Do you need esports peripherals? Unless you have the reaction times of a gnat or money to burn, nope

Two esports peripherals, a Logitech PRO 60X esports keyboard and an Alienware Pro mouse, outside on a lovely paving slab.

Andy Edser, Hardware writer

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This month I've been testing: Keyboards, mice and headsets. Some of which claim—or at the very least heavily infer—that they're going to improve your gaming performance thanks to some help from the pros. While it's a difficult thing to test accurately, I can say with some confidence that no, they will not. 

Esports is officially big business. With billions of hours of content viewed, growing audience numbers, and dedicated stadiums being built to accommodate increasingly large crowds, what once was viewed as a fairly niche segment has quickly become a huge commercial venture. And, surprise surprise, peripheral manufacturers are keen to cash in on the boom.