14 DAY TRIAL // It seems that 2010 has been a pretty productive year for Sony in terms of accessories designed specifically for their uber-famous gaming console, the PlayStation 3, and it looks like they've got even more surprises in the works for us, this time around related to the field of communications.
So, while most of the previous announcements were related to that new and exciting motion controller known as the PlayStation Move, this time around, we're talking about a slight redesign of a product that's been around for quite some time now, namely the Bluetooth Headset for the PlayStation 3.
As the Playstation Blog informs us, the new official Bluetooth Headset for the PS3 system offers the same impressive level of performance in online multiplayer games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops, MAG or the highly anticipated sci-fi shooter, Killzone 3.
The headset offers a dual-microphone design, automatic pairing via USB cable with the PS3, in-game headset status indicator, an easily accessible microphone mute button, and a charging cradle which also functions as a desktop microphone.
On top of all of that, it’s the only device to offer High-Quality (HQ) mode, which delivers crystal clear voice chat while gaming on the PS3.
New features include a redesign, making it sleeker, high-gloss and more compact – 30% smaller than the original model.
In addition, the Bluetooth Headset now has built-in noise cancellation for filtering out ambient noise when used with the PS3 system as well as a mobile phone (of course, this thing also supports pairing with a Bluetooth 1.1-enabled handset), while the battery is equally impressive, since it provides up to six hours of non-stop talk time.
The new Bluetooth headset for the PS3 will be available at retailers this month at the same price ($49.99 MSRP) as the earlier version of this headset.