SCEA reveals PS3 headset for North America, firmware update to go with it
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Yesterday, Jim Sterling came at you guys with news that Sony had officially announced their PlayStation Bluetooth headset.
This day, Sony Personal Entertainment of America have confirmed the headset’s October 14th North American release; the headset will bundled with SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation for $59.99, and soon afterwards, you’ll be able to pick up the headset alone for $49.99. Looks like you just got yourself a $10 copy of Confrontation, folks!
Additionally, the sexy new headset will usher in a PS3 firmware update that enables the following features:
- High-Quality (HQ) mode – This delivers high quality online voice chat and high bandwidth voice recording and playback, which is currently not available with any other Bluetooth Headset. For future PS3 games, HQ Mode also can enable or enhance advanced in-game features:
- Voice command (the ability to direct AI characters using voice
- Voice animation (your in-game character mimics you during voice chat)
- Proximity chat (high quality voice playback in full surround sound to match all of the sound effects and voiceovers in the game)
- When docked in the supplied charging cradle, the Headset works as a desktop microphone while charging
- Automatic pairing of the Headset with PS3 system via a USB cable
- Exclusive PS3 on-screen indicator displays connection status, battery charge level, speaker volume level and microphone mute status at a push of a button
Who’s on board for this hotness? Some additional info can be found in the press release below the fold.
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