Razer introduced its Wolverine V4 controller line today, bringing capacitive thumbstick sensors and polling at up to 8,000 Hz on PC to both wireless and wired models. The wireless version is the Razer Wolverine V4 Pro, while the Razer Wolverine V4 Tournament Edition uses a wired connection; Razer has not disclosed pricing.
The highest polling rate applies to PC use over either connection type, while XBOX Series X|S support tops out at 250 Hz. Razer says that top rate amounts to as much as 32 times the positional reporting rate of standard controllers. Razer also claims response times below 1 ms for the Wolverine V4 line.
The new thumbstick sensors use a contactless capacitive design that Razer says resists drift and offers better resolution, power efficiency and resistance to magnetic interference than TMR and Hall Effect alternatives. A 16-bit ADC chip works with the sensors to register approximately 3,000 movement steps, a figure Razer measured on PC at 8,000 Hz using its RazerHyper Wireless dongle.
On the Razer Wolverine V4 Pro, players can remove or rearrange four magnetic back buttons and two claw-grip bumpers to change the controller's layout. Its magnetic faceplate also comes off without tools and can be replaced with another design or left off. Six interchangeable thumbstick caps provide choices including taller concave caps for aiming and shorter convex caps for rolling movements.
Razer Pro HyperTriggers lets players switch between a short trigger action and a full analog pull using a lock on the controller's back. Razer Synapse lets them set trigger actuation between 1.3 mm and 8.2 mm, alongside dead-zone adjustments ranging from 0% to 15%. Four profiles store different sensitivity settings and bindings, with six multi-function buttons available for remapping.
The reveal follows August photos of a purported Xbox Elite Series 3 prototype with an integrated screen, whose poster claimed to have bought it for $200 on OfferUp. The poster said they could not pair it with their consoles, and its screen and other features remained unconfirmed prototype details.
Razer also introduced the Razer Huntsman V3 Pro Mini 8KHz on October 1, a 60% keyboard offering 8,000 Hz HyperPolling and adjustable actuation. The Wolverine V4 line uses an asymmetrical thumbstick arrangement, while its other physical controls include an eight-way floating D-pad and reinforced PBT mecha-tactile face buttons.
