UPDATE: After much debate, we finally selected the winner of the Astro Gaming audio package giveaway. We had more than 230 entries, and we settled on about a dozen of our favorites. We wish we had 230 packages to giveaway, but sadly we only have one.
Before we reveal the winner, we’d like to give a nod to some of our favorite entries. GHOSTthePRO (entry 207) gave us a good chuckle when he talked about putting the headset on his cheating girlfriend’s head, and turning it so high her nickname becomes ‘storm.’ We also really enjoyed steelhorseclub (entry 14) and his idea about Sony implementing a voice emulator to make you sound like Nathan Drake or Laura Croft.
We saw a lot of great entries, but we were most impressed with the following entry:
#202 – Ps3nutcase
1.I would like to first state that PSU may be responsible for any sleeping disorders caused if I do not win these – read on so I can explain:
1 – How would you use the audio gear to enhance your gaming experience?
I am a late night gamer, a Father and Office worker by day, then a PS3-addict at night. My wife and kids are light sleepers which causes some issues. They sleep walk, sleep talk, and have war nightmares due the explosions and gunfire late into the night (Modern Warfare 2). They never seem to realize why they have these dreams. Sometimes my wife or kids will mention some details about their nightmares the night before and I feel responsible for these, especially when their dreams have police sirens in them from my attempts at surviving a 6 star wanted level for a trophy on Grand Theft Auto 4.
This audio gear would enhance my gaming experience because I could continue my nocturnal gaming ways with a clean conscience.
2- Astro Gaming believes the PS3 has a bright future in terms of voice chat. What, if anything, would you like to see changed with Sony’s console in regards to voice chat? Again, be specific.
I think “cross game” chat will be okay and I think the voice quality has seen a lot of improvement.
But mainly I would like to see a new PS3 Exclusive voice chat feature. I would like Sony to develop voice recognition technology that can auto mute players that annoy me. You know, the idiots that use there Playstation Eye mic and have 15 people talking about the weather in the room while they are playing or the “wanna be” DJ who pipes in some Snoop Dogg to the enjoyment of no one. That would be something I would liked changed, maybe Astro Gaming can tackle that one.
Finally, I ask "the powers that be" for this $250 piece of goodness for it will be put to good use!
Congratulations to the winner. We will send an email to the winner using the address supplied at registration. Thanks again to all those who entered, and look for more giveaways in 2010!
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: We are feeling very generous this holiday season, and together with the folks at Astro Gaming, we’ve put together quite the package to give to one lucky reader. The PlayStation 3 is home to some of the best games across all consoles, and most of those games have some form of voice chat capabilities, allowing for you and your mates to strategize against your enemies. The products provided by Astro Gaming will enhance those capabilities ten-fold, that is, unless you already have a pair of A40 headset and MixAmp.
We are giving away an A40 headset, a MixAmp, and a killer backpack to store all gaming gear. You can use the backpack to carry your PS3, audio gear, even your laptop computer.
For this competition we are going to do things a little different than in past giveaways. First, we urge you to check out our article on competitive gaming that includes comments from the co-founders of Astro Gaming. In the article, you’ll read why the MixAmp is referred to as the “Swiss Army Knife” of audio devices, and see why we loved the A40 headset.
To enter, leave a comment below with thoughtful answers to the following questions:
1 – How would you use the audio gear to enhance your gaming experience? Please be specific as we are looking for anecdotal evidence to determine the best answers.
2- Astro Gaming believes the PS3 has a bright future in terms of voice chat. What, if anything, would you like to see changed with Sony’s console in regards to voice chat? Again, be specific.
Leave your answers below, and the staff at PSU will pick our favorite response. You have until Dec. 31 to enter. Please only leave one comment as we will not accept spammed entries.
Good luck to all!
