Add another collaboration to the growing list of companies that the sim racing rig manufacturers over at Next Level Racing are working with.
Kicking off the week (19th September 2022), Next Level Racing announced that they’d be joining forces with Varjo, a leading Virtual and Extended Reality headset technology leader, to bring the “highest-immersion experiences” to various sim racing platforms and communities.
With Next Level Racing’s motion rigs and Varjo’s Aero headset paired together, the companies hope to create the most immersive sim racing experience on the market. The combined forces will showcase their paired technology at multiple industry events to engage with various global sim racing communities.
While there are levels to what each sim racer is comfortable and capable of spending towards as far as sim rig equipment is concerned, both motion and VR are considered to be some of the most immersive. This is NOT cheap by any means, however. The Varjo Aero retails for $1,990 while the Next Level Racing Motion Plus Platform alone is $3,499. That’s not including a rig, a wheel and pedal set, or even a PC.
Still, it should be noted that both technologies have come a long way in a short time. Many top-level sim racers in the iRacing Off-Road Championship series opted for VR headsets as opposed to the standard monitor setups during the inaugural season. NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Anthony Alfredo uses D-Box haptic technology with his at-home rig.
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