Corsair is buying Scuf, a maker of high-end gaming controllers

Corsair is about to add yet another product to its growing portfolio: game controllers. Rather than design its own models, however, Corsair is planning to buy Scuf Gaming, the company announced on Monday. The acquisition is expected to be completed within a month.

"We are thrilled to greatly expand our portfolio of industry-leading peripherals and enter the gaming controller space to help gamers play at their best," said Andy Paul, founder and CEO of Corsair. "Scuf leads the market for performance controllers and are a key ingredient to the success of countless esports professionals."

Scuf is a familiar brand to many gamers, both on console and PC. The company has been serving up custom game controllers since 2011, with high-end designs that predate first-party options; Microsoft's Xbox Elite Wireless Controller debuted in 2015, and the Series 2 (hands-down the best PC controller in our opinion) came out last month.

"Over the last ten years, we’ve worked tirelessly to create the features that have made Scuf the preferred controller for the majority of top professional gamers. Controllers are the single most important connection between an individual and their game, becoming an extension of the player to maximize their performance," said Duncan Ironmonger, founder and CEO of Scuf Gaming.

George Makris, Corsair's marketing director, told PCWorld that while Corsair could build some of these products on its own, it might take several years, versus just buying a smaller company (like Elgato and now Scuf Gaming) outright.

Paul has been playing PC games and raking his knuckles on computer hardware since the Commodore 64. He does not have any tattoos, but thinks it would be cool to get one that reads LOAD"*",8,1. In his off time, he rides motorcycles and wrestles alligators (only one of those is true).