Razer has released the Freyja Gaming Pillow, a haptic pillow that you can attach to your gaming chair, the company announced. The pillow is priced at $299.99 and is available now.
The Freyja is an extension of the vibrations you get from gaming controllers – except instead of just shaking your hands, it buzzes multiple panels behind and below you in response to events happening in a game.
The company states that the cushion's feedback comes from a “multi-directional haptics powered by six advanced haptic motor actuators.” The connection is via Bluetooth or via Razer's HyperSpeed Wireless connection.
Most of the time, this vibration is simply converted from the sound of the game, the music you are listening to, or the movie you are watching. Razer Lists Final Fantasy 16, Silent Hill 2 and Stalker 2 as one of the games that integrate Razer Sensa HD technology, which controls the haptics.
Razer introduced a breakthrough “Project Esther” version of the Freyja at CES The edgeis Sean Hollister's butt in a demo during the event. At the time it wasn't clear whether anything would actually come of it – and yet here it is.
The company also launched the Kraken V4 Pro, a head-shaking version of its new Kraken V4 headphones with its feel. Like the Pillow, the V4 Pro uses Razer HyperSpeed and Bluetooth, as well as USB or 3.5mm cable connections.
The V4 Pro comes with a small box called the OLED Control Hub that lets you tweak vibration feedback, choose your input, or adjust effects (the headphones have RGB lights, of course). The Razer V4 Pro costs $399.99 (or €449.99) and the first orders for it and the Freyja will begin shipping on October 7, according to the product pages.