Cherry is best-known for making the MX switches that kicked off the mechanical gaming keyboard craze circa 2010 and remain the most critical component of modern keyboards, but the German firm has only flirted with producing gaming keyboards of its own. That's changed following its acquisition of Swedish peripheral maker Xtrfy five months ago, whose products turn up in plenty of our keyboard and mouse recommendations, and earlier this week the combined firms finally showed off their new designs at an event in Cologne.
There are five new products in total, all of which speak towards the direction Cherry is taking after the acquisition - and more general trends in the gaming peripheral space too.
In short, Cherry has historically shied away from gaming wares despite supplying many gaming brands with their switches, but now we're seeing a firmer commitment with three esports-focused yet wireless designs from Cherry's designers: the MX-LP 2.1 Compact Wireless, the MX 3.0S Wireless and the MX 8.2 TKL Wireless.