Since 2019, Engadget has the SteelSeries Arctis 7 as top-of-the-line gaming headsets you should buy. At this level, it’s iconic however with a design that hasn’t modified a lot since 2016, it not too long ago began to indicate its age. Thankfully, SteelSeries simply introduced the Arctis 7+ and Arctis 7P+.

The tweaks the corporate has made are modest, however they’re ones present Arctis 7 homeowners will respect. Most notably, SteelSeries has changed the finicky micro USB port you used to cost the headset with a extra trendy USB-C connection. Using the brand new port, it’s attainable to get three hours of uptime after quarter-hour of charging.

On that observe, battery life can be improved. SteelSeries claims you may stand up to 30 hours of gameplay on a single cost, up from the roughly 24 hours you bought from the earlier model. As for the variations between the 7+ and 7P+, there aren’t many. You can purchase the latter in each black and white colorways the place the previous is just out there in black. Additionally, the 7P+ contains help for the PlayStation 4 and PS5’s 3D Audio performance. That stated, you should use each headsets with just about any system or gadget aside from Xbox consoles.

The Arctis 7+ and Arctis 7P+ are in the stores at the moment from the SteelSeries website. They’ll each set you again $170. That’s a rise from the $150 MSRP of Arctis 7 and 7P, however what’s an additional $20 when you do not have to cope with micro USB anymore.