Creative Technology Ltd has announced at gamescom 2015 that a new range of gaming audio gear is coming, the Sound BlasterX Gaming Series. The Sound BlasterX line is designed for a “full cinematic experience”. Being a set of over the ear headsets, and external USB sound card with a built in amplifier.
“Think about when you go to the movies – you go for the big screen, sometimes the 3D element, and cinematic sound. Movies wouldn’t be the same without perfectly timed sound effects, and that’s what many of today’s gamers are missing out on with their overall experience – the nuances that will determine win or lose – and they might not even realize it by settling for basic audio solutions. The graphics and story lines of today’s games are the best they have ever been and for audio details to match that requires something much more than basic motherboard audio or run-of-the-mill gaming headsets. With Sound BlasterX, we have a renewed focus on building gaming audio products that last and are designed to elevate gaming audio to complement the astounding graphics found in today’s games. We’re taking gaming from a desktop experience, to a cinematic experience. Once you hear the difference a BlasterX product makes in your games, there’s no going back to mediocre basic audio,”
– Low Long Chye, General Manager of Audio at Creative.
The BlasterX series includes the Sound BlasterX H7, 7.1 surround sound USB gaming headset, Sound BlasterX H5, a professional analogue gaming headset, Sound BlasterX P5, a smaller high performance headset and a 7.1 external sound card with a built in amp.
“As gamers, we’re extremely excited about the all new the Sound BlasterX Pro-Gaming Series,”
“When we tested the products, we were amazed by the performance, build quality, how comfortable they were, and most of all, their signature sound. In fact, the team felt that the headsets resembled studio monitors. The headsets delivered amazingly accurate audio and were so comfortable that we felt as if we were wearing nothing at all.”
– Jason Bass, COO of compLexity Gaming.
The prices have also been released and are as follows; Sound BlasterX H7 – GBP129.99, Sound BlasterX H5 – GBP99.99, Sound BlasterX P5 – GBP59.99, Sound BlasterX G5 – GBP119.99
More details of each product in the upcoming range are to be released shortly.
