This year’s update is a huge deal, though.
The Wolverine V3 Pro is quite expensive but extremely impressive.
This review was made possible thanks to a pre-release review sample provided by Razer.
Everything you get when you buy a Razer Wolverine V3 Pro.
The company had no input nor saw the contents of this review prior to publication.
Jan. 18, 2025 Updated with notes on disconnection issues when using on PC.
The issues aredocumentedon Razer’s website recently, so hopefully a fix is on the way.
Everything you get when you buy a Razer Wolverine V3 Pro.
Jez Corden
Razer Wolverine V3 Pro: What’s in the box?
And that’s what you’re getting here.
When you crack open your new Wolverine V3 Pro, you’ll find this little lot in the box.
Everything you get when you buy a Razer Wolverine V3 Pro.
Razer also gets an extra thumbs up for its continued excellence in recyclable packaging.
Not a scrap of plastic packaging in sight.
But it’s a big old tick in the box for Razer.
Everything you get when you buy a Razer Wolverine V3 Pro.
All that has changed, though.
The Wolverine V3 Pro feels chunky and solid, sturdy, like a quality product.
The ergonomics are also completely on point, at least for my not-so-massive hands.
Razer has also brought back its additional bumper buttons again, which makes me very happy.
So, it’s built well, expertly designed, and feels like it’ll last the course.
It’s one less thing to get hammered over time.
Perhaps more surprising is the lack of RGB.
Absolutely nothing else lights up.
But you’d be very wrong.
This aside, it’s just like using a Microsoft wireless Xbox controller.
The only downside, especially compared to a Microsoft controller, is the battery life.
HyperSpeed wireless will simply drain the battery faster, that’s just how it is.
I wouldn’t call it horrible, but you will be charging it up more often.
Wired play really comes into its own on the PC, though.
Nor was the wireless capability of the Wolverine V3 Pro my own personal highlight.
For the first time, the company has integrated its mouse switch technology into one of its console controllers.
The rear paddles, additional bumper buttons, and the triggers all have Razer mouse switches at their heart.
you’re able to hear it, too.
Press one of the rear paddles, and it sounds exactly like clicking a recent Razer gaming mouse.
Performance, of course.
Razer’s gaming mice are legendary, and that same technology has now jumped the gap to console.
The other big new addition to be excited about is Hall Effect sticks.
You want these because they’re just better.
Rounding off the hardware on the Wolverine V3 Pro are the mecha-tactile action buttons and the floating D-pad.
Admittedly, I rarely use a D-pad for anything, but I’ll always take one designed this way.
What it needs to do is allow you to customize just about every aspect of the Wolverine V3 Pro.
Whether on a laptop or a massive TV, there’s no chance of getting confused here.
However, I am a little more critical of this controller.
What’s more difficult to forgive, though, is how inconsistent Razer HyperSpeed Wireless has been for me.
These are little frustrations that build up over time, and that’s in addition to other minor complaints.
It’s an incredible foundation for a new era of Razer Xbox controllers.
It’s less expensive than the Wolverine V3 Pro and is just as customizable.
The V3 TE retails for$99.99 at Best Buyand is compatible with both Xbox and Windows PC.
I feel comfortable in saying the Razer Wolverine V3 Pro is thebest Xbox controlleryou can buy right now.
Part of its rise to the top of the pile is that it’s new.
Razer has used its expertise in PC gaming to make something different, something better, something brilliant.
Adding mouse switches to a controller is a touch of genius I never knew I needed to experience.
But here we are.
Personally, I can take or leave it being wireless, but that’s just me.
I now, at last, have a new favorite controller to replace my love of the Wolverine TE.
It’s a controller for the hardcore gamers and esports athletes, and it’s nearly perfect.
Everything you get when you buy a Razer Wolverine V3 Pro.
The Wolverine V3 Pro is a little understated in its design, but what it lacks in flashiness it makes up elsewhere.
The Wolverine V3 Pro packs some of Razer’s latest tech, including some brought from its gaming mice.
All hail the additional top buttons.
Beneath those rear paddles lie Razer’s mouse switches. Yes, on a console controller.
The app is the same whether you’re on a PC or the Xbox.
This is now my primary controller and it’s great… But it’s not perfect.
I’d still take the Wolverine V3 Pro over the Elite Wireless Controller any day.
Microsoft’s own Elite Series 2 wireless controller is still one of the very best, though it is nearly five years old.
The Razer Wolverine V3 Pro is the best Xbox controller you can get right now.
