Razer reaffirms commitment to support Mac gamers

Hardcore gaming just got easier. As if the announcement that Valve is bringing Steam to the Mac wasn’t enough, Razer announced at the Game Developers Conference today an “… effort to increase support for Mac users by issuing driver support for all upcoming Razer products, including the Razer StarCraft II peripheral suite.”

And just what do they mean by “effort to increase?” Well..

“I’m very proud to say that at Razer, we are committed to supporting both Mac and PC gamers,” said Robert “Razerguy” Krakoff, president, Razer USA. “We are constantly working to increase driver support for Mac with our existing Razer products and have plans to release all of our new products with dedicated Mac and PC drivers. This is a really exciting opportunity to expand the gaming industry and make it more inclusive for Mac users by providing the same level of support that we give to our PC users.”

This is good news, because of Razer’s current gaming device lineup, few products (such as the Razer Orochi bluetooth laser gaming mouse) support the Mac. And even there, the feature set isn’t as robust as that of its PC version.

Razer’s announcement today addresses that:

Today, Razer is proud to offer several options for the Mac gaming community, providing full Mac support for the Razer Naga, the world’s best selling MMO gaming mouse, as well as the Razer DeathAdder, a cult favorite among the right-handed gaming community. Razer is completely committed to supporting Mac users and will be releasing drivers to equip existing products with Mac compatibility. Basic Mac support is already available for the Razer Orochi, Razer Mamba and Razer Imperator, with further updates scheduled for later this year.

We’ll of course keep you posted as further announcements are made and drivers are released. In the meantime, head on over to Razer’s website to get a feel for what’s on the way. Seriously, would you want to play Portal 2 with anything less?