No More Console Gaming Gear from Logitech

By Chris Holzworth, Editorial Intern
Posted on January 24, 2013 AT 01:47pm

After posting an operating loss of $180 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2013, Logitech announced today plans to discontinue their line of console gaming peripherals.

“We have also identified a number of product categories that no longer fit with our current strategic direction,” said Logitech president and chief executive officer Bracken P. Darrell. “As a result, we have initiated the process to divest our remote controls and digital video security categories, and we plan to discontinue other non-strategic products, such as speaker docks and console gaming peripherals, by the end of Calendar Year 2013.”

The company reiterated, however, that they would continue production of their PC-related peripherals, for which the company is known. The discontinuance only pertains to console gaming—Wii U, PS3, Xbox 360, and so on.

Source: Logitech

Chris Holzworth has wanted to report on and critique games all his life. He first cut his teeth writing for enthusiast sites such as RPGFan, then took a break from gaming to study English, creative writing, and linguistics at Rutgers University. Started out as EGM's obligatory east coast correspondent before selling out and moving to the west coast. Chris is particularly keen on examining narrative structure, character development, and writing in video games. Frequently opens mouth, inserts foot, often where twittery things happen: @chrisholzworth. Meet the rest of the crew.

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