CES Concept: XPG Announces a Concept Gaming Mouse That Has a 1TB built-n Storage drive
Anyone who's purchased or built a gaming system knows that XPG is a reputable company that manufactures a bevy of devices that internally and externally connects to a computer, from computer hardware to gaming peripherals. I'm betting someone out there currently has an XPG DRAM stick or a storage drive in their gaming system. This leads us to the topic at hand; XPG has just announced an interesting concept prototype, a gaming mouse that embeds an SSD. Yes, you read correctly, a hybrid gaming/ storage mouse.
Via published reports, XPG's press release revealed a Vault gaming mouse with a 1 TB Solid State Drive with a 985MB/s read speed. In addition, the mouse comes with an XPG gaming app that manages the storage. As quoted from the company, "Gaming Launcher software promises to make your gaming software make gaming libraries conveniently portable and add a higher level of game integration with XPG Prime Software Ecosystem."
A mouse with built-in storage is not necessarily an original concept. There are currently mouse's on the market with built-in storage, but it primarily stores macros and mouse preferences.
From a design perspective, the mouse certainly does not set itself apart from other gaming mice on the market. Standard features included are the scroll wheel, one DPI button, right and left click buttons, with an all-matte black color scheme. Connectivity is made possible by a USB-C cable. Interestingly, there is no information on the SSD NAND memory chip or controller hardware. Also, there is no mention of the mouse's DPI speed and, importantly, price.
The XPG Vault gaming mouse is a CES concept prototype. Therefore, we'll likely not see this mouse at a vendor near you, which is usually the case with most products displayed at the trade show. However, the mouse has drawn interest from tech enthusiasts like me.
