Razer comes out with wacky ideas yearly — it’s arduous to overlook concerning the RGB-ridden Mission Hazel face masks — however its latest Mission Esther is popping into an actual product. It’s referred to as Freyja, and Razer says it’s the world’s first HD haptics gaming cushion. Whereas not precisely a market that’s popping off, if there’s any firm to sail into uncharted waters with haptics, it’s Razer.
We’ve seen makes an attempt from Razer up to now to carry haptics to your again and butt, however Freyja seems way more sensible than a full chair just like the Enki Professional HyperSense. It’s a cushion that matches over most chairs with a tall again, together with each Razer and non-Razer choices. It wants energy, however Razer has constructed a single-cable resolution for Freyja with a quick-release connection so that you don’t have to fret about knocking down your setup when you roll over the cable within the unsuitable means.
The cushion is sliced up into 16 zones, every of which may activate individually relying on what you’re doing. In video games, Razer says Freyja will assist some native integrations, the place the haptics are designed particularly for the sport. In different titles, the cushion will nonetheless work by simulating haptics primarily based off of sport audio, utilizing sound route and distance to create the impact. And, if in case you have different gadgets with Razer Sensa haptics, they’ll work collectively.
Gaming is the main focus, however the haptics will work with nearly any audio. You will get haptic suggestions in a film or music, for instance, or the feeling of a reside live performance when you’re watching a stream of 1. It’s arduous to say how correct the suggestions can be, particularly when it’s primarily based solely off of audio. As we noticed with Razer’s vibrating Kraken HyperSense headset, the feeling isn’t at all times constant. Completely different types of media combine audio in numerous methods, so some types of media can be extra excessive with the haptics whereas others can be extra delicate.
Should you’re within the Freyja, you possibly can choose it up now, assuming you possibly can abdomen its steep value of $300.
The cushion was introduced as a part of RazerCon, and Razer shared a number of different bulletins on the occasion. It showcased the not too long ago launched Black Widow V4 Professional 75% Wi-fi, and it additionally introduced the Kraken V4 Professional headset and Razer’s first laptop computer cooling pad, which guarantees to scale back temperatures by as much as 18%.