The reveal of the Powerplay 2 from Logitech jogs my memory of the adage “if it ain’t broke, don’t repair it.” Sadly, Logitech hasn’t taken this strategy. The unique Powerplay charging mouse mat was an revolutionary gaming peripheral, however its successor pulls again on most of its options, seemingly all within the identify of price. Fortunately, the core precept of with the ability to perpetually cost a Logitech gaming mouse stays and it’s nonetheless the one product providing such expertise right now.
We have now the unique Logitech Powerplay picked out as the most effective gaming mouse pads, particularly as a premium possibility given its $120 value. The Powerplay 2, nevertheless, will retail for $99.99 (£89.99) when it releases on March 11, 2025.
Beginning with the enhancements Logitech’s Powerplay 2 brings to your desktop, this new model is thinner at 3.5mm in comparison with the 4mm thickness of the unique. Regardless of measuring smaller than the OG Powerplay, at 344 x 284mm versus the 321 x 344mm of the unique, the charging space is marketed as 15% bigger.
The Powerplay 2 may even retail for $20 lower than the unique, beginning at simply $99 versus $119.99. That, sadly, seems to be the place the enhancements cease.
Logitech has eliminated the USB mouse receiver from the facility unit on the Powerplay 2, and quite than transferring from micro USB to USB-C to energy the mat, it now has a set USB cable that means you will want two free USB-A ports to function the it. The cable size can also be 0.03mm shorter, however it might be pedantic to focus on this as a step backward.
RGB has been faraway from the brand on the mat, that means it will possibly not be set as much as coordinate together with your Lightsync settings ought to you’ve gotten different suitable Logitech gear. Whereas this may additionally appear to be a minor loss, the RGB gentle on the unique Powerplay would act as an indicator to indicate that your mouse is related, this has as a substitute been changed with a small white LED indicator on the facility unit.
Lastly, quite than getting one tender material and one laborious floor to make use of with the Powerplay 2, you at the moment are caught with simply the fabric possibility. Finally, you lose rather a lot for a $20 value drop and the unique Powerplay has seemingly been pulled from sale on the US Logitech retailer, though models nonetheless stay on the UK website and are decreased to £99.
For a more in-depth have a look at a few of Logitech’s most up-to-date releases, you may learn our G502 X Plus assessment and G Professional X 60 Lightspeed assessment to see if both is value including to your gaming setup.
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