On Sequels (and Hollywood Twists!) – A Kingston HyperX Cloud II Review

Sequels… they’re either blockbusters (The Empire Strikes Back) better than the original or busts (Caddyshack II) that should have never seen the light of day. In the world of PC peripherals, it’s rare when we see a direct follow-up to a product. Kingston, though, bucks the trend with its new HyperX Cloud II gaming headset. Is it a blockbuster, or a bust?

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Sequels.

They’re tricky things, aren’t they? Some say that they’re great; they continue a story that’s too big to tell in one sitting. Others, though, think that they’re nothing more than a money grab trying to capitalize on the success of an original story. The audience ultimately decides, though, whether the sequel is a blockbuster worthy of its forebear’s name and legacy, or a bust destined for eternal ridicule and contempt.

So when companies issue an evolution of an older product, what are we to think of that new thing? And we know that the new product is an evolution indeed, since it’s named after the original.

Last year I reviewed Kingston’s very first gaming headset, the excellent HyperX Cloud. Although it wasn’t perfect, I still enjoyed reviewing it and using it.

This time around, though, Kingston has sent Techgage the sequel to the HyperX Cloud, named (quite aptly) the HyperX Cloud II. Since your humble scribe reviewed the first one, Techgage Supreme Commander Rob assigned me the task of evaluating the new one.

Let’s have a look at it, then, shall we?

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