14 DAY TRIAL // Razer, the self-touted leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming and lifestyle peripherals, has confirmed plans to fully support the Mac gamer community by releasing Mac-specific drivers for its entire line of peripherals / accessories. Announced at this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC), Razer’s reaffirmed commitment to support Mac users comes on the heels of a similar announcement, on behalf of Valve, which has set the wheels in motion for porting Steam games to the Mac.
An official press release posted on March 10 over at Razerzone, the official Razer website, reveals that, “Today at the Game Developers Conference, Razer, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming and lifestyle peripherals, announced an effort to increase support for Mac users by issuing driver support for all upcoming Razer products, including the Razer StarCraft II peripheral suite.”
The report continues with a statement from the company’s President, Robert “Razerguy” Krakoff, who says, “I’m very proud to say that at Razer, we are committed to supporting both Mac and PC gamers. We are constantly working to increase driver support for Mac with our existing Razer products and have plans to release all of our new products with dedicated Mac and PC drivers. This is a really exciting opportunity to expand the gaming industry and make it more inclusive for Mac users by providing the same level of support that we give to our PC users.”
Razer reminds Mac gamers that, in April of 2008, the company introduced its Razer DeathAdder mouse to the Macintosh community. “Complete with lunar white accents to accentuate the crisp, clean lines customary to Apple products, the Razer DeathAdder for Mac is loaded with 1000Hz Ultrapolling technology and five independently programmable Razer Hyperesponse buttons,” Razer describes the product. This and other accessories – like the Razer Naga and the Razer StarCraft II peripheral suite – are on track to gaining full Mac support, the company claims. Currently, basic Mac support exists for Razer’s Orochi, Mamba and Imperator accessories.
Readers can visit the hardware maker here to have a closer look at its products. Portal fans are especially encouraged to do so. The second iteration of Valve’s first-person action/puzzle video game has been announced as the first in a long line of Steam games to hit the Mac, making it imperative for players to employ a decent gaming mouse. From experience, Softpedia can confirm that Apple’s multi-touch-capable Magic Mouse is nothing short of disastrous when it comes to gaming.