These two new Sony InZone additions are a PC gaming dream team

Sony’s fledgling InZone division took its time to get going, but based on these two new arrivals the PC gaming specialist has finally hit its stride. As well as gaming headset aimed more at the mainstream than pro players and esports addicts, the expanded line-up will shortly get a Tandem OLED gaming monitor that’s seriously speedy.

The InZone H6 Air is first in line, arriving in Europe and the UK in the coming weeks. While not quite as audiophile-grade as the planar magnetic Asus ROG Kithara, Sony has otherwise pulled out all the stops: this wired headset uses a modified version of the open-back drivers found on Sony’s MDR-MV1 pro audio studio monitor headphones, for a natural and spacious sound.

Three balanced back ducts help shape the airflow to give stronger bass than you’d normally get from open-back cans, and the EQ has been tuned specifically for gaming. Audio engineers from Sony Interactive Entertainment even lent a hand with a preset aimed at single-player adventure games and RPGs.

A high clarity microphone with a focused cardioid pickup pattern then sits on an adjustable boom, should you fancy a bit of multiplayer mayhem. It connects over 3.5mm, but comes with a USB-C audio box for hooking up to more modern hardware.

With an aluminium housing drilled with hundreds of graduated holes, it’s the lightest headset in the InZone range. Sony also reckons it’s one of the most comfortable, so won’t give you a headache even after hours of play time. It also has customisable 360 spatial sound upmixing, based on photos you take of your ears and upload to the desktop companion software.

The InZone H6 Air is launching this month for £175/€200.

The InZone M10S II monitor won’t arrive until June, but it looks like it’ll be worth the wait: this is Sony’s first gaming monitor with a tandem OLED panel, which promises high brightness, uncompromised black levels and colours basically on par with the QD-OLED competition. It’s earned HDR true black 400 certification, should manage 1500 nits peak brightness, and cover 99.5% of the DCI-P3 colour space.

An anti-glare screen coating should make dark game levels and movie scenes impactful without having to draw the curtains first, and Sony has added automatic burn-in protection to keep the panel blemish-free for the long haul.

The InZone M10S II lands in the 27in sweet spot still preferred by the majority of PC gamers, in a sensible 1440p resolution that won’t tax your graphics card too heavily. It’s built for speed, with a rapid 540Hz refresh rate at the panel’s native resolution and a 720Hz mode if you’re OK sacrificing resolution for responsiveness.

It otherwise ticks all the top-tier gaming monitor boxes, including HDMI 2.1 and DP 2.1 connectivity, a highly adjustable stand that has a very compact desk footprint to maximise space for your mouse and keyboard, and a blur-busting motion smoothing mode.

The InZone M10S II starts at £1199/€1350. There was no confirmed US pricing at the time of writing.

Sony is also doubling down on its partnership with esports org Fnatic, introducing special edition versions of its Mouse-A gaming mouse, and Mat D and Mat F mousemats in the team’s signature orange colours.

Finally the InZone Buds true wireless gaming earbuds are getting their own new hue, inspired by 90s tech. The Glass Purple edition has a translucent purple housing that reminds me of the Game Boy Colour I owned when I was 10, so gets major style points from me. Pricing is set at €200.

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