Gaming Headset Legends: HyperX Cloud II
The gaming peripheral market moves at hyper-speed. All of the major players in the space release new products every 6 to 12 months, and constantly retire old and outdated designs as well. That goes hand-in-hand with the “what’s the next hit?” mentality on the software side, where games have just a few weeks to make a big sales impact before the mainstream discourse has moved on to the next release.
It’s unusual for anything to stick around for long in this endless churn of newest-and-greatest. But the HyperX Cloud II gaming headset has managed exactly that. It just crossed an incredible five years on the market, and it’s available in a wide variety of colors and styles.
I never expected it to last this long, especially once HyperX launched an exceptional follow-up with the HyperX Cloud Alpha. Two years ago, I was already incredulous at how long this little gaming headset has managed to stick around and continue selling, and two years after that I have no choice but to respect it. The Cloud II is one of the only headsets to have such a dramatic shelf-life, and in fact I think it’s the oldest third- party gaming audio peripheral currently on the market.
