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The launch of the Nintendo Switch, the world’s first hybrid portable home console, has created a new niche market for peripheral creators to fill. Gamers would want the same class of headphone and microphone quality they enjoyed on their home consoles, just reduced into a highly portable form factor for play-anywhere Switch gaming.
HyperX has accepted the challenge with its $49.99 HyperX Cloud Earbuds (See them on Amazon), which are advertised as being optimized for the Nintendo Switch. But is this just a keyword play, planting “Switch gaming” in the marketing of a standard-issue set of earbuds? Or do HyperX Cloud Earbuds actually provide a heavenly Switch experience, especially when compared against a conventional headset? I decided to find out.
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The launch of the Nintendo Switch, the world’s first hybrid portable home console, has created a new niche market for peripheral creators to fill. Gamers would want the same class of headphone and microphone quality they enjoyed on their home consoles, just reduced into a highly portable form factor for play-anywhere Switch gaming.
HyperX has accepted the challenge with its $49.99 HyperX Cloud Earbuds (See them on Amazon), which are advertised as being optimized for the Nintendo Switch. But is this just a keyword play, planting “Switch gaming” in the marketing of a standard-issue set of earbuds? Or do HyperX Cloud Earbuds actually provide a heavenly Switch experience, especially when compared against a conventional headset? I decided to find out.
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