{"id":12612,"date":"2023-01-06T12:13:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T12:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/06\/asus-heard-you-like-oled-so-it-slapped-one-on-an-xbox-controller\/"},"modified":"2023-01-06T12:13:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T12:13:59","slug":"asus-heard-you-like-oled-so-it-slapped-one-on-an-xbox-controller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/06\/asus-heard-you-like-oled-so-it-slapped-one-on-an-xbox-controller\/","title":{"rendered":"Asus heard you like OLED so it slapped one on an Xbox controller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Asus just hit us with an officially licensed Xbox gaming controller for CES 2023, the ROG Raikiri Pro. Not only does it hold a bunch of neat configuration features, it goes all out with an OLED panel slapped on the top.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s not an OLED for gaming on, however. It&#8217;s a 1.3-inch OLED display that can play custom animations, show mic status, or indicate battery life\u2014the latter being our main concern in adding an OLED panel to anything wireless.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The little display is tucked neatly at the top of the controller, and comes as part of a a few design features for personalising your gameplay. The ROG Raikiri Pro also features a physical switch to change the trigger actuation, in case you prefer a shorter travel for your pew-pews. It even comes with a mute button, built in ESS DAC and 3.5 mm headphone jack.<\/p>\n<p>Through the Armoury Crate app you can remap the Raikiri Pro&#8217;s buttons, adjust joystick sensitivity and dead zones, and of course add some cute animations to its titchy OLED display.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fancy-box\">\n<div class=\"fancy_box-title\">Cut the cord&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"fancy_box_body\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Steelseries)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-wireless-gaming-mouse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best wireless gaming mouse<\/strong><\/a>: ideal cable-free rodents<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-wireless-gaming-keyboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best wireless gaming keyboard<\/strong><\/a>: no wires, no worries<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-wireless-gaming-headset\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best wireless gaming headset<\/strong><\/a>: top untethered audio<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Every gamer needs a controller. It&#8217;s a fact of life. Eventually you&#8217;re going to need to switch over from your trusty mouse and keyboard when you feel like a quick lap in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/f1-22-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">F1 22<\/a>, or get fed up with the keyboard controls in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-witcher-3-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Witcher<\/a>. Whether we <em>need<\/em> an OLED panel on it another matter, but I am very excited about the other features.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll have to wait and see about battery life, and if the price is right you may well find it sneaking its way onto our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-controller-for-pc-gaming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best gaming controller<\/a> roundup. For now we can safely say it&#8217;s the most extra controller we&#8217;ve seen at CES 2023.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[#item_image]Asus heard you like OLED so it slapped one on an Xbox controller<!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p>Asus just hit us with an officially licensed Xbox gaming controller for CES 2023, the ROG Raikiri Pro. Not only does it hold a bunch of neat configuration features, it goes all out with an OLED panel slapped on the top.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s not an OLED for gaming on, however. It&#8217;s a 1.3-inch OLED display that can play custom animations, show mic status, or indicate battery life\u2014the latter being our main concern in adding an OLED panel to anything wireless.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The little display is tucked neatly at the top of the controller, and comes as part of a a few design features for personalising your gameplay. The ROG Raikiri Pro also features a physical switch to change the trigger actuation, in case you prefer a shorter travel for your pew-pews. It even comes with a mute button, built in ESS DAC and 3.5 mm headphone jack.<\/p>\n<p>Through the Armoury Crate app you can remap the Raikiri Pro&#8217;s buttons, adjust joystick sensitivity and dead zones, and of course add some cute animations to its titchy OLED display.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fancy-box\">\n<div class=\"fancy_box-title\">Cut the cord&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"fancy_box_body\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Steelseries)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-wireless-gaming-mouse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best wireless gaming mouse<\/strong><\/a>: ideal cable-free rodents<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-wireless-gaming-keyboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best wireless gaming keyboard<\/strong><\/a>: no wires, no worries<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-wireless-gaming-headset\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best wireless gaming headset<\/strong><\/a>: top untethered audio<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Every gamer needs a controller. It&#8217;s a fact of life. Eventually you&#8217;re going to need to switch over from your trusty mouse and keyboard when you feel like a quick lap in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/f1-22-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">F1 22<\/a>, or get fed up with the keyboard controls in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-witcher-3-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Witcher<\/a>. Whether we <em>need<\/em> an OLED panel on it another matter, but I am very excited about the other features.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll have to wait and see about battery life, and if the price is right you may well find it sneaking its way onto our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-controller-for-pc-gaming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best gaming controller<\/a> roundup. For now we can safely say it&#8217;s the most extra controller we&#8217;ve seen at CES 2023.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":12613,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[20],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12612"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12612"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12612\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}