Razercon was back for another year this year, and this time, it was all about new innovative products with haptics featuring in a big way in several new products including the new Razer Freyja gaming chair topper as well as the Kraken V4 Pro.
Building on the haptics gaming chair that Razer showed off as a prototype earlier this year, Freyja is designed to go over the top of your chair and allows you to feel multi-directional haptics through six advanced haptics motors which are programmed to follow the direction of whatever is happening on screen, so for Hogwarts Legacy, it totally changes based on the direction of the spell for instance.
Developers will be able to release enhanced haptics with games such as Hogwarts Legacy, Final Fantasy 16, Snowrunner and Silent Hill 2 being a few of the already announced games.
I got to go hands-on with Freyja a few weeks ago, and it really adds to the immersion. It takes a little while to get used ot initially, but as you sort’ve forget that you’re sitting on a vibrating vibrating cushion, you really settle in and feel immersed in your game. Stay tuned for the full review.
Razer Freyja releases in Australia today and it’s available to order on Razer’s website for $549.95 AUD.
Building on the Kraken V4 and Kraken V4 X, the Kraken V4 Pro features built-in Sensa HD Haptics technology with games such as Final Fantasy 16, Hogwarts Legacy, Stalker 2 and Silent Hill 2 all set to take advantage.
Much like other high-end headsets that have been released by other manufacturers, the Kraken V4 Pro will include an OLED Control hub that will allow you to tweak audio sources and settings on the fly.
It will allow connectivity over four options: HyperSpeed wireless, Bluetooth, USB and 3.5mm allowing you to mix and toggle between PC and PlayStation without interruption.
The Kraken V4 Pro has a HyperClear Super Wideband retractable microphone and it has patented Razer TriForce Bio-Cellulose 40 mm Drivers and THX Spatial Audio that allow for clear and realistic positional audio.
The Razer Kraken V4 Pro releases in Australia today and it’s available to order on Razer’s website for $649.95 AUD.
The Razer Laptop Cooling Pad is an intelligent cooling solution for 14-inch to 18-inch laptops. It features smart fan control, an airtight pressure chamber and three magnetic frames which will allow it to support a wide variety of laptop. It has a high-velocity 140mm fan that circulates cool air that is trapped within the airtight seals.
The stand uses smart cooling technology to automatically adjust the span feed based on temperatures of key components to allow for an optimal noise performance without having to tweak things too closely.
The stand includes remappable buttons for controlling fan speed and RGB lighting as well as three USB-A ports on the back so you can use it as a hub
The Razer Laptop Cooling Pad releases in Australia in Q4 and it’s available to order on Razer’s website for $219.95 AUD.
This one was announced a few weeks ago, although technically made up the Razercon 2024 announcements. It’s a new 75% keyboard that has an OLED display with a command dial that has up to 100 customisable modes. It offers up to 2100 hours of battery life in power saving mode, and true 4K HZ wireless and Bluetooth 5.1 support (for up to three devices).
One of the key features is a gasket-mounted plate that allows for flexibility as well as a plate foam that help for a cleaner sound profile when typing as well as a tape-enhanced PCB for absorbtion.
It’s available now on the Razer website for $499.95 AUD.
Razer announced that it is releasing Razer Synapse 4 after a year of beta testing. It allows for a 30% increase in processing speed and allows gamers to easily create macro creation, control settings and install drivers much more efficiently.
It also introduces a modernised user interface for simpler navigation, and will be backwards compatible with Synapse 3 devices and also retain Synapse 3 features such as Razer Hypershift and Rapid trigger as well as Advanced Macros.
Synapse 4 also allows users to enable Razer Snap Tap to enhance responsiveness between two selected keys, as well as 1 DPI step adjustment.