It’s a strange thing, aging into the prime nostalgia market. Suddenly every show on TV and every product on shelves is laser-targeted at me. Take Razer’s new “Phantom White” collection of PC gaming gear, for example. It’s leaning hard into the translucent plastic trend of the late 90s… and, apparently, the mid-2020s.
There are no new devices in this range, but some of Razer’s most popular gaming geegaws now come with soft white shells that glow with the company’s signature RGB lighting. The BlackWidow V4 75% keyboard is probably the star of the show for me, if only because it’s an excellent keyboard on its own. But you can also get the Basilisk V3 Pro mouse, the Firefly V2 Pro RGB mousepad, the Barracuda X Chroma headset, and the Kishi V3 phone controller in the new colorway.
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Prices for the new collection are a bit higher—the keyboard is $200 versus $180 for the regular black or white options—but no one ever accused Razer of being particularly interested in value.
All of these except for the controller are also available in “Phantom Green,” which is also transparent and, well, green. The new color options are literally style over substance… though I guess they can give you a much better look at the substance of your PC gaming gadgets.
