WEBVTT 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:08.279 Linus Tech Tips coverage of PAX 2013 is brought to you by Western Digital, 00:00:04.000 --> 00:00:08.279 Intel, and Steel Series. 00:00:11.599 --> 00:00:19.359 Play Seat. You may know them as the makers of fine racing chairs or flight 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 00:00:22.080 --> 00:00:28.800 a media chair or something that looks great in your living room and is also 00:00:26.320 --> 00:00:35.760 designed for gaming. So this, my friends, is the first prototype of the 00:00:32.239 --> 00:00:38.000 immersion. So this was built for E3 and 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 00:00:40.559 --> 00:00:45.520 feedback from real gamers. It is 00:00:43.600 --> 00:00:48.960 designed to be extremely comfortable, but you're still going to have those 00:00:47.360 --> 00:00:52.800 play seat features that you've come to expect. So, there are two mid-range 00:00:50.960 --> 00:00:58.079 speakers built into the headrest up here, as well as a 5 watt subwoofer that 00:00:55.840 --> 00:01:02.719 is built into the base of the seat. That's going to give you both an 00:00:59.760 --> 00:01:07.680 auditory experience and a sort of, you know, a tactile vibrational bum 00:01:05.119 --> 00:01:13.439 experience that really, I think, is uh is helpful when you're trying to have an 00:01:09.920 --> 00:01:14.960 explosive sort of thing going on and you 00:01:13.439 --> 00:01:19.119 can really feel it instead of just hearing it. On the side here is the 00:01:16.960 --> 00:01:24.799 control panel. So, it's got support for both analog in and Bluetooth in, so you 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 00:01:26.640 --> 00:01:33.680 Apple TV that is able to beam audio over Bluetooth. There's also a pass through, 00:01:31.360 --> 00:01:38.079 so you can opt to not use the built-in speakers and use your headphones 00:01:35.439 --> 00:01:42.320 instead. And because they're taking user feedback, they're looking at the 00:01:39.600 --> 00:01:46.399 possibility of adding even more features such as, oh, I don't know, say a USB 00:01:44.880 --> 00:01:49.920 port on the side because you're already powering the thing anyway. So that way 00:01:48.079 --> 00:01:54.320 you could charge your controller or your smartphone or whatever else you might 00:01:51.759 --> 00:01:59.680 want while you're sitting in your gaming chair. The construction is obviously not 00:01:56.880 --> 00:02:04.159 final, but we're expecting it to have an adjustable headrest. So, right now it's 00:02:01.920 --> 00:02:09.039 a very very very prototype, but don't worry that'll stay in place once the 00:02:06.240 --> 00:02:13.040 final product is completed. And right now, there's not really much range of 00:02:11.120 --> 00:02:17.840 motion for tilting back, but that's something that they are taking the 00:02:14.640 --> 00:02:20.560 feedback from gamers very seriously and 00:02:17.840 --> 00:02:26.480 looking into implementing as well. The thing that I like about this is that 00:02:22.480 --> 00:02:29.520 unlike that chair, which is awesome and 00:02:26.480 --> 00:02:31.760 super cool and amazing, this one is one 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 00:02:33.920 --> 00:02:39.440 are coming so that there's room for everyone to sit. Anyone can sit in this, 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 00:02:41.440 --> 00:02:48.239 or you don't have the room for it, you could just have living room furniture 00:02:45.440 --> 00:02:51.360 that is play seat immersions and no one would be any of the wiser if you 00:02:49.599 --> 00:02:56.400 unplugged them when they came over. So, no one trips on the cables or anything. 00:02:53.280 --> 00:02:58.319 Expected MSRP is around $5.99. And when 00:02:56.400 --> 00:03:03.519 you consider what a nice living room chair costs, starting to look pretty 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 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 00:03:08.720 --> 00:03:14.239 a steering wheel and foot pedals and all those things. This is still pretty new. 00:03:12.879 --> 00:03:19.280 This was released in spring this year and I'm going to have my lovely 00:03:16.080 --> 00:03:21.599 assistant Kelly Jeffrey 00:03:19.280 --> 00:03:27.200 say hi. Hello. Thank you. That's awesome. You're incredible. fold this up 00:03:23.840 --> 00:03:29.599 and show us how it can be stored in a 00:03:27.200 --> 00:03:34.000 closet or somewhere out of the way if you don't necessarily want to have a 00:03:31.519 --> 00:03:37.760 rigid metal structure sitting in the middle of your living room or in your 00:03:35.440 --> 00:03:43.120 gaming den or wherever else the case may be. So, just like that, this is the 00:03:39.920 --> 00:03:45.360 challenge. It folds up and that is 00:03:43.120 --> 00:03:48.799 pretty darn innovative, guys. Thank you so much. Don't miss any of our PAX Prime 00:03:47.440 --> 00:03:53.280 coverage. Our trip to the show here is covered by Western Digital Intel and 00:03:51.280 --> 00:03:56.720 Steel Series. So, a big thanks to those guys for making this possible.