Sometimes when a groundbreaking tech enters the esports world, questions start emerging quickly on whether the said technology classifies as cheating. While we can confidently say that Logitech’s new G PRO X2 SUPERSTRIKE mouse is in the clear, its new SUPERSTRIKE technology may change how gaming mice is built from this point on.
Logitech ‘SUPERSTRIKE’ Tech
To explain how SUPERSTRIKE works, let’s start by explaining ‘Rapid Trigger’ feature found in most high-end gaming keyboards today. Rapid trigger relies on magnetic sensors to detect key press and release, and instantly registers inputs based on corresponding action without requiring the keys to hit a specific actuation point. This improves rapid tapping speeds (often measured in actions per minute or APM), which is crucial in many esports competitions.
What Logitech has done is brought Rapid Trigger into the mouse buttons. To do so, the mouse switches are a bespoke design called Haptic Inductive Trigger System, or HITS in short; this new analog system relies on a set of copper coils to generate electromagnetic fields, which allows for 10 actuation levels and 5 reset levels within its 0.6mm click travel range. On top of that, the traditional microswitches are now replaced with haptic actuators to replicate the click feel, which is customizable in five different intensities as well.
The result is up to 30 milliseconds of latency reduction, Logitech says – one of its testimonials is Rasmus “Caps” Winther of G2 Esports’ League of Legends division, who said: “The difference feels like going from playing on public internet servers to playing on LAN.” Huge deal, we concur. Switches aside, the G PRO X2 SUPERSTRIKE also features Logitech’s HERO 2 sensor with 44,000 DPI, 8,000Hz polling rate, 88G acceleration, and 888 inches per second (IPS) tracking. The whole body weighs 65 grams.
Want one? Logitech says it’ll be available starting Q1 2026, with US pricing of $179.99 (~RM757). Expect its formal debut to be in CES 2026, which will be in January next year.
Pokdepinion: I can see other brands frantically figuring out similar solutions pretty soon.
