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Asus ROG Raikiri
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The Asus ROG Raikiri is a game controller released by Asus in May 2023.
The ROG Raikiri has 2-step trigger stops, a 3.5mm TRRS audio jack and two back buttons. The overall ergonomic of the controller is similar to that of the Xbox Wireless Controller and have Impulse Triggers vibration.
Two variants of the controller were released: the standard model and the ROG Raikiri Pro. The Pro model has two additional back buttons, wireless connectivity via a proprietary USB dongle and Bluetooth and a small OLED screen. Do note that the 3.5mm audio jack only works over wired connection.
Both models are native Xinput controllers. Reassigning the back buttons, adjusting joystick and trigger dead zones, and firmware update requires to the use Asus's Armory Crate software.
General information
- ROG Raikiri
- ROG Raikiri Pro
Inputs
- 2 × clickable analog sticks: LS, RS
- 2 × analog triggers: LT, RT
- 2 × digital shoulder buttons: LB, RB
- 2 × digital back buttons: M1, M2
- 4 × digital action buttons: 𝐀, 𝐁, 𝐗, 𝗬
- 5 × digital functional buttons: Ⲷ ᴍᴇɴᴜ, ⧉ ᴠɪᴇᴡ, xʙᴏx, ⇫ sʜᴀʀᴇ, ᴍᴜᴛᴇ/ᴘᴀɪʀɪɴɢ
- 4 × digital directional buttons (d-pad): ↑, ↓, ←, →
- 2 × digital back buttons (on ROG Raikiri Pro): M3, M4
- 2 × digital functional buttons (on ROG Raikiri Pro): OLED L, OLED R
Availability
- Amazon.com - ASUS ROG Raikiri officially licensed Xbox controller
Controller variations
- The ROG Raikiri Pro has a wireless 2.4GHz dongle and Bluetooth connectivity. It also has also a OLED screen that can display custom wallpapers and animated gifs, two additional functional buttons for menu navigation and two additional remappable back buttons M3 and M4.
Use with PC platforms
Connection
USB
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Connect the controller
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- Use a USB cable to connect the controller to a USB port on the computer.
- The controller will automatically be recognized by the supported OS and install generic driver for it.
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Bluetooth
- For the ROG Raikiri Pro only.
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Pair the controller via Bluetooth
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- Press the xʙᴏx button to turn on the controller.
- On the controller's OLED screen, navigate to System → PC → Bluetooth using the OLED L and OLED R buttons.
- Press and hold the ᴍᴜᴛᴇ/ᴘᴀɪʀɪɴɢ button between shoulder buttons for 3 seconds until Xbox button starts to blink.
- On Windows, access Bluetooth settings (Settings → Devices → Bluetooth), select ROG Raikiri Pro from the list and click Pair.
Notes
- To shut down the controller, hold the Xbox button for five seconds.
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2.4G Wireless Dongle
- For the ROG Raikiri Pro only.
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Connect via the 2.4G wireless dongle
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- Connect the included wireless dongle to PC.
- Press the xʙᴏx button to turn on the controller.
- On the controller's OLED screen, navigate to System → PC → RF 2.4Ghz using the OLED L and OLED R buttons.
- Wait for the controller to finish pairing with the dongle, which is indicated by the solid white light on the status indicator.
Notes
- To shut down the controller, hold the Xbox button for five seconds.
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Windows
- Connecting the controller should automatically download and install latest drivers for the controller.
- Customizing the built-in profile requires the use of Asus's Armory Crate software, which is only available on Windows. The Armory Crate software can be found here.
- xʙᴏx button can be remapped.
- Can activate Impulse Trigger Vibration.
- Can emulate the DualShock 4 to play PS4 Remote Play, PS Now or DualShock 4 compatible games.
- Not free of charge. 7-day trial.
- Custom configs can be found in official Community Configs Library maintained by reWASD users.
Steam
- As the native XInput controllers, both the ROG Raikiri and the ROG Raikiri Pro can be detected as Xbox Wireless Controllers.
- Steam Input can support the impulse trigger using the Windows.Gaming.Input when the Xbox Extended Feature Support driver is installed through Steam.
Steam Link compatibility
- Works without any drivers on any operating system that supports Steam.
- Can be used just to send input from a controller to a PC. Go into Streaming options, hit 𝗬 and disable video and audio streaming.
- Controller connected via USB works as expected.
- The ROG Raikiri Pro can be paired natively using Bluetooth.
- The controller supports Rumble over Bluetooth after update.
- May not work great unless the streaming device is connected to LAN or a low latency Wi-Fi.
Support in games
- Natively supported by most modern games via XInput. Sometimes, the controller will be recognized as Xbox 360 Controller.
- Some XInput supported games may not work correctly with the Xbox One controller. Refer to the individual game pages for details.
Games with Impulse Trigger Vibration support
For a list of games, see List of games that support Xbox One impulse triggers.
- Total number of games: 94.
- Number of games which Impulse Trigger Vibration is limited and feature support is still not a PC standard.
- Games with DualSense's Adaptive Triggers support are mostly not compatible with Impulse Triggers and there is no application which translates both signals into one standard.
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Native support |
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Limited native support |
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Always on |
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Requires manual fix |
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No native support |
Native support may require selecting certain settings in the game or launcher. Refer to the individual game pages for details.
| Game
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Publisher |
Release date |
Systems |
Supported |
| Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden |
Don't Nod |
Focus Entertainment |
February 13, 2024 |
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| Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League |
Rocksteady Studios, Sumo Digital |
Warner Bros. Games |
February 2, 2024 |
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| Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora |
Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Stockholm, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Reflections, Ubisoft Leamington, Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Bucharest, Red Storm Entertainment |
Ubisoft |
December 7, 2023 |
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| Alien Hominid Invasion |
The Behemoth |
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November 1, 2023 |
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| Forza Motorsport |
Turn 10 Studios |
Xbox Game Studios |
October 10, 2023 |
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| Under The Waves |
Parallel Studio |
Quantic Dream |
August 28, 2023 |
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| Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart |
Insomniac Games |
PlayStation PC |
July 26, 2023 |
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| F1 23 |
Codemasters |
EA Sports |
June 16, 2023 |
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| After Us |
Piccolo |
Private Division |
May 23, 2023 |
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| Bramble: The Mountain King |
Dimfrost Studio |
Merge Games |
April 27, 2023 |
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| Wild Hearts |
Omega Force |
Electronic Arts |
February 17, 2023 |
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| Helvetii |
Team KwaKwa |
DANGEN Entertainment |
February 3, 2023 |
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| Forspoken |
Luminous Productions |
Square Enix |
January 24, 2023 |
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| Akai Katana Shin |
CAVE Interactive CO., City Connection |
City Connection |
December 14, 2022 |
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| F1 22 |
Codemasters |
EA Sports |
July 1, 2022 |
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| Please Fix the Road |
Ariel Jurkowski |
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June 10, 2022 |
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| Death Stranding Director's Cut |
Kojima Productions, Guerrilla Games |
505 Games |
March 30, 2022 |
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| Halo Infinite |
343 Industries, SkyBox Labs, Sperasoft, The Coalition, Certain Affinity, Atomhawk |
Xbox Game Studios |
December 8, 2021 |
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| Chorus |
Fishlabs |
Deep Silver |
December 3, 2021 |
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| Century: Age of Ashes |
Playwing |
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December 2, 2021 |
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| Forza Horizon 5 |
Playground Games, Turn 10 Studios, Sumo Digital |
Xbox Game Studios |
November 9, 2021 |
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| The Riftbreaker |
EXOR Studios |
EXOR Studios, Surefire.Games |
October 14, 2021 |
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| Far Cry 6 |
Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Berlin, Ubisoft Philippines, Ubisoft Bucharest, Ubisoft Pune, Ubisoft Odesa, Ubisoft Winnipeg, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Shanghai |
Ubisoft |
October 7, 2021 |
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| Lost in Random |
Zoink, Thunderful |
Electronic Arts |
September 10, 2021 |
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| F1 2021 |
Codemasters |
EA Sports |
July 16, 2021 |
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| Outriders |
People Can Fly |
Square Enix |
April 1, 2021 |
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| Worms Rumble |
Team17 |
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December 1, 2020 |
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| Halo 4 |
343 Industries |
Xbox Game Studios |
November 17, 2020 |
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| Halo 3: ODST |
343 Industries, Bungie |
Xbox Game Studios |
September 22, 2020 |
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| Marvel's Avengers |
Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal, Nixxes Software, Heavy Iron Studios, NeoBards |
Crystal Dynamics, Square Enix |
September 4, 2020 |
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| Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break |
ACE Team, Giant Monkey Robot |
Modus Games |
July 21, 2020 |
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| Death Stranding |
Kojima Productions, Guerrilla Games |
505 Games |
July 14, 2020 |
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| Halo 3 |
343 Industries, Bungie |
Xbox Game Studios |
July 14, 2020 |
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| F1 2020 |
Codemasters Birmingham |
Codemasters |
July 10, 2020 |
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| Halo 2: Anniversary |
343 Industries, Bungie |
Xbox Game Studios |
May 12, 2020 |
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| Streets of Rage 4 |
Lizardcube, Guard Crush Games, DotEmu, BlitWorks |
DotEmu, Yooreka Studio |
April 30, 2020 |
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| Bleeding Edge |
Ninja Theory |
Xbox Game Studios |
March 24, 2020 |
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| TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 2 |
Kylotonn |
Bigben Interactive |
March 19, 2020 |
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| Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary |
343 Industries, Bungie |
Xbox Game Studios |
March 3, 2020 |
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| Ultimate Rivals: The Rink |
Bit Fry Game Studios |
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December 12, 2019 |
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| Avicii Invector |
Hello There Games |
Wired Productions |
December 10, 2019 |
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| Halo: The Master Chief Collection |
343 Industries, Bungie |
Xbox Game Studios |
December 3, 2019 |
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| Halo: Reach |
343 Industries, Bungie |
Xbox Game Studios |
December 3, 2019 |
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| Red Dead Redemption 2 |
Rockstar Games |
Rockstar Games |
November 5, 2019 |
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| GRID (2019) |
Codemasters |
Codemasters, Electronic Arts |
October 11, 2019 |
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| Gears 5 |
The Coalition |
Xbox Game Studios |
September 10, 2019 |
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| WRC 8: FIA World Rally Championship |
Kylotonn |
Bigben Interactive |
September 5, 2019 |
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| F1 2019 |
Codemasters Birmingham |
Codemasters |
June 28, 2019 |
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| Just Cause 4 |
Avalanche Studios |
Square Enix |
December 4, 2018 |
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| Sunset Overdrive |
Insomniac Games |
Xbox Game Studios, THQ Nordic |
November 16, 2018 |
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Other information
Firmware updates
- Updating the controller's firmware requires the use of Asus's Armory Crate software.
References
