Gunn3y
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What about MacOS? I'm more likely to use my headset with MacOS than i am with an Xbox.
Audeze Penrose X and Penrose
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What about MacOS? I'm more likely to use my headset with MacOS than i am with an Xbox.
scratchmassive
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The other stated difference is that Penrose has Mac support. Do you know if Penrose X will also support Mac? Starting to sound like there's no reason to go Penrose.
I'm assuming that if the X works with the ps5, it definitely works with Mac. I don't think Macs require proprietary hardware in order to use headphones.
Naedtrax
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Why didn't they just release a non colored version or just one version then lol..
That sounds very strange. Buy X to play on both consoles but buy the blue for the same price but get limited to one console? That cant be right. Even Audeze is marketing the difference between these are support for one of the consoles.
Gunn3y
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Yeah, it doesn't make any sense. Even if they aren't allowed to say the X supports PS5/Mac for licensing reasons (never ever heard of that when it comes to Windows vs Mac support), it would be crazy of Audeze to charge the same price for the non-X when it only has downsides.
Marketing agreements. It's the same reason they don't say that the Arctis 7x works with both consoles in any official advertisement from Steelseries. The only thing that's different between the Penrose and Penrose X dongles is the X has the extra chip that Microsoft requires for any third party peripherals.
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Gunn3y
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Even the Arctis 7P has a (very minor) addition compared to the 7X when it comes to Playstation support in that it has a sidetone dial while the 7X has a chatmix dial that only works for the Xbox.
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Zero plans on picking up the Series X so I'll just stick with my Penrose order. Only gaming between my PC and PS5 so no reason to go green. Great that the X works for both though. I remember reading around that this was the same case with Steel Series and the 7X.
That's probably built into the headset itself, not the dongle. They have confirmed that the headphones are both identical, it's the dongle that has the Xbox chip.
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Gunn3y
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Sure, but it is still a differentiation between the two headsets as to why you might buy the 7P despite the 7X supporting the Playstation. From what you've said there should be literally no reason for anyone to buy the Penrose rather than the Penrose X?
Some people are never going to buy the Series X, so they put out a color that matches the PS5. Unfortunately the information I gave you is all I know. Let's just say that I was on the fence about even buying the headset until I found out this information. I switched my pre-order immediately and got the X. If they came right out and said that the X supports the PS5, then nobody will buy the PlayStation branded version of the headset. It's quite obvious that they want to tell everybody, but are not allowed. I've been monitoring a bunch of forums for news like this for the past month, but I'm now sure about my order.
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Gunn3y
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I mean I can accept all of the above, even if i think it is going to upset people. It is still just the Mac support thing that has me thrown though, since i really can't see a reason they wouldn't be allowed to list that on the X.
Maybe to make the PS5 version sound more enticing? It's not like there's anywhere that states that it doesn't work with a Mac. Unfortunately this is the way the corporate world is. I'm sure they will eventually add support with a separate dongle if you get the normal Penrose.
scratchmassive
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Think I'll stick with Penrose over Penrose X.
I'm definitely going to be using it on a Mac and PS5, and I'm not considering getting an Xbox.
And... ngl... the green is a huge turnoff too.
I'm definitely going to be using it on a Mac and PS5, and I'm not considering getting an Xbox.
And... ngl... the green is a huge turnoff too.
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