Play! The Paris Games Week is being held from November 2 to 6, 2022. The largest French video game fair should confirm its growing success, while 73% of French people play occasionally and France has 58% of regular players (source: Sell). On this occasion, 20 minutes offers you its range gaming : hyper-realistic screen, keyboard, headset and steering wheel, for complete immersion in your video games on PC and consoles.
For immersive sound: Turtle Beach Beach Stealth 700 Gen 2 Max Headphones
Available in black or chrome blue, the wireless headphones Beach Stealth 700 Gen 2 Max, from Turtle Beach offers adjustable earpieces on twelve notches and general ergonomics suitable for long gaming sessions. With physical controls (ON/OFF; headphone volume; microphone volume; modes; Bluetooth) and a rocking microphone, it offers either a Bluetooth or RF 2.4 Ghz connection (with USB-A dongle). It is the latter that the gamers will prioritize to gain responsiveness. Its 50 mm speakers (against 40 mm most often) deliver powerful, detailed and very enveloping sound. Settings can be customized through an app. The headset comes in two versions, Xbox optimized for PlayStation. 199 euros.
Our opinion : Unfortunately supplied without cover or protective shell, these headphones with exceptional sound reproduction and not too bassy can unfortunately not be used in wired mode when its autonomy has been exhausted up to around 40 hours. Please note: despite its comfortable shape-memory pads, its imitation leather covering may cause some people to sweat… It can be used for simple listening to music.
For extra-large gaming: Odyssey OLED G8 monitor, from Samsung
At the heart of the action with theOdyssey OLED G8, Samsung’s first OLED gaming monitor! Unveiled at the last IFA show in Berlin, its ultra-wide format with a 21:9 ratio flatters the retina at first glance. Curved, with a surface area of 34 inches (86.36 cm), this screen offers images of striking contrast, but also saturated colors just enough to seduce gamers. Its UWQHD definition (3440 x 1440 pixels) guarantees a very demanding level of detail.
The device integrates the Samsung Gaming Hub, the platform in streaming from the manufacturer which offers access to games from Xbox, NVIDIA GeForce Now, Google Stadia and Utomik. Its HDMI 2.1 port offers compatibility with the latest generation game consoles (PS5 and Xbox Series). And a little extra, a ring of LEDs on the back of the device reproduces the colors displayed on the screen… like on Philips Ambilight televisions. Availability: 4th quarter 2024, price not communicated).
Our opinion : Impressive in terms of its size and thinness (3.9 mm for the thinnest part), this monitor has, in addition to its flagrant interest for the gaming, all the advantages of the extra television. Wifi, it runs under TizenOS, the operating system for Samsung TV, and can thus access all the platforms of streaming and TV channels. And it comes with a remote control!
To feel like a real pilot: Volant PRO Racing Wheel, from Logitech G
A truer-than-life driving simulator at home! With his Racing Wheel, Logitech G offers a direct-drive gaming wheel, for vastly increased precision. Equipped with the manufacturer’s True Force technology, this equipment promises its user to feel extremely realistic track sensations, going so far as to transcribe engine vibrations and road imperfections. This steering wheel, which has magnetic gear change paddles, is therefore as close as possible to a professional racing car steering wheel. Five user profiles can be stored. 1,099 euros.
Our opinion : To be reserved only for purists given its price (equivalent to that of a driving course on a circuit!), this steering wheel without transmission belt is worth the immersion it provides. It can be assembled and disassembled easily, on a simple desk. And can be used with or without an optional pedalboard, sold for 389 euros. Available in two versions (PC/PS4/PS5 or PC/XBox One Series X and S).
To illuminate your play area: Vulcan II Max keyboard, from Roccat
Darken around you, the keyboard Vulcan II Max will light up your play area like never before! Complete, with its numeric keypad (46.3 x 23.6 x 3.35 cm), it is aimed at inveterate gamers looking for total responsiveness. Able to memorize up to four player profiles, this keyboard has keys which can be activated linearly (faster, because instantaneous), or tactile. Increasing its possibilities, a second layer of functions is programmable on 24 keys which will light up when the secondary functions are activated. 229 euros.
Our opinion : Attractive, even a little flashy, this keyboard also draws its originality from its backlit translucent wrist rest, a first in the world of gaming. It is customizable, but also removable, allowing each player to adopt it, or not. The opto-mechanical keys (combining light and mechanics) have been tested for 100 million activations, guaranteeing the keyboard a long life.
* Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles, Pavilion 1, every day from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tickets only available for resale on https://www.parisgamesweek.com/