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{{Short description|Motion and orientation detection game controller}}
{{Infobox VG system
|title= Razer Hydra
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|manufacturer= [[Razer Inc.|Razer]]
|type=[[Video game controller]]
|generation=
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|power=[[USB]]
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|Sound =
|input=
*Weak magnetic field 6dof tracking system per controller
*2 controllers, each has: <br />5 × Digital buttons<br /> +1 analog stick/button <br />+1 bumper button <br />+1 analog trigger
|connectivity= [[USB]] for PC
|predecessor=
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The '''Razer Hydra''' (previously known as '''Sixense TrueMotion''') is a [[Motion controller|motion]] and [[Orientation (geometry)|orientation]] detection [[game controller]] developed by Sixense Entertainment, a company founded in 2007, in partnership with [[Razer USA]]. It uses a weak [[magnetic field]] to detect the absolute position and orientation of the controllers with a precision, as stated by its developers, of 1 mm and 1°; it has [[six degrees of freedom]]. The original release is wired,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://store.razerzone.com/store/razerusa/en_US/pd/productID.228849000|publisher=Store.razerzone.com |title=Razer Hydra Store Page |access-date=2011-06-17 }}</ref> but a wireless version was also in development.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/08/razer-hydra-impressions-super-precise-motion-controllers-make-i/|publisher=Joystiq.com |title=Joystiq Impressions at CES |access-date=2011-06-17 }}</ref>

The game controller has been showcased many times with different video games and 3D modeling applications, most prominently ''[[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive]]'', ''[[Portal 2]]'', ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'', ''[[Left 4 Dead 2]]'', ''[[World of Goo]]'', ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops]]'' and ''[[Half-Life 2]]''.

A partnership with [[Valve Corporation|Valve]] was announced, and said company appears as a partner, alongside Razer and [[Intel]]. No word has been said by the game developer but they helped Valve modify ''Left 4 Dead 2'' and other Valve games to be played with the Razer Hydra Motion control, and an official SDK is available for download in Steam's 'Tools' page.{{citation needed|date=October 2013}}

It was subject to a demo under the name Sixense Truemotion and tested to a close [[focus group]] of PlayStation Underground Members in August 2008, where its full functionality in various types of [[Video game|games]] was shown.{{citation needed|date=October 2013}}

The Razer Hydra was released through Steam and Razer's official website on June 16, 2011, for [[US$]]139.99. It was sold in a bundle with ''[[Portal 2]]'', which has exclusive content for those with the controller.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/01/09/razer-hydra-gets-own-portal-2-version/ |title=Razer Hydra Gets Own Portal 2 Version |publisher=Rockpapershotgun.com|access-date=2011-02-10 }}</ref> Support for many other games is either implemented or planned. According to a forum post,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sixense.com/forum/vbulletin/showthread.php?2870-The-Most-Versatile-Musical-Instrument&highlight=musical+control |title=The Most Versatile Musical Instrument |publisher=Sixense.com |access-date=2013-11-01}}</ref> from December 2010, Sixense is also working on musical control with the controller.

==''Portal 2''==
The Razer Hydra came bundled with an enhanced version of ''[[Portal 2]]''. It featured a more advanced portal gun with new gameplay mechanics.<ref>{{cite web | last=Castle | first=Alex | title=Razer Hydra Review | publisher=Maximumpc.com | access-date=2011-09-12 | url=http://www.maximumpc.com/article/reviews/razer_hydra_review/ }}</ref> One new ability is Portal Surfing, which lets the portal gun drag, move and rotate either portal after it has been created. Another is 1-to-1 mode with the portal gun's object carrying beam, which lets you extend the beam many metres and freely move and rotate the carried object in 6 degrees of freedom.

It included the full ''Portal 2'' game, plus a new set of tutorial levels to teach the new mechanics, and two more sets of levels based around the new mechanics.

The default controls for the game allow the player to look around, or move and rotate the carried object or portal, by moving their right hand. Flicking the left hand up, or pressing a button on the right controller, makes you jump. The left analog stick controls movement. The triggers fire or move portals.

==Game compatibility==
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* ''[[A Reckless Disregard for Gravity]]''
* ''[[Alien Swarm]]''
* ''[[Amnesia: The Dark Descent]]''
* ''[[And Yet It Moves]]''
* ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
* ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
* ''[[Audiosurf]]''
* ''[[Batman: Arkham Asylum]]''
* ''[[Battlefield: Bad Company 2]]''
* ''[[Beyond Good and Evil (video game)|Beyond Good and Evil]]''
* ''[[BioShock]]''
* ''[[BioShock 2]]''
* ''[[Bit.Trip Runner]]''
* ''[[Borderlands (video game)|Borderlands]]''
* ''[[Borderlands 2]]''
* ''[[Bulletstorm]]''
* ''[[Civilization IV]]''
* ''[[Civilization V]]''
* ''[[Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare]]''
* ''[[Call of Duty: World at War]]''
* ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2]]''
* ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops]]''
* ''[[Company of Heroes]]''
* ''[[Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts]]''
* ''[[Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor]]''
* ''[[Crysis 2]]''
* ''[[Darksiders]]''
* ''[[DeathSpank]]''
* ''[[Defense Grid: The Awakening|Defense Grid]]''
* ''[[Deus Ex (video game)|Deus Ex]]''
* ''[[Deus Ex: Invisible War]]''
* ''[[Dog Fighter (video game)|Dog Fighter]]''
* ''[[Doom 3]]''
* ''[[Eversion (video game)|Eversion]]''
* ''[[Fallout 3]]''
* ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]''
* ''[[Galcon Fusion]]''
* ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]''
* ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]''
* ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]''
* ''[[Half-Life 2]]''
* ''[[Half-Life (series)|Half-Life]]''
* ''[[Hitman: Codename 47|Hitman]]''
* ''[[Hitman 2: Silent Assassin]]''
* ''[[Hoard]]''
* ''[[Just Cause 2]]''
* ''[[Kane & Lynch: Dead Men]]''
* ''[[Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days]]''
* ''[[Killing Floor (video game)|Killing Floor]]''
* ''[[Larva Mortus]]''
* ''[[Left 4 Dead]]''
* ''[[Left 4 Dead 2]]''
* ''[[Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars]]''
* ''[[Lego Batman: The Videogame]]''
* ''[[Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4]]''
* ''[[Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures]]''
* ''[[Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga]]''
* ''[[Lucidity (video game)|Lucidity]]''
* ''[[Machinarium]]''
* ''[[Magicka]]''
* ''[[Mass Effect]]''
* ''[[Mass Effect 2]]''
* ''[[Max Payne (video game)|Max Payne]]''
* ''[[Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne]]''
* ''[[Metro 2033 (video game)|Metro 2033]]''
* ''[[Mirror's Edge]]''
* ''[[Monday Night Combat]]''
* ''[[Mount & Blade]]''
* ''[[Mount & Blade: Warband]]''
* ''[[Obulis]]''
* ''[[Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus]]''
* ''[[Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee]]''
* ''[[Osmos]]''
* ''[[Painkiller (video game)|Painkiller]]''
* ''[[Painkiller: OVERDOSE]]''
* ''[[Peggle]]''
* ''[[Plain Sight]]''
* ''[[Plants vs. Zombies]]''
* ''[[Poker Night at the Inventory]]''
* ''[[Portal (video game)|Portal]]''
* ''[[Portal 2]]''
* ''[[Psychonauts]]''
* ''[[QuantZ]]''
* ''[[Red Faction II]]''
* ''[[Red Faction: Guerrilla]]''
* ''[[Resident Evil 5]]''
* ''[[Return to Castle Wolfenstein]]''
* ''[[RollerCoaster Tycoon 3]]''
* ''[[Rush (video game series)|Rush]]''
* ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.]]''
* ''[[Sam & Max Save the World|Sam and Max 101]]''
* ''[[Serious Sam HD]]''
* ''[[Shadowgrounds]]''
* ''[[Shadowgrounds: Survivor]]''
* ''[[Shatter (video game)|Shatter]]''
* ''[[The Sims 3]]''
* ''[[Singularity (video game)|Singularity]]''
* ''[[Splinter Cell: Conviction]]''
* ''[[Super Laser Racer]]''
* ''[[Super Meat Boy]]''
* ''[[Surgeon Simulator 2013]]''
* ''[[Swarm Arena]]''
* ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''
* ''[[The Ball (video game)]]''
* ''[[The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|The Elder Scrolls IV:Oblivion]]''
* ''[[The Void (video game)|The Void]]''
* ''[[The Wonderful End of the World]]''
* ''[[Titan Fall]] ''
* ''[[Titan Quest]]''
* ''[[Titan Quest: Immortal Throne]]''
* ''[[Toki Tori]]''
* ''[[Torchlight]]''
* ''[[Trials 2: Second Edition]]''
* ''[[Trine (video game)|Trine]]''
* ''[[VRChat]]''
* ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]''
* ''[[Windosill]]''
* ''[[World of Goo]]''
* ''[[Worms Reloaded]]''
* ''[[Yosumin!]]''
* ''[[Zeno Clash]]''
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==See also==
* [[Virtuix Omni]]
* [[Haptic suit]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Game controllers]]
[[Category:Pointing devices]]

Razer Hydra - Revision history

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