Mad Catz Files For Bankruptcy

#5414678

vbetts

Moderator

2017-03-31 21:29

You know maybe if they didn't make such ugly stuff like the R.A.T, they would probably be okay?

#5414688

0blivious

2017-03-31 21:46

The Mad Catz peripherals I had in the past felt cheap (gamepads).

Well, I certainly didn't contribute to this company's earnings. For my hands, only MX518 :eyes:

After 11-12 years, my mx 518 finally died last week (I think). It works but it keeps cycling the windows plugged in and then unplugged sounds. I'm going to open it and clean it and hope for a miracle. That was the best mouse I've ever had. Too bad they quit making it. I'm using a 602 right now.

#5414689

CronoGraal

2017-03-31 21:46

cmon guys...

#5414690

Fender178

2017-03-31 21:48

Not too surprised after the blunder they did with the Original Rockband 4 instruments which caused Harmonix the dev behind Rockband 4 to switch manufactures.

#5414699

alanm

2017-03-31 22:14

The Chinese are taking the mouse market by storm. Lots of decent cheap gaming mice on Amazon/ebay many of which (imo) are as good as big brand names.

#5414706

sunnyp_343

2017-03-31 22:26

Only reasons for bankrupting is Bad marketing and expansives products

#5414710

Neo Cyrus

2017-03-31 22:31

You know maybe if they didn't make such ugly stuff like the R.A.T, they would probably be okay?

All their peripherals were (relative to competition) very expensive and piss-poorly made, or at least according to everyone I've ever met and my own experiences. Mad Catz were one of the few in niche markets (like fighting game peripherals) so they could charge an arm and a leg... Yet instead of delivering memorable products they became notorious for poor quality and dubious design decisions. Even if someone wanted any of their niche products, in my experience, they were impossible to get ahold after the very initial launch or even pre-orders. This is product after prodcut, I know there was more demand than they gave supply for, as I said, niche markets; there often wasn't another option. It's pretty bad losing a company in any small niche market, but I don't even know if they'll be missed. At the prices they were charging it's cheaper to import Hori products from Japan if they're not available here, and unlike Mad Catz there is a chance there will actually be stock.

#5414742

Elder III

2017-03-31 23:30

I was looking at trying one of the R.A.T. MMO oriented mice recently, now I'm glad that I didn't choose that one. :/

#5414743

Kaarme

2017-03-31 23:33

I belong to those who wouldn't have bought any Mad Catz products due to aesthetic reasons. Those mice look like they skinned another manufacturer's poor mouse, leaving behind a living corpse of bare muscle and bone.

You won't believe it, I have 2 sealed packages of MX518 in my cupboard. Am using my 2nd MX518 at this moment. One "died" after ~ 9 years.

I wish I had done that. When my 518 died, I tried to look everywhere for a new replacement, but of course in vain. I had to settle for Steelseries Rival 300, which was the closest I could get to the good old Mx518. It's weird Logitech offered nothing similar at all. Maybe Mx518 didn't sell too well despite being so excellent?

#5414746

Undying

2017-03-31 23:40

Never used their products but it kinda looked cool, mouses i mean.

#5414754

RealNC

2017-04-01 00:13

After 11-12 years, my mx 518 finally died last week (I think). It works but it keeps cycling the windows plugged in and then unplugged sounds. I'm going to open it and clean it and hope for a miracle. That was the best mouse I've ever had. Too bad they quit making it. I'm using a 602 right now.

The G400 is exactly the same as the MX518 (well, it is a newer MX518.). It's easier to find than the MX. I'd try and find 2 or 3 of them if I were you :P I went from MX518 to G400 myself many years ago, and it was really pretty much exactly the same mouse just with different name and different color. Otherwise, 100% identical, except with a better sensor. The newer G400s is also almost identical. I never used one though, but it should be the same too. You can still find both the G400 as well as the G400s new on sites like Amazon.

#5414757

stereoman

2017-04-01 00:18

Still have my Madcatz cyborg gaming lights but since DX12 not many games support AMBX anymore now I mainly use them for watching movies or listening to music, still i'd buy another set if they broke, they're something I don't notice but would miss if they where gone.

#5414763

KissSh0t

2017-04-01 00:37

My R.A.T was my favourite mouse to date 🙁 lol Felt just perfect in my hand, have had a normal soap shaped mouse again for a few months and still not liking it anywhere near as much

If you can find a Logitech G9 Laser Mouse for cheap... get it.. I love this mouse so much haha.. The scroll wheel is perfect and it's overall shape is just perfect.. for me it is the perfect first person shooter mouse. http://i.imgur.com/3F8bZ3r.jpg My cord died, it has the strange fabric cord, I just did surgery on it to have a normal plastic cord, taken from an old mouse... usb cords are basically the same.. so. yeah.. perfect mouse. :>

After 11-12 years, my mx 518 finally died last week (I think). It works but it keeps cycling the windows plugged in and then unplugged sounds. I'm going to open it and clean it and hope for a miracle. That was the best mouse I've ever had. Too bad they quit making it. I'm using a 602 right now.

It will be a damaged usb cord, you can replace usb cords as they are basically the same, get an old usb mouse and use the cord for your mouse... I've done the same. If you don't know what each wire does you can easily just google it :>

#5414773

vestibule

2017-04-01 01:19

I use the rat 5. Its good and its slidey shiny black bits last for ever. may be someone will buy them.

#5414781

0blivious

2017-04-01 01:37

It will be a damaged usb cord, you can replace usb cords as they are basically the same, get an old usb mouse and use the cord for your mouse... I've done the same. If you don't know what each wire does you can easily just google it :>

I'll have to try that. Finally, one of those cheap Dell mice can be of real use. I'll eventually buy one of the g400 mice to see how that is. (thanks to RealNC for the heads up). I don't have a stockpile of mx518's like vase has. No wonder we can't find any! 🤓

#5414782

KissSh0t

2017-04-01 01:45

I'll have to try that. Finally, one of those cheap Dell mice can be of real use. I'll eventually buy one of the g400 mice to see how that is. (thanks to RealNC for the heads up). I don't have a stockpile of mx518's like vase has. No wonder we can't find any! 🤓

Out of curiosity I googled mx518 cord replacement and found this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Logitech-MX518-G400-Mice-Repair-kits-USB-mouse-cable-Line-amp-Mouse-Feet-Skate-/141702155382 Lot's of results for "mx518 cord replacement"

#5414785

RealNC

2017-04-01 01:56

I'll have to try that. Finally, one of those cheap Dell mice can be of real use. I'll eventually buy one of the g400 mice to see how that is. (thanks to RealNC for the heads up). I don't have a stockpile of mx518's like vase has. No wonder we can't find any! 🤓

The G400 and G400s were discontinued too quite a while ago. Whatever units you find available right now are left-over stock. They won't be there for long. I'd get a couple of G400s. Small improvements over the MX518/G400 but virtually identical.

#5414864

LesserHellspawn

2017-04-01 09:04

I have a Strike 7 keyboard. The piece is superb, the software for it is garbage. And that makes it bad. At the time I bought it, I was looking for something modular without losing the minidisplay of my Logitech. Little did I know that the display on the Strike 7 would have little to no use.

#5414957

Stairmand

2017-04-01 15:44

No, Saitek were a division of Mad Catz but the Saitek name and stuff was sold to Logitech late last year in order to raise some cash. I love my X56 Rhino, but reliability does appear to be dubious from reviews.

#5415016

Corrupt^

2017-04-01 18:22

The G400 is exactly the same as the MX518 (well, it is a newer MX518.). It's easier to find than the MX. I'd try and find 2 or 3 of them if I were you :P I went from MX518 to G400 myself many years ago, and it was really pretty much exactly the same mouse just with different name and different color. Otherwise, 100% identical, except with a better sensor. The newer G400s is also almost identical. I never used one though, but it should be the same too. You can still find both the G400 as well as the G400s new on sites like Amazon.

Also, shell, front button PCB, scroll and cable are interchangeable between all models of: MX500, MX510, MX518, G400 & G400S. So don't throw the old ones away, you can sometimes fix one of these with parts of the other.