1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:08,279 Linus Tech Tips coverage of PAX 2013 is brought to you by Western Digital, 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:08,279 Intel, and Steel Series. 3 00:00:11,599 --> 00:00:19,359 Play Seat. You may know them as the makers of fine racing chairs or flight 4 00:00:17,279 --> 00:00:23,920 sim chairs, but what you probably don't know them for is the makers of more like 5 00:00:22,080 --> 00:00:28,800 a media chair or something that looks great in your living room and is also 6 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:35,760 designed for gaming. So this, my friends, is the first prototype of the 7 00:00:32,239 --> 00:00:38,000 immersion. So this was built for E3 and 8 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:43,600 is being shown off for the second time here at PAX Prime in order to get user 9 00:00:40,559 --> 00:00:45,520 feedback from real gamers. It is 10 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:48,960 designed to be extremely comfortable, but you're still going to have those 11 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:52,800 play seat features that you've come to expect. So, there are two mid-range 12 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:58,079 speakers built into the headrest up here, as well as a 5 watt subwoofer that 13 00:00:55,840 --> 00:01:02,719 is built into the base of the seat. That's going to give you both an 14 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:07,680 auditory experience and a sort of, you know, a tactile vibrational bum 15 00:01:05,119 --> 00:01:13,439 experience that really, I think, is uh is helpful when you're trying to have an 16 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:14,960 explosive sort of thing going on and you 17 00:01:13,439 --> 00:01:19,119 can really feel it instead of just hearing it. On the side here is the 18 00:01:16,960 --> 00:01:24,799 control panel. So, it's got support for both analog in and Bluetooth in, so you 19 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:29,040 can't just use it with your games. You can also use it with something like an 20 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:33,680 Apple TV that is able to beam audio over Bluetooth. There's also a pass through, 21 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:38,079 so you can opt to not use the built-in speakers and use your headphones 22 00:01:35,439 --> 00:01:42,320 instead. And because they're taking user feedback, they're looking at the 23 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:46,399 possibility of adding even more features such as, oh, I don't know, say a USB 24 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:49,920 port on the side because you're already powering the thing anyway. So that way 25 00:01:48,079 --> 00:01:54,320 you could charge your controller or your smartphone or whatever else you might 26 00:01:51,759 --> 00:01:59,680 want while you're sitting in your gaming chair. The construction is obviously not 27 00:01:56,880 --> 00:02:04,159 final, but we're expecting it to have an adjustable headrest. So, right now it's 28 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:09,039 a very very very prototype, but don't worry that'll stay in place once the 29 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:13,040 final product is completed. And right now, there's not really much range of 30 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:17,840 motion for tilting back, but that's something that they are taking the 31 00:02:14,640 --> 00:02:20,560 feedback from gamers very seriously and 32 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:26,480 looking into implementing as well. The thing that I like about this is that 33 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:29,520 unlike that chair, which is awesome and 34 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:31,760 super cool and amazing, this one is one 35 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:35,280 that I don't have to think about, do I need to put this away when the relatives 36 00:02:33,920 --> 00:02:39,440 are coming so that there's room for everyone to sit. Anyone can sit in this, 37 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:43,440 not just a gamer. So, if you don't have the space to store something like that 38 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:48,239 or you don't have the room for it, you could just have living room furniture 39 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:51,360 that is play seat immersions and no one would be any of the wiser if you 40 00:02:49,599 --> 00:02:56,400 unplugged them when they came over. So, no one trips on the cables or anything. 41 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:58,319 Expected MSRP is around $5.99. And when 42 00:02:56,400 --> 00:03:03,519 you consider what a nice living room chair costs, starting to look pretty 43 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:07,120 good. But what if you wanted a racing seat? You just want a racing seat. It's 44 00:03:05,519 --> 00:03:10,879 not okay to have a gaming seat that you play with with a controller and you want 45 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:14,239 a steering wheel and foot pedals and all those things. This is still pretty new. 46 00:03:12,879 --> 00:03:19,280 This was released in spring this year and I'm going to have my lovely 47 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:21,599 assistant Kelly Jeffrey 48 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:27,200 say hi. Hello. Thank you. That's awesome. You're incredible. fold this up 49 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:29,599 and show us how it can be stored in a 50 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:34,000 closet or somewhere out of the way if you don't necessarily want to have a 51 00:03:31,519 --> 00:03:37,760 rigid metal structure sitting in the middle of your living room or in your 52 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:43,120 gaming den or wherever else the case may be. So, just like that, this is the 53 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:45,360 challenge. It folds up and that is 54 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:48,799 pretty darn innovative, guys. Thank you so much. Don't miss any of our PAX Prime 55 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:53,280 coverage. Our trip to the show here is covered by Western Digital Intel and 56 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:56,720 Steel Series. So, a big thanks to those guys for making this possible.