My New York City apartment isn’t big enough for a desk, so my PC is hooked up to my television. Plus, the non-removable wrist rest is angled in a way that was most comfortable with the keyboard in my lap. There are no feet on the Turret, so playing with it on a desk is awkward. Using it on a couch or in a chair just makes sense. When I went back to see if Anthem had gotten any better (verdict: eh…), it again worked just fine. While Apex Legends for Xbox One doesn’t yet support keyboard and mouse, I played it on my gaming desktop from my couch with no problem. In contrast, the Turret works with every game on PC, period. The library of Xbox games that support keyboard and mouse input is growing, and major games like Metro: Exodus are slowly adding the feature. That’s a lot to spend $250 for right now, but it may become a better investment in the future. Right now, that’s less than 20, even if you count yet-to-be-released titles like Gears of War 5. The biggest limiting factor for Xbox, though, is the small number of games that support mouse and keyboard input at all. A keyboard delivered a far better experience for me than using the Xbox’s on-screen keyboard. It’s also great in games like Warframe, which offers text-based chat. And since Fortnite’s matchmaking pairs keyboard and mouse players with others using a keyboard and mouse, I didn’t have an unfair advantage (it’s a shame, I could use a bit of an advantage).Īs a whole, the Turret is really best for shooters, like Fortnite or the first-person pirate game Sea of Thieves, with just two additional buttons and easy DPI switches. It worked seamlessly with a mouse and keyboard. The game felt like the PC version as soon as I turned it on. I spent most of my time on an Xbox One X playing Fortnite, perhaps the most popular of the handful of games currently compatible with a keyboard and mouse on Xbox One (likely closely followed by Minecraft). Once I got into games on my Xbox, I might as well have been playing them on PC, at least as far as controls go. The difference between using the Turret on the Xbox One versus on a PC isn’t that great, which is a testament to Microsoft and Razer’s vision. There’s a small compartment on the underside of the mouse to store the 2.4 GHz wireless receiver that you plug into your Xbox One or PC to use the Turret. You'll find two additional programmable buttons on the left side of the mouse. On top are two mouse buttons, a scroll wheel and DPI adjustment buttons. The mouse looks very much like Razer’s Mamba wireless mouse, all-black with a Razer logo. The trackpad has magnets in it that keep the mouse lightly attached so it doesn’t slide off while you're gaming. It can slide out just a little, enough for the mouse to be stored when you’re not using it, or all the way for gaming. When you pull a small handle underneath the keyboard, the sizable trackpad slides out. But the magic is in the retractable mouse mat on the right side of the keyboard (sorry, Southpaws).
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