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Mad Catz is back

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Sources: TheVerge.com, CNet.com, MadCatz.com

 

Unfortunately, a Chinese holding company, made up of former Mad Catz workers, that had purchased Mad Catz assets has now brought them back from bankruptcy.

     Yes, this is the same Mad Catz that you know and love for "leading innovation in gaming hardware for almost three decades." (MadCatz.com) They are back to innovate "under new management, with new ideas, new attitude and most importantly, an entire range of new, high-quality gaming products!" (MadCatz.com) You can count on them to "focus first on quality, [to] committed to producing innovative gaming products, [to] design and engineer in-house to stand out amongst the competition and deliver superlative performance for gamers of all abilities." (MadCatz.com) Be excited that "Mad Catz has been a permanent fixture in gaming for almost three decades and we firmly believe it’s best days lie ahead." (Selena Chang, MadCatz.com) Look forward to the future as a MadCatz enthusiast because they "plan to once again forge a path of innovation in the gaming hardware community, and [they're] already working on delivering products which [they] believe will enhance gamers’ abilities and do justice to the Mad Catz name." (Selena Chang, Mad Catz)

 

At CES 2018, the prominent and innovative Mad Catz will show off thier new line-up of new prominent and innovative PC gaming hardware including prominent and innovative R.A.T. AIR, innovative and prominent S.T.R.I.K.E™ keyboards, prominent and innovative F.R.E.Q™ gaming headsets and innovative and prominent G.L.I.D.E™ gaming surfaces.

 

The exciting R.A.T AIR

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The appetizing S.T.R.I.K.E. Keyboard

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The encaptivating F.R.E.Q Headest

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The tremendous G.L.I.D.E. mousepad

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Their websites are literally jpg so I had to screenshot and crop to get these photos lol. Also these may totally be old models, their website wasn't clear about that...

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3 minutes ago, SCGazelle said:

Unfortunately, a Chinese holding company, made up of former Mad Catz workers, that had purchased Mad Catz assets has now brought them back from bankruptcy.

Are you sad that they're back or that they're owned by a Chinese company (that is made from Mad Catz employees)? Because I can't see neither of those as negative. 

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1 minute ago, Bouzoo said:

Are you sad that they're back or that they're owned by a Chinese company (that is made from Mad Catz employees)? Because I can't see neither of those as negative. 

it's a love/hate relationship

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Just now, SCGazelle said:

it's a love/hate relationship

Still don't see a reason to be sad because people are reviving a company.

The ability to google properly is a skill of its own. 

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2 minutes ago, Bouzoo said:

Still don't see a reason to be sad because people are reviving a company.

I'm not sad, I find it entertaining. If they make good products, good for them. But I don't have much hope for them

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1 minute ago, Aytex said:

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Heh

But but but i want my bumblebee mouse :( 

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I had a mad catz 360 controller close to 10 years ago now.. Wasn't aware they even made pc peripherals honestly.

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i remember seeing mad catz stuff in gamestop (eb games). they had 360 controllers some looked cheap and dumb as heck and i didn't trust em then so to see them back is a bit disheartening.

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Hmmm always wanted to try one of their adjustable mice, Heard they were not that bad. Well maybe they'll be cheaper now :P 

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had a Rat mmo7 mouse from them, great build quality, great mouse, great customisability, subjective looks, good software, plenty of features. Don't get the hate for the company.

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32 minutes ago, 8uhbbhu8 said:

Hmmm always wanted to try one of their adjustable mice, Heard they were not that bad. Well maybe they'll be cheaper now :P 

the thing is their mice were exactly like you expect them, overpriced and bad quality, sure you got over 9000 options to adjust that damn thing but that also means over 9000 points of failure, that paired with the very high price is what made them fail in the first place.

 

they really have to make drastic changes if they want it to work this time.

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the thing is their mice were exactly like you expect them, overpriced and bad quality, sure you got over 9000 options to adjust that damn thing but that also means over 9000 points of failure, that paired with the very high price is what made them fail in the first place.

 

they really have to make drastic changes if they want it to work this time.

I've owned several of their products, all were very high quality and very well made, I don't know what you're on about

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Keyboard looks in between shitty and meh, and the headphones like the majority aren't designed for human ears.

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Hey, if they make a nice competator to the G502 that doesn't break in three months of use I'm all for this, but probably not

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Only CAT i know is

 

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1 hour ago, fordaov3rlord said:

had a Rat mmo7 mouse from them, great build quality, great mouse, great customisability, subjective looks, good software, plenty of features. Don't get the hate for the company.

Still using that as my mouse for the past like 5 years. Its a solid mouse. 

 

The hate is for the cheap console products like controllers and steering wheels....which were pretty bad. Their premium products are not bad however. 

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This company could have stayed dead for all I cared, their products were never really that quality IMO. 

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I don't think that brand will ever overcome the stigma being that cheap peripheral you buy because you didn't want to spend lots on 1st party controllers.

 

 

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3 hours ago, NumLock21 said:

Only CAT i know is

 

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