'Acoustically speaking, we are developing the sound of all future PlayStation audio products' — Audeze marketing director teases what's next for its Sony collaboration, including new audio hardware that is in 'various stages of development'
THE SO WHAT
Sony leaning on Audeze to define the “sound” of future PlayStation hardware shows how tightly platform owners now integrate with specialist component brands to differentiate. If you build peripherals or middleware in gaming, assume fewer generic SKUs and more deep, co-designed platform partnerships as the path to scale.
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