Panasonic SC-GN01 is a gaming speaker you wear around your neck, designed with Square Enix

(Pocket-lint) - Panasonic has announced the SC-GN01 Wearable Immersive Gaming Speaker System arsenic portion of Gamescom 2021.

Designed successful collaboration with Square Enix and Final Fantasy XIV Online, it looks similar a level aeroplane pillow which you spot astir your shoulders erstwhile gaming.

It provides idiosyncratic situation dependable for those who don't fancy wearing a headset for hours connected end, oregon don't person a suitable location cinema system.

Like the Panasonic SoundSlayer Soundbar, besides designed with the Final Fantasy team, the SC-GN01 comes with 3 chiseled dependable modes: role-playing, FPS and voice.

It besides sports a sound and echo-cancelling microphone for in-game chat. This adjacent eliminates the dependable coming from the built-in speakers, truthful chat prime is wide astatine some ends.

There are 4 full-range speakers built into the device, providing up to 4W full powerfulness output. A awesome processor is on-board excessively that up oregon down mixes tracks to four-channels wherever appropriate.

The strategy tin beryllium connected to PS4, PS5, PC and Nintendo Switch (in TV mode) via USB A. A 3.5mm audio pb is besides included for connectivity to the aforesaid consoles and computers, specified arsenic done a crippled controller, positive Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One.

The Panasonic SC-GN01 Wearable Immersive Gaming Speaker System volition beryllium priced astatine £159.99 and disposable exclusively done Amazon erstwhile it arrives successful precocious September.

Writing by Rik Henderson. Originally published connected 25 August 2021.