Eddie-Griffin
Banned
https://www.pcmag.com/news/inside-cooler-masters-15k-orb-x-pod-for-gamers-and-open-office-haters
Hand-on video
Sing up to be notified when pre-orders reopen here, https://www.cmodx.com/orb-X
This actually does seem cool on the surface. My biggest problem with this though is the price and not just because of the amount but because a lot of what they are marketing with this pod, doesn't actually come with it. The "starting" price is $15,000 (and so far no payment plan yet) the upgrades are all separate, and more upgrades are planned for 2023 which will cost you even more to have all the best features and specs.
If you go with the entry price you are effectively buying an over 730 pound gaming chair with a bunch of heavy shiny metal surrounding it along with a sci-fi look only. Just the chair and normal set up isn't worth $15,000, in fact imo none of it is but if they at least included all the bells and whistles I could at least understand the marketing plan, but $15,000 for barebones is just fishing for the gullible that will by the base station for the 5th element look.
Otherwise you can just get a gaming desk, with three screens hooked to a display rod or overhang, with your keyboards and controllers slitted in and other features, for less than $3000. Maybe even less than 2k this past sales week, in a dedicated gaming room, or just your room with the door closed.
I don't even think rich gamers and businesses will take much interest at that price because for less that $800 you can recreate a similar experience outside of the heavy metal pod itself
But if anyone wants to buy it the preorder link is available above, well, they closed pre-orders and have a waitlist now for the next round, so I guess some people must have interest in it.
Hand-on video
Sing up to be notified when pre-orders reopen here, https://www.cmodx.com/orb-X
This actually does seem cool on the surface. My biggest problem with this though is the price and not just because of the amount but because a lot of what they are marketing with this pod, doesn't actually come with it. The "starting" price is $15,000 (and so far no payment plan yet) the upgrades are all separate, and more upgrades are planned for 2023 which will cost you even more to have all the best features and specs.
If you go with the entry price you are effectively buying an over 730 pound gaming chair with a bunch of heavy shiny metal surrounding it along with a sci-fi look only. Just the chair and normal set up isn't worth $15,000, in fact imo none of it is but if they at least included all the bells and whistles I could at least understand the marketing plan, but $15,000 for barebones is just fishing for the gullible that will by the base station for the 5th element look.
Otherwise you can just get a gaming desk, with three screens hooked to a display rod or overhang, with your keyboards and controllers slitted in and other features, for less than $3000. Maybe even less than 2k this past sales week, in a dedicated gaming room, or just your room with the door closed.
I don't even think rich gamers and businesses will take much interest at that price because for less that $800 you can recreate a similar experience outside of the heavy metal pod itself
But if anyone wants to buy it the preorder link is available above, well, they closed pre-orders and have a waitlist now for the next round, so I guess some people must have interest in it.
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