16 PCWorld FEBRUARY 2019

NEWS

IMAGE: RAZER

Razer HyperSense’s vision for

haptic-filled PC gaming shakes

up the future of peripherals

Razer has big plans for its HyperSense haptic feedback system. BY HAYDEN DINGMAN

H

aptic feedback is the one

feature I miss when gaming on

PC. I love me a mouse and

keyboard, but I find myself

reaching for my Xbox One controller

sometimes just for the rumble effects. It’s

not a very sophisticated version of haptic

feedback, but it nevertheless adds so much

to the weightiness of guns, the rumble of

engines, the boom of an explosion—all

these small touches you don’t notice until

they’re gone.

Nobody’s managed to make haptics work

on PC though. Or, at least, nobody’s stuck

with it long enough to force adoption.

Razer loves a good gimmick though, and