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Official PS3 Bluetooth Headset info.

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Playstation Blog Article (http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/09/03/official-bluetooth-headset-for-the-playstation-3/)

Actual Article:

Hey everyone, I?m Anand Agarwal, Product Manager for PlayStation Peripherals. Two weeks ago, we informed you about the Wireless Keypad for PS3, and today we want to tell you more about the official Bluetooth Headset for PS3 that we unveiled during SOCOM Media day.

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This headset will be offered in one retail version of SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation this October, as well as a standalone peripheral this fall. It features a prominent Mute button and a Charging Cradle. It will work with not only your PS3 but with Bluetooth enabled cell phones. But this is information that you already know about. Today we want to talk about some really cool features of this Headset that we have been working on behind the scenes. These features will be unlocked by the PS3 through a firmware update that is scheduled for this fall.

* The headset will feature ?High-Quality (HQ) mode? with PS3. In this mode, the headset will take advantage of advanced voice technologies and noise cancellation techniques to provide clear and wideband voice input to the PS3. The HQ mode will ensure a much better voice chat quality on the PS3.
* HQ mode will also enable accurate speech recognition required to support or enhance ?Voice Command? and ?Voice Animation? features. Voice Command was originally used in SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs for PS2 to administer the AI-controlled teammates using the WHO, WHAT, and WHERE format (example: Bravo, Attack, Nav Point Zulu). Voice Animation refers to the in-game character mimicking you during voice chat. With HQ mode, these features can be enabled on a much larger vocabulary in select PS3 games.
* PS3 will display an in-game status indicator exclusively for this headset that will show the headset?s connection status, battery charge level, speaker volume level and microphone mute status.
* Tired of wearing the headset during a long multiplayer gaming session or is your headset battery running out of charge? Just dock the headset in the supplied charging cradle, and the headset will work as a desktop microphone while charging.
* Last but not least, the headset will automatically pair with the PS3 by connecting with a USB cable.

SCEA was one of the first companies to popularize VoIP technology within a console videogame through SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs for PS2. As you can see, we have made a great effort to expand on this legacy and develop the most compelling headset for the PS3 community. We are really excited to bring it to market this fall with the SOCOM: Confrontation bundle ($59.99 MSRP) and as a standalone peripheral ($49.99 MSRP).

Nutshell Version:
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Sony are releasing this bluetooth headset as the official PS3 headset in the fall. It will be bundled with SOCOM for people buying the game, or you can buy it seperately.

Standalone, its $50 and with SOCOM its $60.

It comes with really neat features and should be a great headset.
2008-09-04 11:28:00

Author:
Maltay
Posts: 2073


I think I may be MORE excited about the wireless keyboard ... is that sad?2008-09-04 11:43:00

Author:
mrbobbyboy
Posts: 304


Wow, I'ma get me one of those, even though I already have a headset.

A ****ed keyboard would be handy too tbh, I sent thousands of messages a fortnight lol..
2008-09-04 13:08:00

Author:
DrunkMiffy
Posts: 2758


I think I may be MORE excited about the wireless keyboard ... is that sad?

No, I just moved rooms and I can see why wireless would be handy now.
2008-09-04 13:29:00

Author:
Maltay
Posts: 2073


I'm more excited about the keyboard. I have the MGS4 Bluetooth headset so i don't need another one 2008-09-04 13:43:00

Author:
ryryryan
Posts: 3767


A bit too expensive for me. I'll think about it.2008-09-04 14:13:00

Author:
bbroman
Posts: 1374


it's included in the socom confrontation bundle, then it's a much better deal.2008-09-04 14:32:00

Author:
KBY
Posts: 60


Yeah for 10 dollars more you get a game, so yeah I am getting socom than.2008-09-04 14:41:00

Author:
Darth_Spartan
Posts: 813


I just added up most(Not even all) of the games and peripherals I would like for the PS3, and it came up to ?620... ($1240)

Man, where Am I supposed to pull that from? xD (It does go right up to killzone 2 though)

Everythings too expensive these days.
2008-09-04 15:03:00

Author:
Maltay
Posts: 2073


I'm guessing $50 will cross the pond as ?40 which is a tad expencive considering the Jabra BT 125 that they thought was good enough for the Warhawk bundle can be bought for a quarter of the price.


I just added up most(Not even all) of the games and peripherals I would like for the PS3, and it came up to ?620... ($1240)

Man, where Am I supposed to pull that from? xD (It does go right up to killzone 2 though)

Everythings too expensive these days.

Spread it out, save some for next years summer games drought they could be cheaper by then too.
2008-09-04 19:33:00

Author:
Rabid-Coot
Posts: 6728


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