SteelSeries Arctis Prime gaming headset hands on: A bit too stripped-down

Part of SteelSeries new Prime line of esports-targeted gaming accessories, which also launches with a new trio of mice, the $100 (£100, AU$120) Arctis Prime gaming headset definitely achieves one of the company’s design goals: “no bells and whistles that can get in the way.” Sporting the Arctis line’s design and invoking the revered “Arctis Pro sound signature,” the Prime is an analog wired headset with the high-quality sound of its siblings, but feels like it needs a little more in the way of controls.

I’ve got no complaints about the audio or noise-cancelling mic — the latter is the best I’ve tried for filtering out keyboard noise — and stereo is fine for many traditional esports games.

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