Astro’s new A50 model solves the big problem with wireless gaming headsets

A wireless audio headset on PC or console can do a lot to improve the quality of your gaming experience — until you go to start a marathon session and find out the battery is about to die.

Gaming-headset manufacturer Astro Gaming knows you hate when that happens, and it’s integrating smart technology into the next generation of its A50 wireless headset to ensure you never have to think about battery life again. Astro will launch the new A50 for $300 this summer, and works with PC as well as the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One completely wirelessly. It will replace the original version that the company introduced at the same price in 2012. Since then, companies like Plantronics, Razer, and Logitech have all introduced their own high-end wireless headsets, and Astro knows it has to step up what it’s offering to stay ahead of the competition.