When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Simulation games are huge and continually growing in popularity. So, too, is the chase to build the most realistic experiences possible. At the recent Sim Racing Expo in Charlotte I saw a lot of wild hardware, some of it with equally wild price tags. But one of the more interesting things I got to experience was from Sensit Haptics. The company was showing off its MTC-P Extreme haptic seat insert, a product you can use right now with some of the most popular racing games on the planet to add an extra dimension to your experience. It's not the cheapest, coming in at a little over double the price of the Razer Freyja, the only other haptic seat cushion I've personally tested. But with a narrow focus, in this case, sim-racing, the results are astonishing. I have limited real-world track racing experience, but I have done some. The one constant I tried to get a feel for the accuracy of the haptics was driving over curbs. They're horrible on any track, and taking movement out of the equation, the feel is uncanny. If I'd thought to point a camera at my face while I tried it, you'd see the shock. When it comes to racing, the feel through the seat of your pants is almost as important as seeing where you're going. You can feel the car beginning to slide, for example, before you'll see it. This is where Sensit's haptics really comes alive. During my time testing it out, I did a run around Road Atlanta, and the vibration feedback was electrifying. Besides the curbs, you can feel when the ABS kicks in, when the traction control rescues you, and when the
Haptics are the next big thing you should care about if you love <b>racing</b> games
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