Thread: Microsoft discloses advance game keyboards

The software giant Microsoft has freshly disclosed its foremost keyboard which is being intended to address the dilemma of ghosting, the SideWinder X4, and will be obtainable from March 7, 2010 at a price of 59 €.

Microsoft is hunting ghosting

When a player must press a series of combinations to launch several actions very quickly, some keys are ignored or motherboard complained of overloading. As this phenomenon occurs only when a player a little too excited on his keyboard, only manufacturers of keyboards for this population group seized of the problem. Microsoft has nevertheless decided to venture into this field with its new SideWinder X4.

It is possible to squeeze up to 26 keys simultaneously without suffering from ghosting. In other words, you can press all the letters of the alphabet at the same time without this problem. To achieve his ends, Microsoft uses a system that scans each key indpendemment other, to be sure none is overlooked.

Keyboard classic gamer

The SideWinder X4 is also backlit and has a system for recording macros directly from a game to link several combinations quickly. Macros are stored in a file on the hard disk that can be shared.