by Razer just announced the Freyja haptic gaming cushion, a chair addition that will take your back and butt to a new level of gaming immersion. However, The Razer Freja uses high density foam pads which do not meet fire safety regulations in Britain or Spain, so are not available in these regions.
These types of problems with gaming chairs and similar foam-filled gaming equipment, where certain fire regulations are not adhered to, are nothing new, but Razer is one of the bigger, more high-profile brands to release a new product that simply won’t make the cut. sold in Great Britain or Spain. For example, the maker of one of the best gaming chairs you can buy, ThunderX3, only recently spoke to us about the additional requirements for bringing products to market in the UK, so the fact that Freyja doesn’t meet these requirements is no meaningful black spot on the market. safety.
So the Razer Freyja is a thin, multi-cushioned cushion that you can slide onto your favorite gaming chair – the Razer Iskur 2 is of course Razer’s recommendation. It then uses six small motors to vibrate six of its pads (highlighted below) to give your butt a slap. The pads sync their intensity and placement of vibrations with your playing or the other content you’re engaging with, to give you an extra step toward feeling like you’re really there.
The placement of the pad – previously codenamed Project Esther – can be easily adjusted via the straps, while a control panel on the left offers buttons for on/off, intensity up and down, and switching between 2.4 GHz wireless and Bluetooth modes. The latter means you can plug in your phone or portable gaming PC to get some good vibrations away from your PC too. The mat uses a single power connection with a breaking point, so you won’t damage the mat or the socket if you move your chair and the cable is pulled.
In our time with the chair, we were impressed with the range of intensity, the feel of everything from buzzing to thumping, and the directionality of the experience. It’s also remarkably quiet: your neighbors won’t become suspicious of this vibrating device.
You can of course use Razer Synapse to customize the Freyja, with an all-new Sensa HD section offering settings for the frequency, intensity and direction of the Freyja’s output. You can also change the type of response you get from the Freyja, with it giving a reactive response, vibrating in accordance with explosions or other in-game audio cues, or you can set the pads to provide more of a texture, atmosphere . build a response.
The Razer Freyja launches today for a surprisingly high price of $299.99. Considering that standard massage chair mats can be had for less than $100 – and it’s not like Razer is adding many extras in the form of RGB lighting or built-in speakers – that seems like a lot for a feature that’s more of a fun feature. than have any gaming hardware essential.
However, we will wait with our judgment until we have tested the Freyja for a longer period of time in a full review. For now, you can learn more about some of the latest Razer gear that we’re sure to like by reading our Razer BlackShark V2 Pro review, one of our favorite gaming headsets, along with our Razer Viper V3 Hyperspeed review, choose our best gaming headset mouse.
