It looks like it’s been designed to slot into smartphones, which is odd because it already has a Bluetooth connection and that’s a way easier way to pair it with your phone.įinding a USB-C slot that’s free and living in enough real estate on your gaming PC’s back panel that you’re not obstructing other ports when you plug it in, however, is not always an easy task. As with Steelseries’ previous Arctis 7+, this Nova 7’s dongle connects via USB-C, and it’s much smaller and sleeker. The most significant recent design change has happened on the receiver though, rather than the headset. We have other interests, and we don’t need everything we use and wear to signal that we’re handy at PUBG. It’s such a relief to see Steelseries acknowledging a desire for grown-up peripherals.

We’ll get onto how it sounds below, but visually it’s consistent with an overall smarter, more hifi-inspired look which we’re completely onboard with. The mic has had a redesign and now sits flush with the earcup. The chat mix scroller’s notched in the middle, as before, and we’re really pleased that small but welcome touch has migrated. Controls are slightly repositioned but as they were before in function - power, mute, chat mix scroller, volume scroller.

Arctis 7 headset