Roccat introduces custom switch for mechanical keyboards

Roccat reveals his Titan switches. The German company designed the switches from the ground up. According to Roccat, it has mainly focused on the speed, responsiveness and ‘the feel’ of pressing a key.

Roccat has opted for an actuation point of 1.8mm for its Titan Switches. This point is related to the distance the switch must travel when pressed to register an input. For comparison: with the Cherry MX Red, Black and Blue switches the distance is 2mm, with the Cherry MX Speed ​​1.2mm. The Titan has a travel distance of 3.6mm.

The German company has also focused on ‘debouncing’. According to the company, the switches have a tendency to bounce, or bounce on the electrical contact, so that a keystroke cannot be registered, or several times. Firmware has been adapted to this, but does cause some delay, according to Roccat.

The company claims to mechanically minimize the bounce and the firmware would take advantage of this by registering the keystroke earlier. According to the company, the housing of the switch is robust and transparent, so that the LED lighting comes into its own. That lighting works in conjunction with Roccat’s AIMO control software.

The company has not yet announced keyboards equipped with the Titan switches. More and more game product manufacturers are designing their own switches. Creative, Logitech, Razer and HP, among others, preceded Roccat.