Remember a few years back when Sony was haemorrhaging money by manufacturing robots that danced to your MP3 files? Kaz Hirai stepped in, sold off a load of factories, rendered thousands of people unemployed, and prepared the remainder of the organisation for record profits. And then he greenlit some stupid shoulder speakers for sh*ts and giggles.
Seriously, this is like a Sony product circa-2008: a travel pillow of sound that’s guaranteed to make you look like a total douche. We’ve pondered whether these are a joke, but they’re up for sale on Amazon Japan right now for the not-so small price of ¥26,780 (~$243). The idea of these monstrosities is that they rumble when sound is omitted, so you can “feel” what’s going on.
What a terrible, terrible product – how the hell did it get out of the R&D department and into the retail chain?
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[source amazon.co.jp, via av.watch.impress.co.jp, beyond-gaming.net]
Comments 27
And so, the step back to the mid-2000s continues...
Seriously? This is Apple dumb. First wireless, expensive, losable headphones, now huge, expensive, unnecessary...shoulder? phones!
WHAT?
@BLP_Software You know you want them. Look at these two, they're loving their shoulder speakers:
@get2sammyb I mean if you could incorporate them into those neck pillows on flights? But then....headphones...that Sony makes....for stupid amounts of money...
The quality cant be that good, and itll have nothing over headphones, and it just looks...either uncomfortable, or something youd forget was there and break.
Who needs a VR headset for your PS4 when you can get these for nearly the same price? Seriously, if these exist it seems like a $20 max item.
Gonna laugh so hard if these review well and become this holiday season’s must have accessory.
@glassmusic No one will be able to hear you laughing over their shoulder speakers.
This is a weird product.
I've seen worse.
@get2sammyb
Have you ever seen "sennheiser surrounders"?? :'D I really wanted to add picture, but I guess that's admin's privilege
Overdeveloped trapezius? #DealWithIt
How long before these are banned from public transport? 😂
Its similar in idea to the kor-fx but thats more on your chest and this also has the speakers. This look a lot better than the FX. The fx is cheaper though.
Can't be as daft as charging $999 for a phone.
Imagine if you got them snagged and strangled yourself, that would be the most frivolous death ever.
@Bliquid Thank you, until I scrolled to the bottom of the comments I thought I was the only one who thought this was actually quite neat!
They look like them shoulder pillows, but silly idea
I like these too haha. I'd use them for sure. Sometimes when I'm on the sofa trying to game while guests are around they are selfishly talking to one another across the sofa while I'm sitting in the middle. These would be perfect in that scenario. It's almost like wearing headphones, but not quite as rude.
This might not be a bad product. I like to turn down the volume on survival horror games & listen to the ambient sounds. This might work well in amplifying this & adding to ambiance.
This is not the place to discuss this, if you have a problem with the way I mod use the contact from below. You don't need to be a wiseguy about it-Tasuki-
Looks like something more suited for Switch owners, too bad they can't use Bluetooth
@3MonthBeef I think that line was erased when that Gameboy attachment that could be used to sedate patients came out. And no I am not joking look up AVGN's episode on Gameboy attachments.
I want them.
Then I want to nab those stupid Atari speaker hats.
I want speakers everywhere - apparently its the future
@OneArmedGiant They are not my rules, they are the sites rules. Now this will be the last time I discuss this. There's is a contact from at the bottom of the page you wish to discuss further, but quite honestly I am not sure what your problem is but you just need to let it go.
I actually quite like the look of those, as gimmicky as they might be...
@BrettAwesome Looks great!
@ZurapiiYohane
Its ok if your really sweaty no one is judging you for that. You should contact Sony to find out
@3MonthBeef
The technology is not there yet to make the VR unit smaller
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