It looks like the INZONE lineup of gaming peripherals isn't the only gaming-oriented accessories coming out from Sony. As announced in their recent PlayStation Showcase, the console manufacturer has unveiled a new pair of PlayStation-themed wireless earbuds. Designed with new wireless technology, these earbuds aim to deliver a superior gaming audio experience with lossless audio and low latency.
Compatible with the PlayStation, PC, and the Project Q handheld console, the wireless earbuds are set to help elevate the gaming experience.
Sony has kept certain details about the new earbuds under wraps but it's clear that Sony is positioning this as a superior product compared to existing offerings on the market.
The few yet significant glimpses Sony shared at the PlayStation Showcase only serve to help heighten the anticipation and excitement.
The "unnamed" PlayStation earbuds feature a distinctive design, maintaining the signature PlayStation look with a sleek, white outer chassis and a bulb-like structure for its inner ear. The earbuds are housed in a stylish charging case. However, the best part is the 2.4GHz low latency connection and the ability to deliver lossless audio. Sony wants these earbuds to keep pace with heavy gaming demands but still have use in day-to-day life.
Going back to the aesthetics, the PlayStation wireless earbuds match the PlayStation's black-and-white motif. You'll be able to find visible + and - buttons for adjusting the volume and a cylindrical charging case with a light bar that presumably will change color when you're charging it.
As per Jim Ryan, the president of Sony Interactive Entertainment, the earbuds can connect to smartphones via Bluetooth as well.
Sony's legacy with high-performing wireless audio equipment should bode well for the PlayStation earbuds. These new ones should live up to its more audiophile-grade brothers. But, unlike them, the PlayStation earbuds should be made with gaming on the PS5 and the PlayStation VR 2 in mind.
These earbuds, along with the Project Q handheld, put Sony in a good position to capitalize on the still-growing multi-billion-dollar gaming market.
Sony promises that it will reveal the price and other detailed specifications of the said hardware at a later date, hinting that more showcases and/or events are coming later this year.
Maybe, just maybe, by then, we'll find out more about the PlayStation 5 Pro, which was rumored to be in development alongside the PlayStation earbuds and Project Q.
