Turtle Beach® Announces Ear Force® P21 Gaming Headset for PlayStation® 3
PlayStation 3 Stereo Gaming Headset with In-Line USB-Powered Amplifier Combines Superior Game Audio and PlayStation Network Chat
Elmsford, NY, 06/02/2009 --
Turtle Beach®, the leaders in gaming headsets for XBOX® 360, turns up the heat for PlayStation® 3 gamers with the introduction of its Ear Force® P21 stereo gaming headset for the PlayStation 3. By integrating premium stereo game sound with crystal-clear communication on the PlayStation Network (PSN), the P21 creates the definitive audio environment for playing popular PS3 titles such as Call of Duty® World at War, Fallout 3, Resident Evil and Guitar Hero®.
“The P21 gives PS3 gamers privacy, realism, and a competitive edge at an affordable price.” says Peter Ronick, Director of Marketing. “By combining game sound with PSN online chat, PS3 gamers can now enjoy the same immersive gaming experience XBOX 360 gamers have been experiencing for years with our Ear Force XBOX headsets. They can play PS3 games any time, day or night without being disturbed or disturbing others.”
The P21 incorporates many of the features found in the popular Turtle Beach Ear Force Xbox 360 headsets, including:
Independent volume controls for game and voice signals make it easy to balance PSN chat and stereo game sound.
Variable bass-boost control makes explosions, gun shots and other deep-bass effects more dramatic by allowing the user to increase or reduce low frequencies as needed.
Proprietary Chat Boost™ feature automatically increases PSN chat levels during loud gaming sequences, so online communication from teammates isn’t drowned out.
Stereo Expander spreads the stereo signal for a wider sound field.
Microphone with rugged, oversized, flexible boom accurately reproduces the gamer’s voice while keeping out unwanted ambient noise.
Microphone Monitor keeps gamers from raising their voices louder than necessary and avoids the “clogged ear” feeling that results when you can’t hear yourself speak.
Premium Sound is delivered by wide-bandwidth 40mm speaker drivers with high-density magnets and DC-coupled amplifiers for low distortion.
While designed for the PS3, with an optional RCA to 3.5mm adapter the Ear Force P21 can also be used as a versatile PC headset. By combining the functions of a USB headset and amplified stereo headphones, the P21 allows the sound level from online VoIP programs such as Ventrilo™, Teamspeak™, Say2Play™ and other group communications software to be controlled separately from the stereo game sound.
The Ear Force P21 headset has an MSRP of $79.95 and will be available at major US retailers including Best Buy, GameStop, Amazon, Newegg, Buy.com, Game Crazy and from the Turtle Beach web site www.turtlebeach.com.
Turtle Beach Ear Force headsets are distributed in Europe by Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (AMEX/TSX: MCZ www.madcatz.com.)
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Turtle Beach (www.turtlebeach.com) designs, manufactures and markets high quality, competitively-priced audio peripherals for video game consoles and personal computers. Famous for its innovative, award-winning line of Audio Advantage® USB and Santa Cruz™ computer soundcards, Turtle Beach is winning acclaim worldwide for its growing line of Ear Force® headphones, which are designed for the uncompromising gamer who demands the best audio experience possible.
Turtle Beach, with headquarters in Elmsford, New York, is a division of Voyetra Turtle Beach, which has been a pioneer in the synthesizer, software and network audio device marketplace for more than 3 decades.
Turtle Beach®, Voyetra® and Ear Force® are registered trademarks of Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. All other trademarks are copyright of their respective holders and are hereby acknowledged.
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