- The Razer Wolverine Ultimate controller
is a direct competitor to Xbox Elite Wireless controller
which we have here as well.
There are a few differences, though,
and we'll talk about those right now.
First of all, this is a wired controller.
It uses a micro USB braided cable
that's included in the box.
It's very long so it should be able
to stretch across your living room.
Now a lot of hard core gamers prefer
a wired connection because of no latency issues
and presumably that's here as well.
You also get chroma lighting.
What would a Razer product be without some lights?
And these are fully configurable.
You can do everything from breathing to static to reactive.
You can turn them off, you can even control
their brightness all done through
the Razer Synapse software which is also
now available on the Xbox One and that'll be important
for later on when we discuss some of the buttons.
Coming to the bottom here, you do get
a volume controller, mute/mic option
You can also store up to two profiles on this device
and you can toggle those here as well.
You do also have a quick map button
that will access the settings.
On the bottom here you have a 3 1/2 mm headset jack
which is really nice.
Now this whole system right here is usually
an optional accessory for the Xbox One Elite controller
so it's nice to have that here.
And the buttons work very nice.
They have a nice click feel to them.
When it comes to the controller itself,
all these pull off just like the Elite controller.
And in the box and the special case
you get a taller thumb controller, rounded dome,
and different options.
Same thing with the D pad, it comes off,
it's magnetic, and you can switch
between the different D pad stylings.
Other than that you get your typical
X, Y, B buttons on the front.
They're pretty good.
They have a very different feel
from the Xbox Wireless Elite controller.
They're a little bit more shallow,
a little bit more springy.
Some people will like that, others will not.
It's gonna be a personal preference
but I can tell you it is something
you will notice when you play.
Coming around to the front of the device in the bottom,
you do get a plethora of buttons here.
In fact, you get 10 configurable trigger options.
You get your normal bumpers over here and your triggers.
Now the trigger buttons are configurable
just like the Elite controller,
with these little slides here
so you can get shallow travel
or you can get deep travel depending on the type
of game you're playing, if you're doing
a first person shooter while other people prefer
to shallow travel for quick access.
There are also these two new buttons
which are also configurable as well
through the control panel and you can assign
whatever task to them.
Turn around to the back here,
instead of horizontal paddles you have these triggers
which are configurable in the settings as well.
Now these do not come off, unlike Xbox Elite controller,
which is good and bad.
Some people may want to remove them (laughs)
and you can't, obviously.
On the other hand, they don't interfere.
So when you're just playing normally,
you really don't feel these paddles as much as, say
the Xbox Elite where you'd want to take them off.
Moreover, the Xbox Elite you can easily lose them,
I have in the past, so these will always stick with you,
which is a nice option.
As usual the build quality with
the Wolverine Ultimate is very good.
You do get rubber grip here on the back that feels nice.
There's no creaking with it and it's a solid controller.
The weight is a little bit wider
than the Elite controller so it doesn't feel quite
as heavy but I don't have any issues with that either.
Speaking of those trigger buttons Razer has included
some really unique functionality including focus
and agile which can be mapped to those rear triggers.
Focus will give you enhanced precision
for improved scoping while agile will improve
the responsiveness with the thumb stick
for quick movements.
Now you an configure those for any other buttons you wish
or just turn them off altogether.
That's one of the unique characteristics of this controller.
All right, let's bring it all in.
I like the Razer Wolverine Ultimate controller
but at $160 that's a lot of money.
In fact, that's $10 more than the Xbox Elite controller
and that's not insignificant for a lot of people.
Well let's talk about its pros.
I like the braided cable.
It works very well, I had no problem
in my living room using it.
The chroma lighting?
Well, it doesn't do anything
but it certainly looks cool.
Now you do get two extra buttons here
and that's pretty neat.
You can configure that in the options
and I like all the choices that you have
including storing profiles on the device itself.
Agile and focus will take some time to get used to,
but if you're a hard core gamer,
it may be worth your time.
Now, in terms of preferences between the Elite controller
and the Wolverine, I don't really feel strongly either way.
I use both of them.
And those A, B, X, Y buttons are different
so you're gonna have shorter travel on those.
And like I said, some people will like that, others won't.
Other than that though, the triggers
feel really nice to me and the grip
of the device feels great as well.
Now I have no real deal breakers
with this controller either.
Everything worked out as expected
and I really enjoyed the experience.
Choosing between this and the Elite controller
will be a tough choice but obviously
the Wolverine gives you a few extra options
and it may be worth that extra $10.
Which is already a price a lot of people are balking at.
Do I wanna say balking?
I hate that word.
It was more than the Elite Xbox controller
and that's already not--
oh (beep).
C'mon, Dan, do this!
All right.