{"id":78907,"date":"2026-08-23T20:17:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T12:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=78907"},"modified":"2026-08-23T20:17:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T12:17:59","slug":"the-genki-manta-is-a-new-high-end-pc-and-switch-2-controller-with-a-built-in-screen-and-onboard-os","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=78907","title":{"rendered":"The Genki Manta Is a New High-End PC and Switch 2 Controller With a Built-in Screen and Onboard OS"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Genki, maker of some of our favorite accessories for the Switch 2 and Switch, has launched a Kickstarter for what might be the most over-engineered controller I\u2019ve ever seen \u2013 and for $279, it better be. The Genki Manta packs in the kind of cutting edge features found on the best controllers out there, like TMR sticks, adjustable triggers, and advanced haptics, as well as even more advanced tech like a full-blown operating system, complete with digital display, built into the controller itself. <\/p>\n

Now, I\u2019m all for hardware and peripherals that incorporate new tech and push their categories forward, but I\u2019m not quite sure why anyone would need a controller this advanced. It\u2019s undeniably well-designed \u2013 I appreciate the screen centered below the thumbsticks, instead of above like on the Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra, and how the tension of the thumbsticks can be dialed in (literally) on the fly by twisting the stick itself. But at some point you have to ask if we\u2019re approaching the point of overkill.<\/p>\n

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Genki is taking a bit of a kitchen sink approach with the Mantra. \u201cWe refused to cut corners,\u201d the Kickstarter reads. \u201cIt is, frankly, a spec monster.\u201d<\/p>\n

Compatible with PC via USB-C wired or 2.4 GHz wireless (via USB dongle) as well as Switch 1 and 2, mobile, and other devices via Bluetooth, the Manta has a standard Xbox-style layout with offset sticks and all your standard inputs. It has a 2,400 mAh user-replaceable battery, but there\u2019s no mention on the Kickstarter page of an estimated usage time between charges. Blessedly, it can remotely wake a paired Switch 2.<\/p>\n

The face buttons are \u201cAnalog Pulse Buttons\u201d that track through their entire travel when pressed, not just when they bottom out, allowing users to adjust their actuation point anywhere between a quick rapid-reset for burst inputs and a deeper one that calls for a deliberate press. Similarly, the triggers have three distinct modes: Digital, which offers a short travel and crisp click, Rapid, which is fully analog but with a short, smooth travel, and Analog, which offers a full, smooth travel and proportional control. <\/p>\n

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Other features include \u201cmaglev haptics\u201d (better than traditional rumble, apparently), a nine-axis gyroscope\/accelerometer\/compass for motion controls, six extra inputs (two buttons tucked up top next to the right and left bumpers, two integrated back buttons, and two removable back paddles), and a D-pad that can swap between a traditional cardinal layout and an eight-point satellite dish design. <\/p>\n

And that\u2019s not even mentioning the operating system built into the controller. MantaOS uses the controller\u2019s built-in color display to handle all the configuration settings that would normally be handled by driver software or a companion app \u2013 stuff like swapping profiles, setting up macros, adjusting inputs, and customizing RGB lighting \u2013 right there on the controller. <\/p>\n

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