Roccat GmbH was a German computer accessories manufacturer based in Hamburg. It was also the titular sponsor of former German professional esports organization Team ROCCAT.
In 2019, the assets of the Roccat brand were acquired by Turtle Beach Corporation. The brand was discontinued in 2024, with many of its product lines transitioning under the Turtle Beach brand.
In 2019, the assets of the Roccat brand were acquired by Turtle Beach Corporation for 19.2 million US dollars. Roccat was used as Turtle Beach's PC brand. It had a turnover in the double-digit million range in 2018 and had around 110 employees in 2016. Turtle Beach announced in April 2024 that the Roccat brand was being retired, with many of its product lines transitioning under the Turtle Beach brand.
Several features and functions of Roccat products, such as RGB lighting, scroll speed, polling rate, Mouse DPI and key profiles, can be set using the free Roccat Swarm software. After Roccat was discontinued in 2024 and merged by Turtle Beach, the software was succeeded by Turtle Beach Swarm II, which also supports some Roccat products.
According to German IT news online magazine Golem.de, Roccat „... gilt für den Käufer als hochwertig und renommiert“ ("... is considered high quality and renowned for the buyer").
Roccat's Vulcan keyboard series „... hat sich ... eine Vielzahl redaktioneller Auszeichnungen und hohes Lob von den Spielern gesichert“ (... has garnered numerous editorial awards and high praise from gamers").
In 2016, Roccat was awarded the Deutscher Gründerpreis ( German Founders Award) in the category Aufsteiger ( newcomer).
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