Sydney – August 27, 2012 – Home Entertainment Suppliers (HES) announced today the shipping of the Warhead 7.1 Wireless Surround Headset, for use with the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.
The flagship model in Mad Catz’ exclusive range of Xbox 360 gaming headsets, the Warhead 7.1 is the first headset in the world to deliver two-way communication via the Xbox 360 console, negating the need for a chat cable or adapter to be connected to the game controller.
“The Warhead 7.1 is the most eagerly anticipated product in our Xbox 360 portfolio and we’re delighted to begin shipping this premium headset” said Darren Richardson, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. “The Warhead 7.1 perfectly illustrates our ability to create unique, high-end products that resonate with passionate gamers.”
“We believe premium products such as the Warhead 7.1 have longer product life spans and offer the best means for us to target competitive and passionate gamers who demand the best.” said Darren Richardson, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. “In addition to our focus on creating new products, we also look forward to leveraging our expanded geographic footprint and worldwide sales and marketing initiatives to bring added visibility to this one-of-a-kind product.”
The Warhead 7.1 Wireless Surround Headset features 5.8GHz wireless technology and Dolby® Headphone 7.1 surround sound. In addition, the Warhead 7.1 offers gamers an array of features including twin ‘hot-swappable’ rechargeable lithium-ion battery packs, Selectable Voice Monitoring (SVM), EQ modes for movies, music and gaming, and an on screen battery-indicator display.
Home Entertainment Suppliers are the official distributors of Mad Catz, Tritton and Saitek products in Australia. The Warhead 7.1 Wireless Surround Headset will be available for purchase from EB Games and JB Hi-Fi from 20th September 2012.
Additional information is available at: http://www.trittonusa.com/warhead7.1