SteelSeries’ Arctis 7X and 7P use a fantastic USB-C wireless receiver

SteelSeries has announced two unaccustomed versions of its Arctis 7 wireless gaming headset, releasing eventually for the Xbox Series X / S and the PS5 to launch. The Arctis 7X has a grim and green design catered toward the Xbox Series X / S and Xbox One. The past is called the Arctis 7P, and IT's an all-white headset that volition look better matched with the PlayStation 5.

Like the existing Arctis 7, some the 7X and 7P have 24-time of day barrage life, a retractable boom microphone, a ski gawp headband for a comfy conform to, and —frustratingly — Micro USB charging instead of USB-C. Each headset has separate dials for adjusting volume and sound chat, and you fire connect via 3.5mm if you wish a direct association through your controller. They toll $149.99.

What sets these headsets apart from the Arctis 7 made for the PC, aside from their colorful designs, is SteelSeries includes a much smaller wireless receiver that prat plug in via USB-C. Each headset also includes a USB-A male to USB-C female cord so it can be used with consoles and a variety of otherwise devices. This smaller receiver beat generation the larger, Oreo-threepenny receiver enclosed in the standard Arctis 7 headset.

*This is what the new USB-C dongle included with each headset looks like. As seen plugged into a Nintendo Switch.*

The receiver included with the Arctis 7X has a on-off switch that uses Microsoft's proprietary wireless protocol for Xbox, like the Hacker 2077-themed Arctis 1 Wireless that launched earlier this year. Soh get that one if you'Re playing on an Xbox soothe. The receiver included with the Arctis 7P will work out of the box seat without the need for toggling a switch. But as you power induce deepened, it can't work with Xbox. Both receivers work with PC, macOS, the PlayStation family of consoles, Nintendo Switch, and mobile via USB-C.