While console manufacturers themselves tend to land on the more conservative side of things when it comes to designing their first-party controllers, 3rd-parties are afforded far more freedom to embrace newer technologies and more niche requirements. Announcing their latest take on high-end controllers, ASUS has now unveiled the ROG Raikiri II Pro PC.

Officially unveiling their latest high-end PC controller, the ROG Raikiri II Pro includes pretty much everything you could want and then some, featuring:

• Hot-Swappable TMR Joysticks (with interchangeable caps and a magnetic faceplate)
• Low-latency 8K Polling Rate
• Fully customisable extra buttons (4 rear, 2 bumpers and 4 face buttons)
• Dual-mode triggers (TMR / micro-switch)
• Up to 79 hours of battery life (at a 1000Hz Polling Rate)

By far the most interesting core feature of the Raikiri II Pro PC is with its ‘Full Colour Panel’. Positioned similarly to the PlayStation 5’s touchpad, this display allows you to customise all aspects of the controller, including:

• Game profiles
• Button remapping
• Lighting effects customisation
• Vibration strength
• Animations
• Calibration
• And “more”

To complete the package, the Raikiri II Pro PC throws in a bunch of welcome accessories, namely:

• Dedicated charging case
• Charging stand
• Rear button cover plates
• Two TMR modules
• Two extra joystick caps (one concave and the other convex)

No price has been provided, but based on the depth of the controller’s features, its included accessories and ROG’s other offerings, expect it to have quite the high-end asking price.

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