Sony Group is to launch a line of e-sports gear to cater to the increasing number of people it expects to play competitive video games on personal computers.
The Japanese tech giant announced on Wednesday that it will start selling specialized monitors and headsets.
The monitors feature liquid crystal display technology Sony developed for its TVs to produce vivid color contrasts.
The headsets employ 360-degree spatial sound technology with faster audio-processing speed.
(Mugitani Shuichi / Sony Group)
“The metaverse and e-sports markets will undoubtedly expand. We want to launch products that can satisfy our customers.”
Playing e-sports on PCs has become mainstream. Sony estimates there are 5 million such players in Japan alone.
◆spatial 空間の formal to eagerly accept a new idea, opinion, religion etc
The Japanese tech giant announced on Wednesday that it will start selling specialized monitors and headsets.
The monitors feature liquid crystal display technology Sony developed for its TVs to produce vivid color contrasts.
The headsets employ 360-degree spatial sound technology with faster audio-processing speed.
(Mugitani Shuichi / Sony Group)
“The metaverse and e-sports markets will undoubtedly expand. We want to launch products that can satisfy our customers.”
Playing e-sports on PCs has become mainstream. Sony estimates there are 5 million such players in Japan alone.
◆spatial 空間の formal to eagerly accept a new idea, opinion, religion etc
◆metaverse インターネット上の仮想空間 to keep something or continue to have something
◆eligible 資格がある、条件を満たしている、適格の someone who is eligible for something is able or allowed to do it, for example because they are the right age