{"id":1287014,"date":"2026-03-26T13:02:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/D6PZT6NvSNXYqeCEgd7FTk"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:02:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:02:39","slug":"hyperx-just-updated-one-of-our-favorite-wireless-gaming-headsets-with-a-new-rgb-base-station-and-slightly-worse-battery-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/hyperx-just-updated-one-of-our-favorite-wireless-gaming-headsets-with-a-new-rgb-base-station-and-slightly-worse-battery-life\/","title":{"rendered":"HyperX just updated one of our favorite wireless gaming headsets with a new RGB base station&#8230; and slightly worse battery life"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Until very recently, the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hyperx-cloud-alpha-wireless-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless<\/a> was our favourite wireless gaming headset, right up until the magnificent <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/gaming-headsets\/razer-blackshark-v3-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">Razer BlackShark V3<\/a> ate its lunch. It hasn&#8217;t taken HyperX long to strike back, however, with the newly-announced HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless 2\u2014complete with a fancy RGB-lit base station with a selection of media controls.<\/p>\n<p>HyperX describes it as an &#8220;audio control hub&#8221; complete with customisable RGB lighting, a smattering of programmable buttons for all your macro needs, seamless device switching capabilities, and a bloomin&#8217; great dial in the middle. As an audio expert, I can tell you this is probably used to adjust the volume. Probably.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery carousel-layout\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-wrap\" style=\"display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 1 of 3<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"7oxASpoyG2QG44Hiish976\" name=\"HyperXCloudAlphaWireless2base\" alt=\"The RGB base station hub for the HyperX Cloud Alpha 2 Wireless on a red gradient background\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hyperx-just-updated-one-of-our-favorite-wireless-gaming-headsets-with-a-new-rgb-base-station-and-slightly-worse-battery-life.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: HyperX)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 2 of 3<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Sv6niCRK7MYsaZ8HU8DWmU\" name=\"HyperXCloudAlpha2\" alt=\"The HyperX Cloud Alpha 2 Wireless gaming headset on a red gradient background\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hyperx-just-updated-one-of-our-favorite-wireless-gaming-headsets-with-a-new-rgb-base-station-and-slightly-worse-battery-life-1.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: HyperX)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 3 of 3<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"tUpKKYkfati67f7UL3roE7\" name=\"HyperXCloudAlpha2wireless\" alt=\"The HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless 2 headset on a red gradient background\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hyperx-just-updated-one-of-our-favorite-wireless-gaming-headsets-with-a-new-rgb-base-station-and-slightly-worse-battery-life-2.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: HyperX)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The drivers have had a significant upgrade, too, from the 50 mm units found in the OG Cloud Alpha Wireless to 53 mm, multi-layer composite models, which HyperX says are engineered to &#8220;reduce distortion to the lowest level.&#8221; Whether they&#8217;ll be able to compete with the harmonic distortion-reducing driver plug on the back of the BlackShark&#8217;s units, though, remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>The set also now supports simultaneous 2.4 GHz and Bluetooth connections, so you can keep your phone connected while you game so you don&#8217;t miss an important notification. Plus, microfibre earcups, a 10 mm microphone capsule&#8230; it&#8217;s a suite of impressive upgrades all-round, with one notable exception\u2014the battery life.<\/p>\n<p>The big, headline grabbing feature of the Cloud Alpha 1 Wireless (as I&#8217;m now calling it) was a massive 300-hour battery life, but the Cloud Alpha 2 Wireless drops it down to 250 hours. HyperX says this is still more than 2x longer than &#8220;other industry gaming headsets&#8221;, which I suppose is true on average, but it&#8217;s still a downgrade over the previous model.<\/p>\n<p>Following closely on the Cloud Alpha 2&#8217;s heels is the HyperX Cloud Flight 2, presumably a more budget model with lesser specs. Here you get replaceable earcup plates, customisable RGB lighting, 50 mm drivers, and 100-hour battery life over the 2.4 GHz connection with the lighting turned off.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"QrnXftSjDDMDwwQoaoVBu7\" name=\"HyperXcloudflight2\" alt=\"HyperX Cloud Flight 2 gaming headset on a red background\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hyperx-just-updated-one-of-our-favorite-wireless-gaming-headsets-with-a-new-rgb-base-station-and-slightly-worse-battery-life-3.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: HyperX)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Turn that RGB up, though, and it drops down to 23 hours, which is quite the difference. You&#8217;re really, really going to want to look good to sacrifice that much battery life for the sake of a headset glow, but perhaps streamers won&#8217;t find it too much of an issue.<\/p>\n<p>The big question you&#8217;re probably asking at this point is how much cash you&#8217;ll have to spend to pick up either of these new headsets, and my answer is, we still don&#8217;t know. The original Cloud Alpha Wireless retailed for $200, but could be often found for a fair bit lower in the sales.<\/p>\n<p>That base station included with the new model, however, doesn&#8217;t look particularly cheap to me. I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if this particular headset crept towards the $250 mark, but that&#8217;s pure speculation on my part. Still, the new Alpha feels like a bit of a gamble on HyperX&#8217;s part, betting on reduced battery life in exchange for an RBG-laden doohickey, upgraded drivers, and potentially a higher price.<\/p>\n<p>We shall see. Our <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-gaming-headset\/\" target=\"_blank\">best gaming headset<\/a> guide is always ready to accept new contenders, but in my opinion, the BlackShark V3 Pro is going to be tough to beat.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/gaming-headsets\/hyperx-just-updated-one-of-our-favorite-wireless-gaming-headsets-with-a-new-rgb-base-station-and-slightly-worse-battery-life\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Until very recently, the HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless was our favourite wireless gaming headset, right up until the magnificent Razer BlackShark V3 ate its lunch. It hasn&#8217;t taken HyperX long to strike back, however, with the newly-announced HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless 2\u2014complete with a fancy RGB-lit base station with a selection of media controls. HyperX describes it as an &#8220;audio control hub&#8221; complete with customisable RGB lighting, a smattering of programmable buttons for all your macro needs, seamless device switching capabilities, and a bloomin&#8217; great dial in the middle. As an audio expert, I can tell you this is probably used to adjust the volume. Probably. 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