Deal for the flight-stick and associated space game controller brand includes the brand’s assets, marking a return to the fold for Logitech.
Deal for the flight-stick and associated space game controller brand includes the brand’s assets, marking a return to the fold for Logitech.
PRESS RELEASE
The X-56 Rhino is Saitek’s current flagship H.O.T.A.S. flight controller system
LONDON, 15 September 2016 — Logitech International today announced that it has acquired Mad Catz Interactive Inc.’s Saitek® brand and the Saitek line of flight and space simulation game controller assets for $13 million in cash.
Ujesh Desai, vice president and general manager of gaming at Logitech said: “We’re pleased with this tuck-in acquisition of the Saitek product portfolio. The Saitek product line complements our market-leading portfolio of Logitech G gaming products, including simulation products like our G29 and G920 Driving Force steering wheels, and expands our leadership position at a very exciting time for gaming.”
This asset acquisition is not considered material to Logitech’s quarterly or full-year financial results.
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EDITOR’s Note:
Logitech have for some time been a primary player in the driving simulation controller market, but their development of flight sticks and joysticks diminished as the genre fell out of fashion in PC gaming. With its revival, spurred on by an emerging Virtual Reality game market and the importance of space sims to that ecosystem, the acquisition of Saitek by Logitech is a natural move.
Saitek will be integrated into the Logitech G portfolio of products, but given the brand’s reputation for excellence it’s unlikely that the name will suddenly vanish.
You can read Logitech’s take on the acquisition over at their official blog
