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Tom's Guide
an hour ago
- Tom's Guide
The new Sony Inzone H9 II is the gaming headset I've been waiting for — here's why
The Sony Inzone H9 is one of the best gaming headsets, and it's the one I use whenever I play online with friends on the PS5. Now, Sony is releasing an updated model, appropriately named the Inzone H9 II. This new peripheral retains everything that made the original great, while adding improvements that enhance the overall experience. I recently received a Sony Inzone H9 II review unit, so expect a write-up from me soon. Based on my brief hands-on time, I think this should be another great Inzone gaming headset. In the meantime, here are all the major details you need to know. This new headset is built around the same driver unit found in the Sony WH-1000XM6, which we consider one of the best wireless headphones. That driver, with its noise-canceling functionality, allows sounds to come through clearly in whatever game you're playing. They're especially good for first-person shooters since you can better tell the direction of enemy fire and footsteps. As before, the Inzone H9 II features a directional boom mic. But this time, the mic is detachable. You can adjust the boom mic's length and angle to your liking, which is another feature its predecessor lacked. The headset uses AI to drown out ambient noise in your environment, ensuring you won't annoy your teammates with unwanted noise. One of the reasons I like the original Inzone H9 is because of how comfortable it is to wear for hours. That said, its earcups and headband are somewhat oversized. The Inzone H9 II is lighter and slimmer, which should make it even more comfortable to wear during extended gaming sessions. You can easily adjust the headset's length to conform to your head, and the headband also has a good amount of flex while remaining sturdy. The Sony Inzone H9 II has a 2.4Hz USB-C dongle you can connect to your PS5 or gaming PC. You can also establish a simultaneous connection to your phone and gaming platform via Bluetooth, which is good if you're expecting an important call or message. Sony also claims the headset can last up to 30 hours between battery charges. You can pre-order the Sony Inzone H9 II now at Sony, Amazon, and Best Buy for $349. The headset comes in either black or white. Again, stay tuned for my thoughts on the Inzone H9 II soon! Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Follow Tom's Guide on Google News to get our up-to-date news, how-tos, and reviews in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button.
Engadget
an hour ago
- Engadget
Sony Inzone launches new peripherals in collaboration with Fnatic
Inzone dropped a fresh batch of gaming peripherals today. Sony introduced the Inzone line in 2022 and it offers peripherals such as monitors and earbuds for gaming consumers. The new wave of gaming gear was developed with major esports organization Fnatic, and the specs are meant to target competitive players. All of the items are available for pre-order today. The lineup includes a pair of audio devices: the Inzone H9 II Wireless Gaming Headset and the Inzone E9 In-Ear Monitor. The H9 II headset has the same dynamic driver as the excellent Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones, and it sports a detachable mic. It can be used wired or as a Bluetooth wireless set. These headphones have active noise canceling and 360 Spatial Sound. It will retail for $350. The E9 monitor also offers 360 Spatial Sound and is designed for passive noise canceling. It costs $150. Fnatic's Valorant and Apex Legends teams assisted the creation of the audio products. Wireless gaming mouse and mousepad from Sony Inzone (Sam Rutherford for Engadget) The company also has a new gaming mouse simply called Mouse-A that was designed with feedback from Fnatic pro players. The Mouse-A weighs a slight 48 grams and offers hybrid optical switches. The $150 mouse also has an 8,000Hz polling rate and promises up to 90 hours of battery life. For extra cushioning, Inzone has also unveiled two mousepads. The 6mm Mat-F is intended for strategic first person shooters and games that favor controlled stop and aim playstyles. The black design has a Slimflex base and will retail for $60. Mat-D costs $35 and is meant more for speedy gameplay with gliding movements. The purple gradient mousepad is 4mm and has a high density rubber base. Finally, the Inzone KBD-H75 is a $300 wired aluminum 75 percent rapid trigger keyboard that comes equipped with Hall-effect switches and an 8,000Hz polling rate.
CNET
an hour ago
- CNET
I Tried Inzone's New Gaming Mouse. It Made My Aim Better
During a heated game of Marvel Rivals, my team raids the Asgard throne room. An enemy healer playing Dagger is in the distance, working their way down the stairs to the control point, so my job as Punisher is to pull hard and focus fire on them as soon as possible. My aim tracks their movement, and I whittle away their health bar before they're able to retreat behind a pillar, securing an important elimination to start the fight. I owe my success in that scuffle to the Inzone Mouse-A, a wireless gaming mouse which I tried out during an in-person Sony and Inzone joint press event at the OS NYC internet cafe in New York. I tested multiple new products while playing the hot new hero shooter on the block, including headphones, earbuds, a keyboard and a mouse pad -- but the Mouse-A stood out to me as the star of the show. The Mouse-A helped me take down enemies at a distance farther than I can usually secure eliminations. I'm a massive fan of team-based hero shooter games like Overwatch and Marvel Rivals, but my aiming skills have never been as strong as my cooldown management or positioning. I avoid hitscan heroes that require a lot of accuracy in favor of tank and support characters, but this mouse made me realize that my skill ceiling might be higher than I thought. Here's what makes the Mouse-A feel like a device designed for competitive gamers -- and how it leveled up even my casual, Marvel Rivals Grandmaster-tier gameplay. The one big caveat about the Mouse-A is price, and at a whopping $150 it's far more expensive than most of the best wireless mice we track, but for deep-pocketed gamers, Inzone's new gaming mouse could be just the right fit. The entire Inzone lineup is designed for ease of competitive use -- the keyboard has RGB lights but the Mouse-A is comparatively simple looking. Mike Sorrentino/CNET What it's like using an "ultra-lightweight" mouse The Mouse-A, which Inzone developed in collaboration with the esports organization Fnatic, is novel in that it is what the company refers to as an ultra-lightweight mouse. Weighing in at only 48g, which is less than half the weight of the 110g Turtle Beach Kone 2 Air, for instance, the Mouse-A is easy to steer around a mat. I've never used a mouse this light before, and I felt myself lifting it off the mousepad far less often. It was less physically taxing to use than my own gaming PC setup. My in-game performance felt quicker and more responsive, too. I felt like I had greater control over the flicks of my wrist when I had to quickly turn around to contest enemy heroes diving into the backline like Black Panther and Magik, for instance, and I'd imagine the mouse would perform similarly for gamers who enjoy clearing tight corners in more tactical FPS games -- Valorant and Counter-Strike come to mind. Of course, trying out this so-called ultra-lightweight mouse might introduce a new learning curve to your setup. The Mouse-A has a maximum of 30k dots per inch (DPI), a precise metric of movement sensing, which is much more sensitive than my setup at home. If you're used to playing at a lower DPI, moving around this lighter mouse at the default settings will have you wildly spinning around the camera when you're trying to click on enemies' heads. I didn't toy with the DPI at the press event, but I retooled the in-game look sensitivity, turning it down ever so slightly in order to gain a little bit more control over my aim. Once you land on the right settings, though, aim tracking feels buttery smooth. The Mouse-A has a 8,000 Hz polling rate, which is overkill for the average gamer. Unless you're competing in tournaments, you won't feel a large change in performance from a 1,000 Hz mouse -- but hey, it's totally possible that a couple hundred milliseconds of lower input lag can make or break a clutch moment (once in a blue moon). While I usually stray away from wireless mice for my own gaming setup, the Mouse-A is extremely portable and doesn't require much effort to set up for LAN parties (or competitive tournaments), which feels in-line with the rest of its design identity. Inzone claims that the Mouse-A will be ready for 10 hours of play after a five-minute charge, while a full 90 minute charge will keep the device ready-to-go for up to 90 hours. The long battery life might be enough to convince me to trade out my wired mouse, but I suspect it won't be the right solution for every PC gamer. The Mouse-A is available for pre-order today, retailing at $150. Inzone's new product line also includes two new mousepads, a keyboard, a headset and gaming earbuds. You can check out CNET's coverage of the Inzone H9 II Wireless Gaming Headset here.
