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Sony Ventures Into PC Gaming With Inzone Headphones, Monitors

The Inzone line, developed by a unit outside Sony’s main gaming business, aims to leverage Sony’s audio and display technology,


Sony Inzone PC gaming gear
A Sony employee demonstrates the Inzone monitor and headphone, the new line of headphones and monitors targeting the growing PC market for video-games at its unveiling in Tokyo, June 29, 2022. Photo: Kim Kyung-Hoon, Reuters.

 

Japan’s Sony Group announced on Wednesday the launch of Inzone, a new line of headphones and monitors aimed at the  personal computer (PC) market for videogames, as the conglomerate looks beyond its core PlayStation console gaming audience

Sony, whose PlayStation 5 console has been hit by logistics troubles, announced a switch last month towards PC and mobile devices as subscription services and tech advances open up gaming to a wider audience.

The Inzone line, developed by a unit outside Sony’s main gaming business, aims to leverage Sony’s audio and display technology, areas where Sony is seen as retaining an edge even as the company has transformed itself into an entertainment behemoth spanning movies, music and games.

Its headphones offer sound that helps players locate enemies in-game, with a wired model retailing for $99.99 in the United States and a wireless, noise-cancelling model priced at $299.99. Inzone monitors, which promise crisp visuals and a high refresh rate, cost $529.99 and $899.99 for a 4K version.

The gear echoes the design of the PlayStation 5 range and is interoperable with the console.

 

  • Reuters with additional editing by Sean O’Meara

 

 

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Sean O'Meara

Sean O'Meara is an Editor at Asia Financial. He has been a newspaper man for more than 30 years, working at local, regional and national titles in the UK as a writer, sub-editor, page designer and print editor. A football, cricket and rugby fan, he has a particular interest in sports finance.