Sony has called off the 12 November launch of its first PlayStation desktop speakers and has not set a new date. The company says a production fault surfaced during quality checks.
If you pre-ordered a pair, the launch you were counting on is off for now. Sony has not said how it will handle existing orders or when the speakers will be ready.
The notice came on 6 November as an update at the top of the PlayStation Blog post that introduced the speakers. Sony says the extra time will let it make sure the product delivers “the experience we intended”, apologises for the delay and promises to bring them to players soon. It does not describe the fault or say which part is affected.
This is the first speaker set Sony Interactive Entertainment has made for desktop gaming, and it sits in the Pulse audio range next to the headset and earbuds. Sony builds it around planar magnetic drivers, the technology it first used in that range, and each speaker has its own woofer for bass. A microphone sits in the right-hand unit, with noise filtering that Sony describes as AI-enhanced, so voice chat works without a headset.
The speakers connect over PlayStation Link to a PS5, PC, Mac or PlayStation Portal with low latency, and a phone can stay paired over Bluetooth in parallel, which lets music or calls come from a second device. A built-in battery lets them run away from the desk, for example beside a PlayStation Portal, and the box includes charging docks and a USB-C PlayStation Link adapter.
Equaliser and mic mute controls live in the system menus of a PS5 or PC, and the speakers have physical volume controls and can be angled to suit a desk. Sony also pitches the planar drivers as a good match for games that support Tempest 3D AudioTech on the console.
Sony set the list price in August at $219.99, which works out to £199.99 or €219.99 in the UK and euro markets. The Midnight Black version was to be sold worldwide, while the White one was limited to the US, the UK and a group of European countries. Pre-orders opened on 1 September.
Sony has not named a replacement launch window. Anyone with an order is best off watching for an email from the retailer or from PlayStation Direct, which sold the speakers in the regions where it operates.
