Steelseries' new Arctis Nova wireless headsets are cross-platform at last

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(Pocket-lint) — Following on from the top-end Arctis Nova Pro and Nova Pro Wireless that it unveiled earlier this summer, Steelseries has just launched some console-ready headsets that are likely to find a bit wider of an audience — the Arctis Nova 7, Nova 1 and Nova 3 ranges.

The Nova 7 is particularly eye-catching thanks to the addition of a multi-platform dongle that means it'll work wireless with Xbox and PlayStation consoles equally well, along with PC, Switch and other platforms.

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This is something Steelseries first managed a couple of years ago with the Arctis 1 Wireless for Xbox, and we've been waiting for it to hit a more premium headset ever since.

It means that the Xbox and PlayStation-specific versions Steelseries is launching are different almost solely on aesthetic levels, without swapping any technical compatibilities apart from one — the Xbox version has a Chatmix dial, while the PlayStation version has a sidetone dial.

For $179.99 or £174.99 the Nova 7 loses some of the bells and whistles from the Nova Pro Wireless, not least the swappable battery pack and active noise-cancelling, but retains the swish new design that we can attest is really comfortable.

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It has really solid battery life at 38 hours estimated, along with multi-source Bluetooth for mixed audio, and has a volume dial on one earcup as you'd hope.

The Arctis Nova 1 and 3, meanwhile, fill out lower price points with wired audio, with the Nova 3 packing in some RGB lighting to justify its higher pricetag.

You can check out the full range of headsets on Steelseries'