Razer has revived the company’s left-handed computer mouse in response to demand from disabled gamers and southpaw users.
On Thursday, the company announced the Razer Naga Left-Handed Edition, which is now up for sale for $99.99. The device has been ergonomically designed to fit the grip of a left hand, offering better comfort and feel, especially for players of massively multiplayer online games.
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Razer previously discontinued the 2014 version of the product, citing low demand. Although the vendor ended up selling thousands of left-handed mice over the years, Razer actually ships the same amount of right-handed mice in a single day, according to company CEO Ming-Liang Tan.
“A left hand mouse requires significant investment —it's not as easy as just flipping the design over — we go through extensive design, engineering, software development, QA (quality assurance), etc. And doing so means we invest millions of dollars and tie up significant resources,” he wrote in a Facebook post back in 2018.
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To compensate, Razer does offer symmetrical computer mice, such as Razer Viper Ultimate, which can work for both right-handers and southpaws. Still, the company has been hearing feedback from left-handers and disabled gamers about how the left-handed Naga made a difference in their lives, and so Razer decided to revive it.
The new model has been upgraded with a 20,000 DPI optical sensor, up from the 8200 DPI in the 2014 version. It also comes with the same 12 programmable buttons at the thumb grip.
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Razer now claims it’s the only gaming company to sell left-handed computer mice. However, the company needs to see sustained customer demand to justify keeping the product in stock. “The more we sell, the less of a loss we will take on it and the more likely we can continue to produce it,” Tan wrote in a Facebook post on Thursday. “The problem is generally that within a few weeks, demand drops to nothing and we will have to stop production.”
As a result, Tan is urging the gaming community to spread awareness for the left-handed mouse.
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