CES 2022: HyperX's new wireless gaming headset runs for 300 hours

CES 2022: HyperX'southward new wireless gaming headset runs for 300 hours

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HyperX is no stranger to the gaming-headset space, having created some of the all-time gaming headsets of the last decade or and then.

Now the company has introduced the HyperX Cloud Blastoff Wireless, which cuts the cord from the tried-and-true HyperX Cloud Alpha. Notwithstanding, what really stands out near the Cloud Alpha Wireless isn't its pattern, but rather, its battery life: upwardly to 300 hours.

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During CES 2022, HyperX announced its hardware lineup for this year, and the Cloud Alpha Wireless is at the top of its roster.

The company describes the Cloud Blastoff Wireless' feature set in particular, including its DTS Headphone X surround sound, its 50-mm drivers, its lightweight design, its swappable earcups and its noise-canceling mic. Some of these features stand for meaning upgrades over the wired Cloud Blastoff; some are pretty similar to what already exists in the wired version.

The battery life, though, appears to exist the Cloud Alpha Wireless' standout characteristic. HyperX claims that this headset "offers the longest-lasting bombardment in a wireless gaming headset," based on an assay from Dec 2021. For what it's worth, Tom's Guide has non tested whatever gaming headsets that last almost as long equally 300 hours. Peripherals in this category tend to start around fifteen hours and max out around fifty.

HyperX has not explained how exactly the Cloud Alpha Wireless can provide this level of accuse, although "an incredibly heavy battery" doesn't appear to be the answer. The device weighs 11.8 ounces, which is not dissimilar from wireless gaming headsets that are currently on the marketplace.

The Cloud Blastoff Wireless will be available in February at $200, and Tom'due south Guide volition have a full review of the device closer to release. Nevertheless, HyperX has pointed out that due to the world's electric current public wellness and shipping crises, the February date isn't an accented guarantee.

Other HyperX peripherals on the way

Beyond that, HyperX has a few other devices planned for the offset one-half of 2022. At that place's the HyperX Clutch Wireless Gaming Controller ($50, March), the HyperX Pulsefire Haste Wireless Gaming Mouse ($80, February), the HyperX Alloy Origins 65 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard ($100, February), the HyperX Cloud Ii Gaming Headset ($100, March) and the HyperX Cloud Core Gaming Headset ($seventy, January). Some of these products are refreshes; some are totally new.

One interesting affair to remember is that HP acquired HyperX back in June 2021, meaning that the two companies can now combine their PC-gaming expertise. HP has produced first-class desktops and laptops, while HyperX has excelled on the peripheral side.

The Cloud Alpha Wireless could represent a big spring forward for gaming headsets, provided that the 300-60 minutes bombardment life claim doesn't come with a ton of qualifications. Nosotros'll know for sure next month.

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Marshall Honorof is a senior editor for Tom's Guide, overseeing the site's coverage of gaming hardware and software. He comes from a science writing background, having studied paleomammalogy, biological anthropology, and the history of science and technology. Afterwards hours, yous can find him practicing taekwondo or doing deep dives on classic sci-fi.