Roccat Kone XP Review - RGB Royalty

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If you’re a seasoned PC gamer, Roccat is a name that’s going to be instantly familiar to you, thanks to its range of high-quality, pro-gamer focused, RGB-laden mice, microphones, and keyboards. The latest addition to this lineup is the Roccat Kone XP, the next evolution of the Kone line of mice that focuses on what we all love most - RGB lighting.

Before we get to the pretty colours, let’s start off with the most important part of any mouse - how does it feel to use? The Kone XP feels ever so slightly heavier than other peripherals I’ve used in the past, which I imagine is due to the 3D RGB lighting, but it helps the mouse feel a little more premium. Tracking started off a little slow, but after a little messing around with the Roccat Swarm software, it became fast and responsive with ease, although I’ll go into Swarm in a bit more detail in a sec. Meanwhile, button presses feel deliberate and meant that I very rarely pressed something without meaning to, which seems like it would be a real risk with a mouse that is this covered in things to press.

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I was especially impressed with how the Kone XP felt to hold. I naturally play games and use a mouse with a claw grip (don’t ask me how) and the Kone felt like a natural fit with no worries, both when using it for work and when trying it out with games like Fortnite and Halo Infinite. Did I get a victory royale with it? No, but I never do so you can’t blame the Kone XP, it’s not a miracle worker.

One of the biggest advantages of the Kone XP is its buttons and how easy they are to customise. There are 15 buttons that can be given 29 assignable functions, which is pretty impressive for a