Logitech has acquired the gaming headset maker Astro
Logitech has acquired the gaming headset maker Astro
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Logitech has announced that they have acquired the headset maker Astro for $85 million, adding the company to their gaming division and all of their current designs under the Logitech Gaming banner.Â
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Astro currently focuses on gaming and professional headsets for the console market, with Logitech seeing how well their expertise and products would compliment Logitech’s own PC-centric gaming hardware lineup.Â
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This means that Astro Gaming will not completely disappear within Logitech, with both Astro Gaming and Logitech Gaming brands working side-by-side to focus on their preferred markets separately, console and PC gaming. Â
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 I’m happy to share that we’ve found this same love for design and the sport of gaming in our newest team members: joining the Logitech G gaming team is ASTRO Gaming. ASTRO’s history of producing award-winning headsets for pro esports and console gamers perfectly complements the PC gaming expertise Logitech G is best known for,Â
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Back in September 2016, Logitech acquired Saitek from MadCatz for $13 million, showcasing Logitech’s desire to enter new markets through the acquisition of smaller peripheral creators.Â
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You can join the discussion on Logitech’s acquisition of Astro Gaming on the OC3D Forums.Â
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