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Inside the Red Bull Gaming Sphere
Red Bull's new London games and esports studio is packed with the latest PC and gaming equipment. Here's what you can expect to play with...
London's new Red Bull Gaming Sphere is not only a destination for gamers to level up their skills, but a venue for esports tournaments and a training space for professionals. It has been kitted out with the latest gaming consoles, state-of-the-art PCs, arcade fighting sticks, racing wheels and pretty much everything players need to compete to the best of their ability.
Here's all the top gaming gear that's inside The Red Bull Gaming Sphere
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What's inside the Red Bull Gaming Sphere
Check out all the state-of-the-art gaming gear inside the Red Bull Gaming Sphere
Consoles
As you'd expect, the Red Bull Gaming Sphere has all the latest consoles. Here's what gamers and esports pros will be able to play on:
- 16 x PlayStation 4 Pro
- 16 x Xbox One X
- 4 x Nintendo Switch
- 4 x Nintendo Wii U
PCs
Red Bull Gaming Sphere boasts top-of-the-line ASUS PCs
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Dota and League Of Legends players will be able to compete, train and coach using the top-of-the-line ASUS PC rigs in the Red Bull Gaming Sphere. There are also some ASUS ROG Strix GL702VI gaming notebooks to play on.
According to Alan Spohr, marketing manager for ASUS, these PCs boast "the top spec for any enthusiast and esports gamer."
Inside each PC there's an overclockable Intel 8700K CPU alongside the ROG Strix GTX 1080, Samsung 960 EVO M.2., Seagate 1TB Firecuda drive and XPG 16GB DD4 Gaming RAM, all supported on the ROG Strix Z370 F motherboard that should allow for flawless performance.
They each come with the new, fully programmable ROG StrixFlare keyboard, an ambidextrous ROG Strix Pugio Mouse with customisable attributes and the ROG Swift XG258Q, a 1ms 240Hz gaming monitor for smooth fast-paced gaming.
As for the ASUS gaming notebooks, the ROG Strix GL702VI is a gaming laptop packed with everything you need to win, including Nvidia GTX 1080 graphics, an Intel i7-7700HQ processor, and a 120Hz G-Sync display.
VR headsets
Enjoy virtual reality racing with the HTC Vive
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In addition to the PS4 Pro, we also have two PlayStation VR headsets. PC gamers can also enjoy immersive virtual reality gaming with two HTC Vive headsets.
The racing set-up
Race like a pro in the Red Bull Gaming Sphere
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The racing set-up in the Red Bull Gaming Sphere will give players a great opportunity to set their best lap times. With two P1 Sim-Lab racing rigs, Sparco bucket seats plus Fanatec’s ClubSport racing wheel and pedals, you can race like a pro whether you’re playing Gran Turismo Sport, Project Cars 2 or F1 2017.
Fight stick controllers
The best fighting game players in the world like to play games such as Street Fighter V with a fight stick rather than a PS4 controller. Well, thanks to the Hori Real Arcade Pro 4 Kai, you can crack out those combos like the pro gamers who compete in the Capcom Pro Tour and Evo.
Noblechairs
Play League of Legends from the comfort of a noblechair
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Esports professionals and gamers getting stuck into long gaming sessions need to be sitting comfortably if they are going to perform at their vey best. At the Red Bull Gaming Sphere you’ll be able to sit down and play in noblechairs’ gaming seats. They come with removable black pillows, which support the back and neck, and they have even been endorsed by esports team SK Gaming.
Samsung screens
Games will be look great on a Samsung screens like this
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Whether you’re sitting down to watch a major global esports tournament or playing on a console, you can view the action on top quality screens at the Red Bull Gaming Sphere. We’ll display esports tournaments from around the world on a massive 36 x Panel Samsung IF015H Videowall Panel, while console gamers can enjoy playing on Samsung televisions. We’ve got:
- 6x Samsung QM65H 65"
- 6x Samsung QM55H 55"
- 6x Samsung MU8000 49"
Buy this gear from the Sphere
If any of this kit impresses you, it will all be available for purchase at a discounted rate only at the Newegg pod within the Sphere.
