I ordered the Penrose X on November 12th and I am certain there are many on this thread (months old) anxiously awaiting any shipping news. I am excited to receive it whenever I get it.
On November 17th, I received an email (from
@Audeze) that says quote (a) "We've met all the requirements and have thoroughly tested the Penrose X units for compliance with Microsoft's approval process”, and (b) “The good news is that once we've received their approval we should be able to begin shipping out Penrose X very quickly”.
Yesterday on November 22nd, I noticed that the Penrose X sales page,
https://www.audeze.com/products/penrose-wireless-planar-magnetic-headset, now displays the official “Designed for Xbox” logo when it did not before (i.e. on or prior to November 21st). Displaying that logo on a product sales page indicates that it is officially licensed and is therefore approved by Microsoft (hope that Audeze didn’t elect to use/display the “Designed for Xbox” logo before receiving final partner program certification of the Penrose X from Microsoft).
I have not seen any "official" announcement indicating that Audeze has received approval from Microsoft regarding the Penrose X on the sales website, this forum/thread, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube or Reddit yet the official “Designed for Xbox” logo is now proudly displayed on the Penrose sales page.
@Audeze, your products sound great and the community of pre-ordering (i.e. pre-paying) customers would like your customer facing communications surrounding the Penrose and Penrose X to sound equally as great… Please be transparent and forthcoming with announcements, we all know this forum (and this thread in particular) is monitored by your staff.
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@Audeze, I am pleased that Penrose (X) headset volume control from a PC is on the dev to-do list. What about battery power level notification?