Sony is levelling up the gaming experience with the introduction of two new Inzone-branded gaming headphones, both over-ear and earbuds.
Available in black and white, the new Sony Inzone Buds are the first true wireless earbuds designed for PC gamers and PlayStation 5 enthusiasts.
These buds may not be able to improve your gaming skills, but they offer something equally tantalising: a personalised audio experience.
Players can customise them using Sony’s novel Sound Field Optimisation feature. All it takes is a few ear selfies, and voila! You’ll have a personalised hearing profile.
These buds may not be able to improve your gaming skills, but they offer something equally tantalising: a personalised audio experience…
But it doesn’t stop there. These buds go the extra mile, analysing the shape of your outer ear and the acoustic properties of your ear canal. Using Sound Tone Personalisation, they’ll adjust the sound to fill your ear canal just right, making sure you don’t miss a single in-game footstep or creepy whisper.
Plus, they’ve got an AI-driven algorithm for crystal-clear voice chat. Sony claims this tech has learned from a whopping 500 million voice samples (and they say gamers are the ones with too much time on their hands!).
But what truly sets these buds apart is the spatial sound virtualizer. This nifty feature lets you pinpoint your opponents by sound alone, making sneaky enemies easy to catch.
Battery life? You’re covered for 12 hours of gaming, and that’s before you even consider the charging case.
Also joining the Inzone range is the H5, a wireless over-ear headset. These headphones are as light as a feather (well, not quite, but at 260g, close enough), and Sony has made sure they apply lower side pressure for those marathon gaming sessions. Say goodbye to headband-induced discomfort.
The H5 offers a whopping 28 hours of uninterrupted gameplay. If you ever run out of juice, just plug in with the 3.5 mm cable option.
Features include advanced spatial reproduction and a bidirectional boom microphone for those heated trash talk moments. We know you’ve been practising your comebacks, and these headphones will make sure you’re heard loud and clear.
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Sony is levelling up the gaming experience with the introduction of two new Inzone-branded gaming headphones, both over-ear and earbuds.
Available in black and white, the new Sony Inzone Buds are the first true wireless earbuds designed for PC gamers and PlayStation 5 enthusiasts.
These buds may not be able to improve your gaming skills, but they offer something equally tantalising: a personalised audio experience.
Players can customise them using Sony’s novel Sound Field Optimisation feature. All it takes is a few ear selfies, and voila! You’ll have a personalised hearing profile.
But it doesn’t stop there. These buds go the extra mile, analysing the shape of your outer ear and the acoustic properties of your ear canal. Using Sound Tone Personalisation, they’ll adjust the sound to fill your ear canal just right, making sure you don’t miss a single in-game footstep or creepy whisper.
Plus, they’ve got an AI-driven algorithm for crystal-clear voice chat. Sony claims this tech has learned from a whopping 500 million voice samples (and they say gamers are the ones with too much time on their hands!).
But what truly sets these buds apart is the spatial sound virtualizer. This nifty feature lets you pinpoint your opponents by sound alone, making sneaky enemies easy to catch.
Battery life? You’re covered for 12 hours of gaming, and that’s before you even consider the charging case.
Also joining the Inzone range is the H5, a wireless over-ear headset. These headphones are as light as a feather (well, not quite, but at 260g, close enough), and Sony has made sure they apply lower side pressure for those marathon gaming sessions. Say goodbye to headband-induced discomfort.
The H5 offers a whopping 28 hours of uninterrupted gameplay. If you ever run out of juice, just plug in with the 3.5 mm cable option.
Features include advanced spatial reproduction and a bidirectional boom microphone for those heated trash talk moments. We know you’ve been practising your comebacks, and these headphones will make sure you’re heard loud and clear.
Available later this month, the Sony Inzone Buds are priced at £180 (€200), while the Inzone H5 headphones retail for £130 (€150).
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