

To the right of the keys, you’ll find a PlayStation button, Enter button, and an LED that indicates the currently selected profile, of which you can store six per console. It includes the numerical 1-4 keys, QWER, ASDF, and ZXC, as well as Escape, Tab, Shift, CTRL, and a multipurpose Function key on the bottom row.

The keyboard layout is effectively what you’d get if you cut off the leftmost side of a traditional keyboard. Additionally, there’s a PlayStation button that can be used to return to your home screen on console, or function as the Windows button on PC. The Hori TAC has a total of 22 remappable keys, as well as an analog stick on the side that can be used for navigation or mapped as eight additional functions. The device itself is essentially a small portion of a traditional keyboard attached to a palm rest that can be paired with a mouse to give you a PC-like experience on a console. What's more, the new M2 version makes it incredibly easy to customize the layout with the HORI app.The Hori Tactical Assault Commander (TAC) Mechanical Keypad is an officially licensed PlayStation product, meaning it’s designed to work specifically with PS5/PS4 consoles, yet also works with Windows PCs. The TAC Pro is designed to give console players the mouse and keyboard experience, but now that I've spent some time with it, I'm starting to think it might actually be better than than the m+kb.

The keys are laid out in a way that will be familiar to keyboard players but is fine-tuned by Hori for optimal comfort and accessibility. The TAC Pro system is essentially a half keyboard and mouse combo that can be used to play PS4 games. RELATED: Hori Split Pad Pro Review: Your Hands Will Thank You It's a vicious cycle I've committed to, but now that I've gotten to try to the TAC Pro Type M2 from Hori, I'm starting to rethink how I game entirely. Now, every year I invest more and more into my PC hardware to keep my performance up as new, more demanding games come out. Once I got a taste for the precision and control of mouse and keyboard, there was no going back. I love my PS4 dearly, but I gave up playing FPS games on it a long time ago.
