Playseat® to provide world-leading gaming chairs as the Official Race Seat Simulator Supplier
LONDON, UK (December 2 2016) – Formula E – the electric street racing series – has today announced a collaboration with Playseat® to provide state-of-the-art gaming simulators for eRace events, including the inaugural Visa Vegas eRace on January 7.
Playseat® is a world leader in the gaming simulator market, providing professional drivers and fans with the most engaging and realistic gaming experience. A number of top-level international racing drivers use Playseat® gaming chairs to replicate the position and feeling of racing on track.
Playseat® will continue to provide gaming simulators for the eSports arena in the eVillage fan zone at all Formula E events, as well as the ground-breaking Visa Vegas eRace taking place at The Venetian Hotel as part of Sports Business Innovation at CES.
The stars of the FIA Formula E Championship and a selection of sim racers will battle it out in a virtual race behind the wheel of Playseat® simulators in a bid to win a share of $1 million – the biggest prize in eSports racing history.
Four sim racers have already qualified through the Road to Vegas Challenge organised by Cloud Sport – with the final six places up for grabs in the final round this weekend.
Alejandro Agag, Founder & CEO of Formula E, said: “Formula E and Playseat® are a perfect combination – two brands focussed on innovation and pioneering technology. It will be exciting to see the Formula E drivers and 10 sim racers go head-to-head in a virtual race on Playseat® gaming chairs at a leading industry event such as CES. Playseat® use their expertise to bring Formula E fans all over the world closer to the experience of all-electric racing, both at the track in the eSports arena and at home with world-leading simulator technology. Competitors – get ready to take your seat for the biggest prize in eSports racing history!”
Dr Fernando Smit, President & CEO of Playseat®, said: “The partnership with Formula E is a very good fit as most professional drivers use Playseat® simulators at home, and they have their factory simulators too. It comes close to reality and has both factors you want when training and gaming – fun and simulation. We want to be the bridge between gaming and racing, and there is no gaming simulator in the world that is more connected than Playseat®. It’s important to do things like Vegas to make it available to both drivers and fans alike.”