Controller:Razer Raion
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Razer Raiju | |
The Razer Raion is a game controller released by Razer on October 10, 2019.[1]
Made specifically for fighting games, the Raion lacks the analog sticks and only have digital buttons, all of which are mechanical-switch-based. It has six face buttons on the right. It also have the mode toggle switches for D-pad and the shoulder buttons.
When set to PC mode, the Raion is a native XInput controller and supported by games that uses the XInput API.
General information
Inputs
- 1 × clickable 2 point capacitive touchpad: ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜᴘᴀᴅ
- 4 × digital shoulder buttons: L1, L2, R1, R2
- 6 × mechanical switch face buttons: △ ᴛʀɪᴀɴɢʟᴇ, ○ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇ, × ᴄʀᴏss, □ sᴏ̨ᴜᴀʀᴇ, R1, R2
- 5 × digital funactional buttons: sʜᴀʀᴇ, ᴏᴘᴛɪᴏɴs, PlayStation, ᴍɪᴄʀᴏᴘʜᴏɴᴇ, ᴀᴜᴅɪᴏ
- 4 × digital directional buttons (D-pad): ↑, ↓, ←, →
- 2 × 2-step slider switches: ᴘᴄ - ᴘꜱ4, L1-R1/L2-R2 - L3-L1/R3-L2
- 1 × 3-step slider switch: ᴅᴘ - ʟꜱ - ʀꜱ
Availability
- Razer Raion Fightpad - Amazon.com
Use with PC platforms
USB
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Windows
- When set to PC mode, the controller will act as an Xinput controller and Windows should automatically download and install latest drivers for it.
XInput wrapping
- When set to PS4 mode, the Raion is acting as a native DirectInput controller. It's possible to use any of the generic wrappers while it is set to PS4 mode. See the controller article for those.
reWASD
- Guide button can be remapped.
- While in PC mode, the app allows the controller to emulate the DualShock 4 to play PS4 Remote Play, PS Now or Dualshock 4 compatible games.
- Custom configs for XInput controllers can be found in official Community Configs Library maintained by reWASD users.
Steam
- The controller is recognizable as a Xbox 360 controller.
Steam Link compatibility
- Works natively over USB. All buttons are mapped correctly.
- 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 △ and disable video and audio streaming.
- May not work great unless the streaming device is connected to LAN or a low latency Wi-Fi.
Support In Games
- When set to PC mode, the Raion is natively supported by most modern games via XInput. It is also supported by older games via DirectInput when it is set to PS4 mode.
Games with touchpad support
For a list of games, see List of games that support touchpad.
- Touchpad is placed on the front of the controller, the capacitive type touchpad is a clickable 2-point touchpad with a resolution of 1920x900. The functionality of the touchpad can differ from between games. Recognized gestures: zoom, swipe, pinch and scroll.
- Thanks to Steam Input, reWASD or DS4Windows application, touchpad can be remapped to mouse or right stick in any game.
- Number of games which natively support touchpad controls is limited and touchpad support is still not a PC standard.
- Not usable when the controller is set to PC mode.
Games with DualShock button prompts
References
- ↑ The Razer Raion brings arcade stick controls to the palm of you hand - Press release on Razer - last accessed on November 27, 2023