X-Arcade announces the X-Force Haptics Kit expansion for those that love pinball

As we've mentioned before, we have a VR pinball contest going on between various members of the Gaming Nexus staff. It's been a ton of fun and Pinball FX VR has really been an immersive pinball experience for us all.

X-Arcade, which we've looked at in the past, came out with the Arcade2TV-XR not too long ago that looks to bring physical controls to the VR setup to make the experience even more immersive for playing retro games and pinball. But they are taking another step into bringing VR pinball to another level.

They announced the X-Force Haptics Kit that will add solenoids, a plunger, speakers, and much more to add that physical sensation of playing pinball to go along with the already impressive visuals of Pinball FX VR. 

The haptics will be driven by the game's audio allowing for shakes, rattles, and bumps you'd feel in a real pinball game. X-Arcade splits the audio into two separate channels so it won't interfere with the game's sounds. 

To control the audio, the kit includes some volume knobs that sit above the speakers so you can adjust it to your liking. Next to it is a vibration knob that allows you to adjust the strength as well.

A hall effect sensor plunger lets you pull back and launch a ball just like in real life. No more pushing a button on a controller and it might help with your skill shots as well.

And for those who like to nudge the tables and found using a joystick to be a little inconvenient, the kit will add an accelerometer so you can physically move t he Arcade2TV-XR in order to nudge the table. That's a lot better than trying to use a joystick and adds the immersion.

Pre-orders are opening soon and no pricing has been made available yet, but hopefully it'll be available soon. We're going to keep a close eye on this one that's for sure.