Engadget Logo Engadget Japanese version SteelSeries Arctis 7P + domestic release. Wireless gaming headset for PS5 that is also convenient for Switch

Scandinavian gaming equipment maker SteelSeries will sell Arctis 7P +, a low-latency, long-time drive wireless gaming headset that can be used on multiple models such as PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PC, and smartphones.

The Arctis 7P + is a high-end model for the PS5 of SteelSeries' classic gaming headset Arctis series. An improved version of. One of the improvements is that the battery life has been extended from the 24 hours of the old Arctis 7P to 30 hours of continuous use, and it can be used for 3 hours with a 15-minute USB-C quick charge.

As the "P" model number for PlayStation shows, the Arctis 7P + is also optimized for PS5, such as the main body color (white model) with black and white and blue, and the PS5 stereophonic Tempest 3D Audio "fully compatible". Product.

At the same time, it is a product that can be reused as a single unit, with a low-latency 2.4GHz wireless connection to PCs, smartphones, Nintendo Switch, and iPad (other than MUJI) with a small T-shaped USB-C dongle.

One of the attractions of the Arctis 7P + is the small T-shaped USB-C dongle for 2.4GHz wireless.

As a wireless connection format for audio, there is Bluetooth that can be used with many devices such as smartphones and PCs, but it is not very suitable for gaming due to the large delay in the standard. Although some products use a (relatively) low-latency codec for Bluetooth, both the sender and receiver need to support it.

For example, Nintendo Switch suddenly supported Bluetooth in the 4th year of its release, but the supported codec is only standard SBC, which is not low latency (*). At the time of Bluetooth voice connection, there are restrictions such as the number of simultaneous connections of the controller is limited, it is not compatible with local multi (wireless), and it is a characteristic of wireless communication that sound is delayed, noise is introduced or interrupted, and equipment failure or abnormality It's not, I'm persistently careful.

Nintendo switch supports Bluetooth headphones. From main unit update 13.0 (pairing method and precautions)

Arctis 7P + uses 2.4GHz band wireless via a USB dongle (transceiver) instead of Bluetooth. SteelSeries nominally has a low latency of 16ms, which is below the human perceptible range.

Although the 2.4GHz band wireless connection itself using a USB dongle is a dead technology adopted by many gaming products, the Arctis 7P + has a small T-shape with a USB-C connection, so it can be used for Nintendo switches and smartphones. It can be installed directly and does not get in the way.

(Since the conventional USB dongle was for PCs and stationary devices, it was a square so-called USB terminal (USB-A), and the shape was generally long in a straight line from the terminal. Also for Nintendo Switch, smartphones, and USB-C iPads. Although it can be used by connecting it via an adapter etc., it is not very practical because it pops out. The old Arctis 7 was a round transmitter type that can extend the cable from USB-A and move the installation location.)

(* Strictly speaking, there are also gaming earphones that sell (relatively) low delay by adjusting the receiving side even with a general-purpose SBC codec. Products with a short connection distance and a cut-down buffer according to the characteristics of the game application, etc.)

Other main specifications are roughly the same as his conventional Arctis series middle to high-end models. A stretch-boom bi-directional ClearCast mic that fits in your headset, a lightweight, sturdy steel frame, and a simple suspension band that supports weight even at the top of your head. The main unit charging terminal, which was a micro USB in the old Arctis 7P, is now USB-C.

The essential performance as headphones is a 40mm diameter neodymium driver, frequency characteristics 20 to 20kHz, sensitivity 98dBSPL, total harmonic distortion <3%, etc.

The price of Arctis 7P + is open, and the reference price is 23,070 yen including tax. It will be sold at Amazon and other retail stores from February 11th.

SteelSeries Arctis 7P + White

Higher SteelSeries models include the Arctis 9 with 2.4GHz wireless and Bluetooth dual wireless, and the Arctis Pro that wirelessly skips multiple devices from a base station that can be wired.

SteelSeries Arctis 9 released. Luxury gaming headset that supports simultaneous connection of PC and PS4 / 5 and smartphone

SteelSeries Arctis Pro