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Razer Wolverine V4 Launches with Capacitive Sensors and 8K Polling
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Razer Wolverine V4 swaps Hall Effect for capacitive sensors to hit 8,000Hz polling
Razer has unveiled the Wolverine V4 line, featuring a wireless Pro model and a wired Tournament Edition for Xbox and PC. The controllers replace traditional Hall Effect thumbsticks with capacitive contactless sensors paired with a 16-bit ADC to eliminate magnetic interference while maintaining drift resistance. On PC, the devices achieve an 8,000Hz polling rate, though Xbox hardware limits this to 250Hz. The wireless version costs $200, while the wired version is $100.
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