Sony has delayed the Pulse Elevate, the first wireless speakers made by Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), less than a week before their launch on November 12th. Ongoing quality testing found “a production issue with the product,” Sony says in an update to its original PlayStation Blog announcement.
The update doesn’t say what the issue is or when the speakers will ship. Sony says the extra time will let it make sure the product delivers “the experience we intended for our players,” and that it looks forward to bringing them out “soon.”
Pulse Elevate is a pair of desktop speakers for a PS5, PC or Mac setup. Each one has a planar magnetic driver, the kind Sony uses in its Pulse Elite headset and Pulse Explore earbuds, plus its own woofer for bass. The new PlayStation Pulse headset uses planar drivers too.
They connect over PlayStation Link, Sony’s lossless, low-latency wireless, through a USB-C adapter, so they work with a PS5, a PC, a Mac or a PlayStation Portal. They also pair over Bluetooth, and can play both at once: game audio from the console, music or a call from your phone.
The right speaker has a built-in mic with AI noise rejection, so you can voice chat without a headset. The speakers have built-in rechargeable batteries and come with charging docks, so you can take them away from the desk with a Portal or a phone.
Sony’s August update had set the launch for November 12th at $219.99 (about Php 13,900), €219.99 (about $245 or Php 15,500) or £199.99 (about $267 or Php 16,900), in Midnight Black and White, with pre-orders from September 1st. For now, you may want to consider other options for external audio with the PS5.
