When SteelSeries surprise-launched the first Arctis 1 last summer, they got my attention. It was an affordable product packing in most of the features of their more expensive models, with sacrifices to build quality and a permanently attached cable.
A few months later, SteelSeries dropped the Arctis 1 Wireless. It costs twice as much, adds an impressive compact USB-C wireless receiver that works on both the Nintendo Switch models, as well as PC, Mac, PS4, and certain phones. It also has a secondary 3.5mm cable connection option for everything else, which you can now detach.
Unfortunately, it has the same basic build quality as the wired version, which is tough to swallow at this price.
OVERVIEW
The Arctis 1 Wireless sells for $99. It’s available in two configurations: a standard model with white lines inside the ear pads, and a “For Nintendo Switch” model with a different box (and blue lines in the ear pads depending on the print run) that’s exclusive to Best Buy, at least in the US. I bought the standard model…
