From Wooting to Custom Models, Irresistible for Keyboard Enthusiasts

At the Wooting/HYPESHOP/BANDAL GAMING booths at Tokyo Game Show 2026, various gaming keyboards and custom models were on display. It was a space where visitors could compare the actual key presses and enjoy the different typing feels and structures.

Wooting is a Dutch brand that has been developing analog input keyboards since 2015. They offer keyboards that use magnetic switches to precisely detect key press depth. Also known for "Rapid Trigger," which releases input the moment a key is reset, their current lineup includes the "60HE v2" and "80HE" series.

HYPESHOP is a gaming device shop that handles Wooting products, as well as keyboard bodies, cases, PCBs, key switches, keycaps, and more. They also emphasize the joy of custom keyboards, where users can assemble a personalized unit by combining parts.

BANDAL GAMING, on the other hand, is a domestic BTO gaming PC brand rooted in a full-custom PC workshop. They offer gaming PCs tailored to specific uses and budgets, making them a familiar name for those who want to design their desk environment starting from the PC itself.

Press Hard and It 'Sinks'! Even Just Looking at the Mechanism is Fun

What particularly stood out this time was a keyboard equipped with a suspension-like mechanism inside. Even typing normally provides a unique feel, but if you press a key a little harder, you can experience the sensation of the keyboard's interior sinking.

HYPESHOP also carries items like the "OW60 Premium 60HE Case," which features a unique suspension mechanism for the Wooting 60HE series. It boasts a mechanism that truly tickles the mechanical enthusiast's heart, allowing users to switch between a state where the interior is fixed via a switch on the back, and a state where flex and bounce are generated during typing.

What's also interesting is that it's not just about typing on the keys from the outside. Opening the case and looking inside clearly reveals the mechanisms at work beneath the keys. The combination of the PCB, plates, and movable parts gives it a distinctly "mechanical" feel, which is incredibly cool.

While pursuing specs like input speed and Rapid Trigger is a given, the world of custom keyboards also allows you to enjoy the structure itself—how it sinks when pressed, and what's inside. It's a booth that keyboard enthusiasts, as well as anyone who gets excited by the internal workings of machines and gadgets, should definitely check out.

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