I saw the future and it literally stinks
PC Gamer’s “Weird Weekend” column explored the Scentbar, a novel gaming peripheral showcased at Gamescom that adds scent functionality to PC gaming experiences. The piece examines the device as part of the broader landscape of non-essential gaming hardware and accessories—from RGB-lit keyboards and RAM to graphics cards with elaborate aesthetics. The author approached the Scentbar demonstration with a humorous perspective, treating it as an example of the increasingly elaborate peripherals available to PC gamers willing to pay premium prices. The column, which regularly covers gaming oddities and forgotten history within PC gaming culture, frames such novelty devices as part of the “vast desert of inessentials” that characterizes modern gaming hardware markets. While the excerpt cuts off before providing complete details about the Scentbar’s functionality and specifications, the piece appears to critique or celebrate—with tongue-in-cheek humor—the seemingly endless pursuit of ever-more-elaborate gaming accessories and peripheral innovations.