Getting Your Head in the Game – TrackIR 5 with TrackClip PRO Review

Every game that was tested had been done with the TrackClip PRO. After I had finished the test runs, I went back to the regular TrackClip. I found that during the course of my testing, I genuinely felt that it was a little less responsive than when I was using the TrackClip PRO.

The reason for this discrepancy could not be determined at the time of review, since it could have been any number of factors. Many of the common problems I did try to weed out like saturation from other lights, bad USB port, position of the sensor and a few more.

This may just come down to the fact the PRO has a more intense light and the software has less ambiguity when tracking its movement. Both the TrackClip PRO and TrackClip does its job well but if you’re looking for the best option between the two, the TrackClip PRO is the obvious choice.

Final Thoughts

I feel that the TrackIR is moving forward in a very positive way, especially since the Oculus Rift has been so popular. Unfortunately, the device still caters to a specific group of games and that is holding its potential back. The reawakening of the space-sim genre is helping push the TrackIR into the limelight once more, and NaturalPoint is still supporting this product rather brilliantly.

I would like to recommend this piece of tech to everyone, because what it does, it does well, but it isn’t for everyone and it carries a MSRP of $170 with the TrackClip PRO. However, if you’ve got the itch to have a richer game experience, especially with simulation games right now, than the TrackIR is for you.

Pros:

• Game profiles kept up to date
• Very accurate
• Not a resource hog

Cons:

• Not for every game genre
• Pro Clip is a must and costs more
• Pro Clip construction is cheap
• Minor software features are missing