Corsair, known for its gaming-oriented PC hardware, has just acquired high end controller company SCUF Gaming. Once the transaction is finalized within the next month, SCUF will remain a separate brand, with its main office in Atlanta and satellite offices elsewhere continuing to operate, only now under the ownership of Corsair.
SCUF launched as a company in 2011 with a line of proprietary controllers with significantly higher functionality than the default console controllers made by Sony, Microsoft. This means a higher price point than most, if not all of their competitors, but ideally with the benefit of additional features not offered by competing products.
Some of the features added by SCUF to maximize the potential of what their controllers can do include redesigned layouts to shorten and improve hand movement capability, configurable components like control sticks and vibration functionality, and a unique control system allowing button presses to come from paddles attached to the back of their controllers, among other innovations and elements designed to improve controller functionality.
Corsair is a considerably older company than SCUF, having been founded in 1994. Among the sorts of PC peripherals that light up with pulsing neon lights, Corsair is one of the most prominent brands. Corsair too is invested in the esports industry, sponsoring a number of teams across a variety of leagues. As the esports industry grows, as does the gamers’ desire for higher end gear to mimic professional play, Corsair will ultimately have a bigger stake in that market thanks to its acquisition of SCUF.
Source: Corsair
