PAX Aus 2022: the 8 best things we saw

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After two long years, PAX Aus was finally able to open its doors again in Melbourne this year, and welcomed people in person once again this last weekend (October 8-10). 

While this year’s event was perhaps a little more sedate than usual – unlike in previous years, big titles and major publishers were fairly few and far between – it still had lots of cool technology and games on display.

Below, we’ve collected some of our PAX Aus 2022 highlights from our time on the show floor. 

At the Red Bull Gaming Ground(opens in new tab) stand, this year's show attendees could experience what it's like to be a professional Formula 1 driver without ever needing to get on the tracks. Just put on some VR goggles and sit on a replica frame of the driver’s seat and you’re good to go. In this setup you could feel the rumbling beneath your backside, and the twists and turns around the track. Racing games are becoming ever more realistic and this looks like a snapshot of what one future avenue of racing could be (without the risk of a crash).

This custom-made PlayStation DualSense controller is unfortunately not for sale, but its Cult of the Lamb(opens in new tab) aesthetic is right on point. There's fuzzy wool on the handles to represent the lamb, the supreme leader. It also has the red eyeball from the holy One Who Waits, who is always watching and all-knowing, while the joysticks are the cult leader’s eyes keeping an eye on your journey. And of course, the boring standard PlayStation buttons were replaced with the appropriate runes to help you complete your next cultist ritual.

Evangelion fans will be pleased to find that the Asus Republic of Gamers(opens in new tab) built a PC inspired by EVA-01. It's covered in the classic green and purple