T3 India – April 2019

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bySonyfortheirPlayStationgamingconsole.

The CloudforPlayStation 4 headsetismoreorles

similartoitsnon-licensedcounterpartbutgetsan

aestheticboost.TheCloudforPlayStation4 features

andbluecoloursthatcomplementtheconsole’scolo

scheme,alongwitha matching-colouredlogo.The

matte-finishheadphoneslookgoodandaresturdy,

havea retractable aluminiumframealongwitha

comfortableheadbandthathasadequatepadding.

While the overalldesignisdecent,therearea cou

designflaws.Firstisthe cablebeingexposedfromt

bandtotheearcup,andsecondisthetinymiccove

whichiseasytolose.

There’san in-linevolumeandmiccontrolaswel

makesit easytoadjustthe volumeandactivateor

deactivatethemic.

Performance-wise,theCloudheadsetisequipped

with53mmneodymiumdriversanddeliversgoodaudio

outputwithahintofbass.Theheadphonescomewith

paddedmemoryfoamearcushionsthatmakeit

comfortable touseduringextendedgamingsessions.

Gamingaside,the Cloudheadsetisprettygoodfor

listeningtomusicaswellonanydevicethatfeaturesthe

3.5mmheadphonejack.

The CloudforPlayStation4 alsobundlesadetachable

micwithaflexiblehandle.Theflexibilityofthe mic

allowstoadjustitspositionasperuser’s convenience,and

offersgreatperformanceandtheabilitytocutdown

ambientnoise.

The HyperXCloudforPlayStation4 carriesa pricetag

of` 9 ,990andit competesdirectlywithSony’sofficialPS4

headsets.However,whatworks inCloud’sfavouristhatit

isbackedwitha two-yearwarranty,anddeliversgood

audioandmic qualitythat one expectsfrom a HyperX

headset.

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