Logitech’s new X2 Superstrike mouse is alleged to be “taking up” the PGL Cluj Napoca Counter-Strike 2 event, with a number of gamers on 5 high groups buying and selling their earlier picks for the faster-clicking mouse launched this month. In all, 13 gamers out of the 50 nonetheless remaining in event competition are wielding the Superstrike, together with gamers on Navi, The Mongolz, Falcons, Furia and G2. That’s a surprisingly excessive quantity for a mouse that has solely been formally out there for a few days, particularly with how conservative professional gamers have a tendency to be when it comes to altering to new gear for worry of a efficiency drop-off as they adapt.
Customers in the /r/mousereview subreddit first clocked the trend in the PGL event, which is the first vital Counter-Strike 2 occasion since the X2 Superstrike was launched on February tenth. Prototype variations of the mouse have already been used to win CS2 tournaments, most notably by Furia participant Kscerato, however Cluj Napoca 2026 appears to affirm that the mouse has develop into a fashionable – if not but common – alternative for gamers already used to taking part in with Logitech mice, whether or not they’re formally sponsored by Logitech or not.
The Superstrike is an upgraded model of one other fashionable alternative for Counter-Strike execs, the Superlight 2, which trades that mouse’s optical microswitches for a new tech known as HITS (haptic inductive set off system). The thought is that by eliminating the bodily motion wanted earlier than every conventional mouse click on, gamers can cut back the time it takes to hearth their first shot by up to 30ms. Professional gamers see much less of an affect than amateurs, however the speed-up remains to be an order of magnitude sooner than the change from a 1000Hz to 8000Hz polling price for instance, one other latest development for gaming mice and keyboards that is additionally about decreasing latency.
The Superstrike additionally permits for fast set off, one other expertise first seen in keyboards. Right here, mouse click on and launch alerts are despatched as quickly as a change in route is detected, quite than by reaching a set level, once more permitting for sooner click on cadence. Critically, the remainder of the mouse is unchanged, with the identical form, weight, sensor and wi-fi as the Superlight 2, which ought to reduce the time it takes to adapt.
The Mongolz, Falcons and Furia all have three gamers on the crew utilizing the Superstrike, together with purpose stars m0NESY, Techno and Kscerato, whereas Navi and G2 have two gamers every on-board. The Mongolz and Navi are all-Logitech when it comes to mice, whereas the the rest use a combination of manufacturers. Counter-Strike execs have a tendency to have free alternative when it comes to their peripherals, so necessary are they for efficiency.
The mouse fanatic neighborhood has been fiercely debating Logitech’s speed-up claims since the mouse was first revealed, with anecdotal accounts in each instructions, however comparatively little goal testing outdoors of Human Benchmark response time exams. That makes the Superstrike’s adoption amongst esports groups a important metric in the battle for the greatest gaming mouse title.
Logitech initially advised us that it accelerated the improvement of the HITS expertise due to its strongly constructive reactions from early professional play-tests, so will probably be attention-grabbing to see whether or not the Superstrike mouse turns into a true de facto commonplace amongst Counter-Strike groups, and certainly whether or not different esports-focused manufacturers like Razer, Zowie and SteelSeries can undertake related inductive mouse switches in the future. We have already seen black-buttoned Superstrike lookalikes pop up on AliExpress, however it might be years earlier than different manufacturers are in a position to declare a related discount in click on latency.
After all, there’s additionally the open query of whether or not such expertise might be banned by event organisers, given the degree of benefit it theoretically gives. Up to now, Counter-Strike builders Valve and event organisers have but to announce any restrictions, although Valve did ban the ‘SOCD’ characteristic constructed into some magnetic change keyboards again in 2024. That was largely on grounds of automation, quite than a easy velocity enhance, however anticipate the legality dialogue for Superstrike to proceed.
When you’re eager about studying extra about the new mouse and the way it works, our X2 Superstrike evaluate covers simply that.
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Will is deputy tech editor for IGN, specialising in PC {hardware}, sim racing and show tech. He has been publishing about video games and expertise since 2001 (age 12). Will was previously Deputy Editor at Digital Foundry. He’s at the moment taking part in BattleTech Superior Universe.