be in the works but, much like Razer's other hardware, it be going t' perfect the technology with a wired release first before chasing the wireless solution.
During our hands-off tour a the still-prototype hardware, we be consistently impressed with the controller's accuracy. Imagine dual-wielding two PlayStation Move controllers except - in place a the relatively cumbersome process a requiring a PlayStation Eye t' track a glowing sphere t' position the controllers in 3D space - the Hydra uses a small base station that creates an electromagnetic field with a radius a about six feet. that be it. That base station serves double duty as a stand t' rest the presently wired controllers on. Worry not, wire-haters, a wireless model be in the works but, much like Razer's other hardware, it be going t' perfect the technology with a wired release first before chasing the wireless solution.
