{"id":53551,"date":"2019-12-16T16:21:50","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T15:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=53551"},"modified":"2019-12-16T16:21:50","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T15:21:50","slug":"corsair-agrees-to-acquire-scuf-gaming-adding-premium-gaming-controllers-to-its-portfolio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/53551-corsair-agrees-to-acquire-scuf-gaming-adding-premium-gaming-controllers-to-its-portfolio\/","title":{"rendered":"CORSAIR<\/span> Agrees to Acquire SCUF<\/span> Gaming\u00ae, Adding Premium Gaming Controllers to its Portfolio"},"content":{"rendered":"

FREMONT<\/span>, CA<\/span> \u2013 Decem\u00adber 16th, 2019, 7am PST<\/span> \u2013 CORSAIR<\/span>\u00ae, a world lea\u00adder in high-per\u00adfor\u00admance gam\u00ading peri\u00adpherals and enthu\u00adsi\u00adast com\u00adpon\u00adents, is plea\u00adsed to announ\u00adce that it has agreed to acqui\u00adre high-per\u00adfor\u00admance con\u00adtrol\u00adler pio\u00adneer SCUF<\/span> Gam\u00ading \u201cSCUF<\/span>\u00ae\u201d and its exten\u00adsi\u00adve patent port\u00adfo\u00adlio. The tran\u00adsac\u00adtion is expec\u00adted to com\u00adple\u00adte by the end of Decem\u00adber 2019.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

Sin\u00adce laun\u00adching in 2011, SCUF<\/span> has reco\u00adgni\u00adzed that one size does not fit all and set a new stan\u00addard for per\u00adfor\u00admance con\u00adtrol\u00adlers for use with Xbox, Play\u00adSta\u00adti\u00adon, and PC<\/span>. SCUF<\/span> radi\u00adcal\u00adly chan\u00adged the way con\u00adtrol\u00adlers are used by rede\u00adsig\u00adning the lay\u00adout of a con\u00adtrol\u00adler to increase hand use and impro\u00adve per\u00adfor\u00admance, matching the evol\u00adving com\u00adple\u00adxi\u00adties of com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adti\u00adve games.<\/p>\n

In com\u00adpa\u00adri\u00adson to gene\u00adric game con\u00adtrol\u00adlers, SCUF<\/span> con\u00adtrol\u00adlers are modu\u00adlar by fea\u00adture and design, built to spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon to shor\u00adten hand move\u00adments and gain a mea\u00adsura\u00adble per\u00adfor\u00admance advan\u00adta\u00adge, making it easier for play\u00aders to tail\u00ador the con\u00adtrol\u00adler to their indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal pre\u00adfe\u00adren\u00adces. SCUF<\/span> con\u00adtrol\u00adlers fea\u00adture a vast ran\u00adge of con\u00adfi\u00adgura\u00adble com\u00adpon\u00adents, inclu\u00adding a paten\u00adted padd\u00adle con\u00adtrol sys\u00adtem, remo\u00adva\u00adble back padd\u00adles, a quick-access remap\u00adping switch, cus\u00adto\u00admizable thumb\u00adsticks, hair trig\u00adger, trig\u00adger stops and exten\u00adders, choice of D\u2011pads, and an inter\u00adch\u00adan\u00adgeable magne\u00adtic faceplate.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>We are thril\u00adled to great\u00adly expand our port\u00adfo\u00adlio of indus\u00adtry-lea\u00adding peri\u00adpherals and enter the gam\u00ading con\u00adtrol\u00adler space to help gamers play at their best,\u201d said Andy Paul, Foun\u00adder and CEO<\/span> of CORSAIR<\/span>. \u201cSCUF<\/span> leads the mar\u00adket for per\u00adfor\u00admance con\u00adtrol\u00adlers and are a key ingre\u00addi\u00adent to the suc\u00adcess of count\u00adless esports pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnals. SCUF<\/span> will make an excel\u00adlent and win\u00adning addi\u00adti\u00adon to the vast lin\u00ade\u00adup of award-win\u00adning CORSAIR<\/span> and Elga\u00adto products.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Over the last ten years, we\u2019ve work\u00aded tire\u00adless\u00adly to crea\u00adte the fea\u00adtures that have made SCUF<\/span> the pre\u00adfer\u00adred con\u00adtrol\u00adler for the majo\u00adri\u00adty of top pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnal gamers. Con\u00adtrol\u00adlers are the sin\u00adgle most important con\u00adnec\u00adtion bet\u00adween an indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal and their game, beco\u00adming an exten\u00adsi\u00adon of the play\u00ader to maxi\u00admi\u00adze their per\u00adfor\u00admance,\u201d said Dun\u00adcan Iron\u00admon\u00adger, Foun\u00adder and CEO<\/span> of SCUF<\/span> Gam\u00ading. \u201cWe are deligh\u00adted to join forces with CORSAIR<\/span>, who share simi\u00adlar DNA<\/span> to SCUF<\/span> with regards to inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon and design in the gam\u00ading mar\u00adket. CORSAIR<\/span> has the ope\u00adra\u00adtio\u00adnal sca\u00adle and net\u00adwork to help us bring our inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon to even more gamers.\u201d<\/p>\n

SCUF<\/span> is a strong enthu\u00adsi\u00adast gam\u00ading brand with an expan\u00adsi\u00adve IP<\/span> port\u00adfo\u00adlio and deep part\u00adner\u00adships within the esports space. SCUF<\/span> has a loy\u00adal affi\u00adlia\u00adte net\u00adwork and is a licen\u00adsed part\u00adner of Acti\u00advi\u00adsi\u00adon for Call of Duty, as well as the offi\u00adci\u00adal con\u00adtrol\u00adler part\u00adner of many gam\u00ading leagues inclu\u00adding the NBA<\/span> 2K<\/span> League and eMLS.<\/p>\n

SCUF<\/span> Gam\u00ading will remain a sepa\u00adra\u00adte brand within the CORSAIR<\/span> fami\u00adly and will con\u00adti\u00adnue to ope\u00adra\u00adte from its HQ<\/span> in Atlan\u00adta, as well as regio\u00adnal offices. All exis\u00adting SCUF<\/span> Gam\u00ading war\u00adran\u00adties, purcha\u00adses, and sup\u00adport are unaf\u00adfec\u00adted and will con\u00adti\u00adnue to be pro\u00advi\u00added by SCUF<\/span> Gaming.
\nJones Day ser\u00adved as legal advi\u00adsor to CORSAIR<\/span>. McDer\u00admott Will &<\/span> Eme\u00adry ser\u00adved as legal coun\u00adsel to SCUF<\/span> Gam\u00ading. Sti\u00adfel ser\u00adved as exclu\u00adsi\u00adve finan\u00adcial advi\u00adsor to SCUF<\/span> Gaming.<\/p>\n

Video
\nTo view the CORSAIR<\/span>\/SCUF<\/span> Announce\u00adment video click here:
\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/gOyZ2ffU2D0<\/a><\/p>\n

About CORSAIR<\/span>
\nFoun\u00added in 1994, CORSAIR<\/span> has grown from pio\u00adnee\u00adring the high-per\u00adfor\u00admance DRAM<\/span> mar\u00adket into one of the world\u2019s lea\u00adding pro\u00advi\u00adders of high-per\u00adfor\u00admance gam\u00ading and strea\u00adming pro\u00adducts. CORSAIR<\/span> offers a com\u00adple\u00adte ran\u00adge of pro\u00adducts to equip gamers, enthu\u00adsi\u00adasts, and esports ath\u00adle\u00adtes, inclu\u00adding mecha\u00adni\u00adcal key\u00adboards, pre\u00adcis\u00adi\u00adon gam\u00ading mice, wire\u00adless head\u00adsets, pre\u00admi\u00adum PC<\/span> com\u00adpon\u00adents, and the CORSAIR<\/span> ONE<\/span> ful\u00adly-inte\u00adgra\u00adted gam\u00ading PC<\/span>. With a com\u00adpa\u00adny-wide com\u00admit\u00adment to qua\u00adli\u00adty, inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adve design, advan\u00adced fea\u00adtures and high-per\u00adfor\u00admance, CORSAIR<\/span> pro\u00adducts have won thou\u00adsands of media and indus\u00adtry awards, ear\u00adning their place in gamers\u2019 hands and PCs fol\u00adlo\u00adwing years of deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment and engi\u00adnee\u00adring by a team dedi\u00adca\u00adted to buil\u00adding gre\u00adat pro\u00adducts that they them\u00adsel\u00adves would want to use.
\nIn 2018 CORSAIR<\/span> acqui\u00adred Elga\u00adto Gam\u00ading, a manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer of strea\u00adming pro\u00adducts. In 2019 CORSAIR<\/span> acqui\u00adred Ori\u00adgin Com\u00adpu\u00adters, a manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer of cus\u00adtom high-per\u00adfor\u00admance gam\u00ading PCs and laptops.<\/p>\n

About SCUF<\/span> Gaming
\nSCUF<\/span> Gam\u00ading \u201cSCUF<\/span>\u00ae\u201d, is an inno\u00adva\u00adtor and crea\u00adtor of high-per\u00adfor\u00admance gam\u00ading con\u00adtrol\u00adlers, pro\u00advi\u00addes supe\u00adri\u00ador access\u00adories and cus\u00adto\u00admi\u00adzed gam\u00ading con\u00adtrol\u00adlers for con\u00adso\u00adle and PC<\/span> that are used by top pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnal gamers as well as casu\u00adal gamers. Built to spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon, SCUF<\/span> con\u00adtrol\u00adlers offer a num\u00adber of func\u00adtion\u00adal and design fea\u00adtures cus\u00adtom built to increase hand use and impro\u00adve game\u00adplay. SCUF<\/span> con\u00adtrol\u00adler fea\u00adtures are cover\u00aded by 103 gran\u00adted patents, and ano\u00adther 55 pen\u00adding, focu\u00adsing on four key are\u00adas of a con\u00adtrol\u00adler: the back-con\u00adtrol func\u00adtions and hand\u00adles, the trig\u00adger con\u00adtrol mecha\u00adnisms, the thumb\u00adstick con\u00adtrol area and the side-moun\u00adted con\u00adfi\u00adgura\u00adble Sax\u2122 but\u00adton pla\u00adce\u00adments. For addi\u00adtio\u00adnal infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon about SCUF<\/span> Gam\u00ading\u00ae, plea\u00adse visit scufgaming.com or fol\u00adlow us on Twit\u00adter, Face\u00adbook, Insta\u00adgram, You\u00adTube or Twitch.<\/p>\n

Copy\u00adright \u00a9 2019 CORSAIR<\/span> Com\u00adpon\u00adents, Inc. All rights reser\u00adved. CORSAIR<\/span>, the sails logo, and Ven\u00adge\u00adan\u00adce are regis\u00adtered trade\u00admarks of CORSAIR<\/span> in the United Sta\u00adtes and\/or other count\u00adries. All other com\u00adpa\u00adny and\/or pro\u00adduct names may be trade names, trade\u00admarks, and\/or regis\u00adtered trade\u00admarks of the respec\u00adti\u00adve owners with which they are asso\u00adcia\u00adted. Fea\u00adtures, pri\u00adcing, avai\u00adla\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty, and spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons are sub\u00adject to chan\u00adge wit\u00adhout notice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FREMONT<\/span>, CA<\/span> \u2013 Decem\u00adber 16th, 2019, 7am PST<\/span> \u2013 CORSAIR<\/span>\u00ae, a world lea\u00adder in high-per\u00ad\u00adfor\u00ad\u00admance gam\u00ading peri\u00adpherals and enthu\u00adsi\u00adast com\u00adpon\u00adents, is plea\u00adsed to announ\u00adce that it has agreed to acqui\u00adre high-per\u00ad\u00adfor\u00ad\u00admance con\u00adtrol\u00adler pio\u00adneer SCUF<\/span> Gam\u00ading \u201cSCUF<\/span>\u00ae\u201d and its exten\u00adsi\u00adve patent port\u00adfo\u00adlio. The tran\u00adsac\u00adtion is expec\u00adted to com\u00adple\u00adte by the end of Decem\u00adber 2019. Sin\u00adce laun\u00adching in (\u2026) Wei\u00adter\u00adle\u00adsen \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":593,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[981,2169],"class_list":["post-53551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pressemitteilungen","tag-corsair","tag-scuf","entry"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/593"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53551"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53553,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53551\/revisions\/53553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}