Sony Unveils First Gaming Keyboard, Mouse, And Extra New PC Gear

The KBD-H75 is a compact, 75% gaming keyboard with a aluminum, CNC-machined chassis and custom mechanical switches designed for long gaming sessions as well as productivity. Soft gaskets were used to dampen vibration and improve tactile feedback.

Each key’s actuation is fully adjustable, and there’s a built-in rapid-fire feature that can be activated by toggling the input button. The dial on the top-right side of the KBD-H75 can be programmed using Sony’s Inzone Hub; you can save custom settings that can be quickly cycled through.

The keyboard connects to your PC via a detachable USB-C cable and has a polling rate of up to 8,000Hz.

The Inzone Mouse-A is a lightweight (48.4g) wireless gaming mouse with up to 90 hours of battery life. To make it feel solid and durable, Sony says it used hollow glass microspheres–additives to reduce weight–in combination with a synthetic polymer frame.

The Mouse-A uses a custom optical sensor boasting up to 30K DPI and a max speed of 750 IPS. Movements are registered via light, which Sony says increases speed. The custom sensor is complemented by a wireless signal with a polling rate of up to 8,000Hz, the same as the KBD-H75.

Like the original H9 Wireless Gaming Headset–which is excellent–the H9 II makes use of the audio driver from Sony’s flagship WH-1000XM headphone collection. This time round, that is the lately launched WH-1000XM6 headphones, which retail for $450. Sony’s Inzone H9 and the Inzone Buds have the perfect noise-canceling options we have tried in gaming-focused audio gear, and the H9 II needs to be even higher with ANC whereas additionally providing improved positional audio. The leatherette ear cushions must also be just like the XM6, simply with a fuller kind issue.

The H9 II has a removable cardioid increase mic with ambient noise-filtering tech and a Super Wide Band mic. The H9 II helps 2.4GHz Wireless (USB-C adapter) and Bluetooth, together with simultaneous connections on a number of units, with as much as 30 hours of battery life. The H9 II comes with a mushy carrying pouch.

Another notable distinction between the H9 II and its predecessor is the scarf design, which appears just like what SteelSeries does with its Arctis Nova headsets–the most snug gaming headsets round.

The Inzone H9 II shall be out there in white/black and an all-black shade scheme at launch, matching the present lineup of Inzone headsets.

Sony calls the Inzone E9 an In-Ear Monitor for gaming, but yes, that’s just fancy wording for earbuds. The E9 comes with two different styles of eartips and multiple sizes for each. The foam eartips are designed to isolate noise, and then there are also more traditional silicone eartips.

Sony says the E9 earbuds are its first “fully enclosed structure,” which is intended to help with isolating specific sounds. The earbuds support virtual 7.1 surround sound and Sony’s 360 spatial sound. Each pair of E9 gaming earbuds comes with the carrying case shown above.

Since the E9 earbuds connect via 3.5mm audio, you could use them on basically all of your gaming platforms and devices, but the Inzone Hub customization suite only works on PC, as does some of Sony’s audio features.

This isn’t Sony’s first pair of gaming earbuds. Sony previously released a pair of noise-canceling wireless earbuds for PC and PlayStation consoles called Inzone Buds. We’d extremely advocate the Inzone Buds for PC and PlayStation in addition to cell units with USB-C–the Inzone Buds are restricted to Bluetooth LE, so you have to use the dongle for many cell units. Sony raised the value of the Inzone Buds from $200 to $230 earlier this 12 months, however you possibly can seize a pair for $198 at Amazon. The Inzone Buds have ANC, whereas the E9 earbuds have noise isolation options.

To associate with its new keyboard and mouse, Sony is including a pair of mouse pads to its Inzone lineup. Mat-F is a $60 mouse pad is 6mm thick and is designed for gamers who need to cease shortly. Mat-F is the finesse possibility.

Mat-D is 4mm thick and designed for gamers who persistently transfer their mouse with out stopping.

These are medium-sized desk mats to your mouse; they’re not the outsized type with sufficient house to your keyboard.