KYSONA Uranus Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse Reimagines Classic Roccat Ergonomic Shape

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Many hardcore fans of the Roccat brand will lament last year's absorption of designs/IPs into the Turtle Beach product portfolio. Five years earlier, the German PC gaming accessory maker was acquired by the larger North American organization—at the time, mouse enthusiasts expressed worries regarding a sudden cut-off of popular models. The long-running Kone series was a main topic of conversation. Pleasingly, Roccat's engineering department continued to deliver new designs and refreshes of old favorites well into the early 2020s. The Kone Pure Air and Pure SEL were the team's last models to emerge under the banner of Roccat, prior to 2024's full Turtle Beach takeover. Confusingly, this somewhat unfaithful Kone design was only made available to a South Korean customer base.

Kone Pure models—in wireless (Air) and wired (SEL) forms—eventually trickled out to wider global market regions, albeit with Turtle Beach logos printed on their outer shells and packaging. A lukewarm reception from the gaming mouse community prompted further speculation—would the Kone lineage end in 2024? Chinese gaming mouse manufacturers have often "brazenly" cloned the designs of many Western-developed models. Loyal fans and brand purists would normally decry the emergence of a throwback to classic Roccat Pure times, but KYSONA's recently unveiled rendition is being celebrated. Their Uranus Pro wireless gaming mouse offering has gained traction in the West, thanks to a prominent YouTuber's recommendation and positive feedback from owners of early import units. KYSONA is hardly a big name, but they are involved in the contract manufacturing of peripherals for "visible" brands—including AJAZZ, Attack Shark, and DELUX.




The Uranus Pro's shell is not an exact copy of Roccat's timeless right-hand ergonomic shape—according to initial write-ups—but it is near enough to deliver nostalgic vibes. True connoisseurs noted that the Chinese OEM was unable to recreate Roccat's very special old-school coating. KYSONA has outfitted its "Kone Pure clone" with some of the market's best internal components—most notably; PixArt's PAW3395 optical sensor. Turtle Beach's technically inferior Pure Air model is currently on sale with a reduced price of $79.99 (normal MSRP: $99.99) via their official webstore. KYSONA lists its Uranus Pro black or white options with $44.99 price points (not including regional VAT and shipping fees). Their limited edition orange variant demands a premium upcharge of $5.

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[freeagent]

Looks nice, terrible name though.

 

[Gmr_Chick]

Look out Gigabyte AI SNATCH...Here comes Uranus Pro!



In all seriousness though, looks like a good Kone Pure "clone" that I might be interested in. I had a Kone EMP and a Kone Pure SE. The EMP was HUGE (too big for me) but the Kone SE was perfect for my hand, but Roccat's Swarm software left much to be desired.

 

[Cheeseball]

Looks nice, terrible name though.

At least its the professional version of your a Uranus.

It comes in a sunfire orange, which is usually an insta-buy for me, but I need to-



It's only $50. Screw it, we ballin'.

FYI, its also available for pre-order on Amazon US.

 

[HairyLobsters]

Going to use the palm grip on Uranus.

 

[eidairaman1]

Ur-anus

 

[JIWIL]

I'm absolutely clueless when it comes to mouse switches. I have almost half dozen Kones that all started double clicking after ~2-20 months. I love the shape and size, and I'm so buying one (or more) of these if the switches are any good? Also needs on-board memory so I can uninstall the software after adjusting stuffs.... but if it ticks those two boxes count me in.

 

[Veseleil]

Kys-on-a-ur-anus. I wonder if their PR employees can say that name with a strait face. This must be some internal joke, it's way too much to be just a coincidence.

 

[Paganstomp]

Well... sounds like an inside joke and it aint even April 1st.

 

[Dr. Dro]

tmi bro... this is the kind of thing that you do silently, so you'll get it to do it again

Man, Asia can be positively wild in their use of English, it probably sounded completely different in whoever came up with this thing's head.

 

[Chaitanya]

Name aside personally would love to Mx512/G5/G500 shape revivied but in a sub 100gm weight class.

 

[InVasMani]

tmi bro... this is the kind of thing that you do silently, so you'll get it to do it again

Man, Asia can be positively wild in their use of English, it probably sounded completely different in whoever came up with this thing's head.

Doubtful I always presume it was deliberate it happens somewhat routinely. I don't think it's merely coincidental. It honestly comes across as someone that's under paid and hates their job that decided to have a bit of fun.

 

[Dr. Dro]

Doubtful I always presume it was deliberate it happens somewhat routinely. I don't think it's merely coincidental. It honestly comes across as someone that's under paid and hates their job that decided to have a bit of fun.

Last time something like this happened (the Gigabyte AI Snatch thing) I got some pretty valuable insight from @TheLostSwede who has had first experience living and working in Taiwan.

Apparently it's that a lot of executives don't believe in investing in localization efforts, and that the boss tends to have the final say no matter what, so even if rank and file employees realize that something sounds completely absurd, they don't dare defy their superiors as that generally gets them fired.

Read this thread, it's pretty insightful:

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[Onasi]

Meme name aside, this is a good pickup for fans of the shape. Kone is a rather cool unique mouse that should always be available for those who swear by it. This just shows the benefits of the current market being flooded with Chinese OEMs who grow better by the day - if you want a shape that a high-end company just refuses to bring back, well, chances are good someone will clone it at a decent level.
Now, where is my MiCO clone you bastards?

 

[TheLostSwede]

Doubtful I always presume it was deliberate it happens somewhat routinely. I don't think it's merely coincidental. It honestly comes across as someone that's under paid and hates their job that decided to have a bit of fun.

It's only deliberate when there's a risk of copyright/trademark infringement, otherwise it's most likely by accident or because the local pronunciation would be different than to someone that's a native English speaker. Also keep in mind that many things aren't even pronounced the same in English, depending in which English speaking country you're in.
I've had colleagues tell customers that they will intimate them... which simply means that they will keep them up to date, but in very antiquated English, whereas now it sounds they'll come over to their home to do something else with the poor customer...

 

[Caring1]

Going to use the palm grip on Uranus.

It actually says Plam grip, although I have no idea what a Plam is.

 

[Onasi]

It actually says Plam grip, although I have no idea what a Plam is.

Even funnier, the way it’s depicted in their picture isn’t even how one would palm such a mouse. Or even claw it, honestly. You kinda want the hump to fill your palm in both cases and the thumb to actually rest in the thumb groove. Otherwise, why are you even using a Kone?