Razer beats Wooting to a speedy new keyboard feature for PC gaming

Razer is launching a caller Snap Tap mode for its Huntsman V3 Pro keyboards coming that’s designed to entreaty to competitory gamers. Snap Tap is very akin to Wooting’s promised Rappy Snappy feature and useful by prioritizing nan latest input betwixt 2 selected keys to let Counter-Strike 2 and Valorant players to counter-strafe much quickly.

The Snap Tap mode intends you don’t person to merchandise nan erstwhile cardinal erstwhile you’re strafing, truthful if you alteration A and D for Snap Tap, past it makes strafing adjacent instant, improving directional changes and activity successful esports games. The quality is only a mates of milliseconds, but that’s capable to get a termination quicker than your opponent.

“Snap Tap Mode, integrated straight into nan firmware, allows for instantaneous directional changes without lifting nan first key,” says Razer. “This seamless modulation is important successful competitory gaming, wherever moreover milliseconds tin effect gameplay outcomes, making Snap Tap Mode a game-changing characteristic for nan Huntsman V3 Pro line.”

Razer’s Snap Tap comes conscionable months aft Wooting announced its Rappy Snappy feature for its upcoming 80HE keyboard. Wooting is besides readying to bring Rappy Snappy to its existing 60E keyboard, wide regarded arsenic 1 of nan champion gaming keyboards connected nan market. Wooting first introduced nan conception of Rapid Trigger to gaming keyboards, which Razer, SteelSeries, Keychron, and galore others person copied.

It’s astonishing to spot Razer first to nan marketplace pinch a characteristic Wooting already announced, but contempt repeated promises of a 60HE beta of Rappy Snappy successful caller months, nan institution hasn’t released it yet. Wooting is expecting to present its first batch of caller 80HE keyboards successful August, complete pinch Rappy Snappy.

Razer is rolling retired Snap Tap arsenic a package update for nan Huntsman V3 Pro line, including nan full-size, tenkeyless, and 60 percent models. You’ll request nan latest type of Synapse and a firmware update to alteration Snap Tap. Razer says this is simply a “phased software update,” truthful it mightiness not beryllium disposable for each Huntsman V3 Pro owners for a fewer days yet.