It's been a decade since KontrolFreek first burst onto the scene with their CQC Performance Thumbsticks. Today though they are commemorating the anniversary by reissuing the classics with the return of the OG of thumbsticks.
Coming from KontrolFreek, purveyors of items to stick onto your Xbox controllers, come a new set of performance thumbsticks. These are branded with some glorious Call of Duty: Vanguard ideas, and promise to turn even an ageing old duffer like me into some kind of FPS god.
KontrolFreek and Call of Duty inspired performance thumbsticks pretty much go hand-in-hand. We've had a ton of options become available over the years, but now, as Call of Duty: Vanguard approaches release, we've got some more - the special edition thumbsticks for Xbox and PlayStation, inspired by the iconic Vanguard moniker.
KontrolFreek have been making Performance Thumbsticks for Xbox for longer than I care to remember, pushing out a multitude of products with varying features, specifications and ideas. You can get high-rise concaved designs, you can caress your thumbs with mid-rise convex options, and you can put the lowest of height increments on your standard controller, giving an increase in grip, surface area, feel and overall user experience. It is with the latter in which the OMNI come into their own.
I’m a big fan of the Borderlands franchise, and I’ve been known to wax lyrical for an hour or two about the products that KontrolFreek drop to the gaming market. That should therefore mean that I’ve got nothing but good to say about the latest thumbstick additions to come from the KontrolFreek team, that of the Borderlands 3 ClapTrap edition. Well yes, that’s exactly right, for these are a set of thumbstick enhancers that any Borderlands fan, or not for that matter, will want to see placed on their controller.
When the KontrolFreek Overwatch D.Va Performance Thumbsticks for Xbox One dropped through my door, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. Would these be replacing the utterly brilliant Rush sticks that have been pretty much glued to my controller since first use?
I usually try to start my thoughts and ramblings by giving some kind of context to what is ahead, taking a look at the background behind a game or company before building up to the main event and overall thoughts. With the KontrolFreek Rush Performance Thumbsticks for Xbox One though, none of that is needed. All you need to know is that the Rush sticks for Xbox One are as near as damn it, perfect. Without a word of a lie and without beating around the bush, if you want some thumbstick additions, you must buy the KontrolFreek Rush.
Ah, KontrolFreek. Creators of the finest gaming accessories the world has ever known. With cables, grips and a whole multitude of thumbstick add-ons to their name, if you're looking for a way to get one up on the opposition, they probably have something for you. Now though they've dropped a new product to the gaming masses - the KontrolFreek Rush Performance Thumbstick. Want to take in an unboxing and get a first look at the stunning design?
With a huge range of thumbsticks already present in the KontrolFreek catalogue, you may well be left wondering how and why on earth another high-rise stick set can find a place in the market, particularly as these just bring a colour change from the previously available purple and blue combo’d standard Battle Royale variety. But one look at the glorious black on black colour scheme that the Nightfalls deal with, and you'll instantly be sold.
