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the Xbox controller is long been the obvious go-to for PC gamers wanting to do away with the mask partly due to the fact that Sony continues to bewildering ly render their popular DualShock controllers incompatible with Windows 10 in their current generation Xbox one console in mind Microsoft produced something called the Xbox elite wireless controller coming in at a whopping $150 and offering an unprecedented level of customization and control over the inputs not one to shy away from a challenge razor of sense manufactured their own elite style PC or Xbox one controller that's what I have on hand today the Wildcat and has some very important differences one thing is the same though the $150 price tag so as an elite or want to be elite gamer which one should you pick up let's take a look design-wise the Wildcat is very similar to the standard Xbox one controller and that's a good thing when you pull it out of the box it bears a simple all-black design with Razer's logo on the right hand side package with the wildcatter - Razer green optional add-ons these definitely make the controller look more distinctive and I think they make it more comfortable to use - my only gripe with the groups was the installation process you have to stick them on yourself and it's not exactly easy to apply them without any unwanted bumps or folds have you ever tried to apply your own window tint neither and that's for a reason hopefully the adhesive use last test of time as would be a real shame they started peeling off I certainly can't imagine that you can peel them off and reapply them and expect the same quality adhesion either the face-up buttons on the wild card are the same as those found on the Xbox one controller and it's actually started to venture around the back that you discover its main points of difference at the top just behind the microUSB port later two additional and programmable bumper style buttons which are reached by extending your index fingers a little further than normal these give a satisfying little click when pressed and I found them easy to reach I'm not sure how useful I'd find them no as your index finger is then divided between two sets of bumpers and of course the standard triggers to continuing to the underside of the Wildcat we find two additional triggers the rest right underneath the otherwise unutilized middle thing is these triggers are a welcome to a glossy plastic and if you don't want them there you even remove them with a small supplied screwdriver and small flaps flip down to cover the holes lastly up front there's a built-in wired headset adapter that protrudes from the bottom of the controller I've never really understood why this isn't included standard on all Xbox controllers even Microsoft's elite controller doesn't have this fitted by default the Wildcats overall build quality is really good and the way to the controller feels good in your hand it's slightly heavier than the standard Xbox one controller but quite a bit lighter than Microsoft's elite controller once I'm in gaming in the zone I personally forget pretty quickly which type of controller I'm using and it's only really the extra buttons that make a tangible difference in terms of gameplay interestingly the wildcatters are wired only controller despite the fact that the USB cable is completely removable this does of course mean that response times will shave some portion of milliseconds away from its wireless counterpart but I think a lot of game is investing in a premium controller but at least like the option to go wireless programming the extra buttons on the Wildcat is very quick and easy to do to assign one of the N button to function you simply hold down the remap button and the M button you wish to program and then press the regular button that you want it to act as the control then rumbles to let you know the mapping was successful and you're good to go additionally you can create two button mapping profiles that you can then switch between on the flyer to gaming with the Wildcat was different in a good way the color buttons have a very short travel and very satisfying click when press making them extremely responsive the thumbsticks feel great too especially with the optional green rubber pads applied I think the additional underside triggers are just genius it allows you to access to more buttons without moving your thumbs off the sticks and this is obviously a great advantage in line with the very short travel of the face up buttons the trigger locks in conjunction with the Wildcats hair trigger mode allow you to customize and shorten the travel distance of each trigger in shooting games for instance this allows you to fire off individual rounds in much quicker succession lastly the directional pad on the Wildcat forgoes the adjoin four-way design to instead utilize four individual buttons which I like cause I think it leaves less room for miss presses overall the Wildcat is a certain step up from the standard Xbox one controller in terms of customization and functionality I really like the additional buttons - underside triggers and how quickly and easily you can assign them their functions compared with Microsoft's elite controller the lighter weight is certainly an advantage on account of the fact that there's no battery inside this also means that it is of course of wired controller picking between the two will probably come down to personal preference in that department especially considering they're at the same price thanks for tuning in for another Hardware unbox product review I'd love to hear what you guys think of the Razer Wildcat in the comments I'm your host Matt as always and I'll see you guys next time you