At the Leipzig Games Convention in Germany, Microsoft has introduced its new Sidewinder X6 gaming keyboard and Sidewinder X5 gaming mouse, hoping to appeal to serious gamers and everyday computer users. The peripherals represent Microsoft’s latest foray into gaming hardware, and new entries in the company’s resurrected Sidewinder line, which it originally launched in 1995 but killed in 2003.
“We know that consumers don’t want to pull out and set up a second keyboard for a gaming session, so we created a device that was perfect for both gaming and regular computer use,” said Microsoft user researcher Kevin Flick, in a statement.
