Mad Catz Files For Bankruptcy
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vbetts
Moderator
You know maybe if they didn't make such ugly stuff like the R.A.T, they would probably be okay?
sammarbella
IMHO Mad Catz devices are (were) too expensive.
They are certainly different and add new features like HDMI input for a wireless headset (Tritton Katana) but at an unjustified high price tag:
http://www.trittonaudio.com/prod/katana.php
RIP
vase
Well, I certainly didn't contribute to this company's earnings.
For my hands, only MX518 :eyes:
Extraordinary
My R.A.T was my favourite mouse to date 🙁 lol
Felt just perfect in my hand, have had a normal soap shaped mouse again for a few months and still not liking it anywhere near as much
0blivious
The Mad Catz peripherals I had in the past felt cheap (gamepads).
After 11-12 years, my mx 518 finally died last week (I think). It works but it keeps cycling the windows plugged in and then unplugged sounds. I'm going to open it and clean it and hope for a miracle.
That was the best mouse I've ever had. Too bad they quit making it. I'm using a 602 right now.
CronoGraal
cmon guys...
Fender178
Not too surprised after the blunder they did with the Original Rockband 4 instruments which caused Harmonix the dev behind Rockband 4 to switch manufactures.
vase
:)
You won't believe it, I have 2 sealed packages of MX518 in my cupboard.
Am using my 2nd MX518 at this moment. One "died" after ~ 9 years.
alanm
The Chinese are taking the mouse market by storm. Lots of decent cheap gaming mice on Amazon/ebay many of which (imo) are as good as big brand names.
LevelSteam
I don't think that's what the problem was. I know that I loved my RAT 7, and used it for years until it got broke when I was moving. When I went to get a new one I saw that pretty much all the reviews were saying that they had went with a different (cheaper) sensor that was prone to failure. Sifting through the reviews for their other products basically showed the same thing; they used the cheapest stuff whenever possible and put a huge mark-up on their products.
Loophole35
My OG Deathadder still kicking strong.
Never liked Mad Cats stuff. Had a Tritton headset at one time that was the most uncomfortable set of cans I ever put on my head.
sunnyp_343
Only reasons for bankrupting is Bad marketing and expansives products
Neo Cyrus
All their peripherals were (relative to competition) very expensive and piss-poorly made, or at least according to everyone I've ever met and my own experiences. Mad Catz were one of the few in niche markets (like fighting game peripherals) so they could charge an arm and a leg... Yet instead of delivering memorable products they became notorious for poor quality and dubious design decisions.
Even if someone wanted any of their niche products, in my experience, they were impossible to get ahold after the very initial launch or even pre-orders. This is product after prodcut, I know there was more demand than they gave supply for, as I said, niche markets; there often wasn't another option.
It's pretty bad losing a company in any small niche market, but I don't even know if they'll be missed. At the prices they were charging it's cheaper to import Hori products from Japan if they're not available here, and unlike Mad Catz there is a chance there will actually be stock.
TheSarge
Good riddance to bad garbage.
Elder III
I was looking at trying one of the R.A.T. MMO oriented mice recently, now I'm glad that I didn't choose that one. :/
Kaarme
I belong to those who wouldn't have bought any Mad Catz products due to aesthetic reasons. Those mice look like they skinned another manufacturer's poor mouse, leaving behind a living corpse of bare muscle and bone.
I wish I had done that. When my 518 died, I tried to look everywhere for a new replacement, but of course in vain. I had to settle for Steelseries Rival 300, which was the closest I could get to the good old Mx518. It's weird Logitech offered nothing similar at all. Maybe Mx518 didn't sell too well despite being so excellent?
Undying
Never used their products but it kinda looked cool, mouses i mean.
RealNC
The G400 is exactly the same as the MX518 (well, it is a newer MX518.). It's easier to find than the MX. I'd try and find 2 or 3 of them if I were you :P
I went from MX518 to G400 myself many years ago, and it was really pretty much exactly the same mouse just with different name and different color. Otherwise, 100% identical, except with a better sensor.
The newer G400s is also almost identical. I never used one though, but it should be the same too.
You can still find both the G400 as well as the G400s new on sites like Amazon.
stereoman
Still have my Madcatz cyborg gaming lights but since DX12 not many games support AMBX anymore now I mainly use them for watching movies or listening to music, still i'd buy another set if they broke, they're something I don't notice but would miss if they where gone.
KissSh0t
If you can find a Logitech G9 Laser Mouse for cheap... get it.. I love this mouse so much haha.. The scroll wheel is perfect and it's overall shape is just perfect.. for me it is the perfect first person shooter mouse.
http://i.imgur.com/3F8bZ3r.jpg
My cord died, it has the strange fabric cord, I just did surgery on it to have a normal plastic cord, taken from an old mouse... usb cords are basically the same.. so. yeah.. perfect mouse.
:>
It will be a damaged usb cord, you can replace usb cords as they are basically the same, get an old usb mouse and use the cord for your mouse... I've done the same.
If you don't know what each wire does you can easily just google it :>
