This upcoming gaming mouse weighs just over 28 grams without poking holes in it

This upcoming gaming mouse weighs just over 28 grams without poking holes in it | PC Gamer Skip to main content Open menu Close main menu PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES US Edition UK US Canada Australia Subscribe Sign in View Profile Sign out Search Search PC Gamer Games Hardware News Reviews Guides Video Forum More PC Gaming Show PC Gamer Clips Software Codes Coupons Movies & TV Magazine Newsletter Affiliate links Meet the team Community guidelines About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine SubscriptionWhy subscribe?Subscribe to the world’s #1 PC gaming magTry a single issue or save on a subscriptionIssues delivered straight to your door or device From$1Subscribe now Don’t miss these Gaming Headsets Logitech G325 Lightspeed review Gaming Mice Best wireless gaming mouse in 2026: These are the cordless rodents I love getting my mitts on Gaming Mice A mouse to meet the moment Gaming Keyboards Wooting 60HE v2 review Gaming Laptops Best gaming laptop 2026: I’ve tested the best laptops for gaming of this generation and here are the ones I recommend Gaming Mice Best gaming mouse in 2026: I’ve tested the very best mice and these are my top picks Gaming Keyboards Best gaming keyboards in 2026: the fastest, smoothest and loveliest boards I’ve tested Gaming Laptops Best gaming laptop 2026: I’ve tested the best laptops for gaming of this generation and here are the ones I recommend. 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From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we’ve got you covered. Signup + Once a month SFX Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! Signup + An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter Our Jacob Fox guessed that someone would figure out how to get a gaming mouse with a solid shell down to under 25 grams at some point this year. That still hasn’t happened, but he is nevertheless excited to point out this mouse from G-Wolves that comes pretty darn close, thus proving him almost correct.It’s called the Lycan 8K and it weighs around 28.8 grams.Managing to reduce the weight without resorting to poking holes in the shell is generally a good thing for many. The Lycan comes in lower than the Corsair Sabre V2 Pro, which at 36 grams, our Jacob was a big fan of for its lightweight construction and complete shell (no holes). Though you can get greater weight reductions by going absolute wild with a hole-punch, like the Fenrir Pro 8K from G-Wolves, which weighs only 18.9 grams—it’s more air than mouse. You may like Best gaming mouse in 2026: I’ve tested the very best mice and these are my top picks ‘We need to do lightweight, but fine, what else?’ says Logitech chief engineer, and after getting tons of hours in with the Superstrike I agree the new tech is worth a heavier gaming mouse Corsair just announced carbon fiber and magnesium alloy versions of my favourite gaming mouse since Logitech’s G Pro X Superlight The Lycan doesn’t appear to trim key features for the weight-saving, however. It comes with a Pixart PMW-3950 sensor (up to 30K DPI and in a forward position), 8K polling, as the name suggests, and SPDT/SR-Latch switches.I’m no expert in this kind of switch, but between my colleague’s rants and this excellent post, I can say it essentially negates the need for any debounce—debounce being required on a mechanical switch to prevent double-clicking or further misclicks as it actuates. A SPDT/SR-Latch set-up can do without this cooling-off period, reducing latency. Lower latency = better.Image 1 of 2(Image credit: G-Wolves)(Image credit: G-Wolves)Despite its weight, the Lycan 8K is a regular size at 119 x 63 x 37 mm. The buttons are only 7 mm from the pad (mouse pad), and you can see from the side profile just how stripped back the underside of the mouse is. Though, notably, there’s no image directly on the underside of the mouse, which a