E3 2012 | Razer Artemis, an Awesome MechWarrior Online Peripheral

Did you play Steel Battalion for the Xbox? Do you have fond memories of a hulking controller with tons of buttons? Well, so does Razer, apparently. because they’ve worked closely with Pirhanha Games to create a unique and awesome looking controller for the upcoming MechWarrior Online free to play title.

On display this year at E3 was a demo product that wasn’t functional, but was intended to garner support and gather feedback to help perfect the design for a release in the near future.

What we can see so far shows a Joystick with various different buttons, a screen in the middle that can be manipulated to show various different things (in the Mechwarrior Online game, this can be used for a map, your armor, your target’s armor, and more than likely your weapons), a small throttle, and keypad.  The keypad and joystick have integrated functionality, meaning that buttons pressed on the keypad can edit the assigned buttons on the joystick, allowing you to have a massive amount of hotkeys with just a few button presses.

There’s no word on whether it will be a modular system so that left-handed players can switch the joystick to the other side. Knowing Razer’s build quality, it will likely be made of pretty high-grade material, which will also likely send the price up, likely in line with the cost of their mechanical keyboards.

Do you think Razer has taken a unique approach in offering specialized peripherals, or is this something that is just a waste of desk space?  Let us know in the comments below!

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