Microsoft Announces Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 Halo Limited Edition: The Master Chief

by Joshua Gulick — Friday, August 01, 2014, 12:30 PM EDT

Here is some odd-ball news for your Friday: Microsoft just released a mouse that sports an image of Master Chief. It’s not surprising to see Microsoft promoting its beloved Halo protagonist, but it is weird to see the Chief on an ordinary mouse, given how rarely it has made PC appearances. Whatever Microsoft’s reasons, the Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 Halo Limited Edition: The Master Chief is up for pre-order now on through GameStop, and we’re not going to be the ones to tell the Chief his mouse is under-equipped.

Microsoft is putting its beloved Master Chief on a mouse for PC.

The $29.95 Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 is a good all-around mouse, but it’s not particularly gamer oriented. The product description has you “Zoom[ing] your way around Windows,” with the mouse, rather than blasting your way through Halo. And it touts the way BlueTrack Technology lets you use the mouse on uneven surfaces, rather than pointing to gaming features. Then again, who says Halo merch has to be limited to gaming gear?

There's a lot to like about the mouse, but meant more for general use than gaming in particular.

Maybe Microsoft is sending a signal about platform support for Halo. PC support has been inconsistent and newer titles have stayed on the Xbox platform. Now, with Halo 5: Guardians coming out next year and Halo: The Master Chief Collection arriving much sooner for Xbox One, fans are hoping that the PC will see Master Chief again.

Tags: Microsoft, Mouse, halo, Bungie, NASDAQ:MSFT

Joshua Gulick

Josh cut his teeth (and hands) on his first PC upgrade in 2000 and was instantly hooked on all things tech. He took a degree in English and tech writing with him to Computer Power User Magazine and spent years reviewing high-end workstations and gaming systems, processors, motherboards, memory and video cards. His enthusiasm for PC hardware also made him a natural fit for covering the burgeoning modding community, and he wrote CPU’s “Mad Reader Mod” cover stories from the series’ inception until becoming the publication editor for Smart Computing Magazine. A few years ago, he returned to his first love, reviewing smoking-hot PCs and components, for HotHardware. When he’s not agonizing over benchmark scores, Josh is either running (very slowly) or spending time with family.

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