RAZER SYNAPSE 2.0 TO BRING LEGACY PRODUCTS TO THE CLOUD
Over 600K[1] user profile settings uploaded in less than six months
For Immediate Release: June 6, 2012
LOS ANGELES (E3 2012) – Razer™, a high performance gaming hardware producer, today announced at the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) “Cloud and X-Platform Gaming” press conference that the company’s cloud-based service, Razer Synapse 2.0, in fewer than six months, has surpassed half a million1 user profile settings. Razer also announced that Razer Synapse 2.0 now supports the Razer DeathAdder gaming mouse, with other legacy products to follow, including the Razer BlackWidow mechanical gaming keyboard. With millions of Razer products in the hands of gamers today, Razer expects the number of user profile settings to continue to grow.
Razer Synapse 2.0 is a unified configurator that allows synchronization of settings on Razer gaming peripherals and devices through one unique user ID. Designed to improve user experience, Razer Synapse 2.0 eliminates the need to repeatedly reconfigure user settings, profiles and other gaming content, and provides gamers with access to customized options such as macros and key-binds through a single platform. Favorite configurations can be saved via Razer Synapse 2.0, enabling users to replicate and port their user profiles between gaming devices over the cloud, allowing the gamer to move his personalized settings freely between LAN centers, tournament sites and his favorite gaming rigs.
Razer plans to enable Synapse 2.0 for more legacy Razer peripherals and devices by year end.
Planned Upcoming Razer Synapse 2.0 Support:
| Razer DeathAdder | Today | |
| Razer BlackWidow | Q3‘2012 | |
| Razer Abyssus | Q3‘2012 | |
| Razer Cyclosa | Q3‘2012 | |
| Razer Naga Epic | Q3‘2012 | |
| Razer Mamba | Q3‘2012 | |
| Razer Anansi | Q4‘2012 | |
| Razer Imperator | Q4‘2012 | |
| Razer Nostromo | Q4‘2012 |
For more information, visit http://www.razerzone.com/synapse2
About the Razer Group:
Razer™ is the world leader in high performance gaming hardware. Founded in 1998, with its headquarters in Carlsbad, California, the company has offices in nine cities around the globe. Used by the most demanding professional gamers who compete in global tournaments, Razer provides gamers with the most unfair advantage of cutting-edge technology and award-winning design. We live by our motto: For Gamers. By Gamers™.
For more information, please visit http://www.razerzone.com/.
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