Turtle Beach, a leader in gaming accessories, has announced a new partnership with Oakley, a leader in sports equipment and innovations in the field of optics. As a brand tied to the competition, Oakley continues to expand its line of eyewear developed for gamers looking for the best performance.
The new partnership combines Turtle Beach's expertise in creating totally high quality gaming headsets glasses-friendly, with Oakley's quest to always achieve better performance. All concentrated in a collection designed to help players see better, hear better and triumph over their opponents.
The partnership is celebrated with the launch of the technology-driven Oakley x Turtle Beach Collection Prizm Gaming Lens from Oakley, which offers superior gaming performance while minimizing eye strain. The result is a collection that provides vision benefits while perfectly fitting Turtle Beach's popular gaming headset, featuring patented technology. ProSpecs totally glasses-friendly for unmatched comfort.
"Turtle Beach and Oakley have collaborated behind the scenes for several years to bring the best gaming eyewear to market, leveraging Turtle Beach's experience in gaming and esports to help us develop a product that gives a competitive edge to gamers of all. skill levels, ”he said Ryan Dell, SVP of Global Marketing of Turtle Beach.
“With Oakley's innovative gaming eyewear and the quality of our high-performance gaming audio, we continue to look for ways to advance comfort and overall gaming experience. We are also exploring other areas where Turtle Beach and Oakley may be able to do more together to further improve, including collaboration on materials technologies, product design, merch, apparel and more. ”
The initial Oakley x Turtle Beach collection includes two products. First, the Metalink RX frames, which are available in a black and gray colourway and feature the iconic Turtle Beach logo on the temple. Metalink RX frames feature headphone-compatible temples to ensure they stay in place even in the most intense gaming sessions, and come with a custom microbag with the Turtle Beach logo. Gamers who wear glasses can purchase the frames at Oakley.com, and Oakley will create custom Prizm Gaming lenses based on their needs.
"As Oakley moves increasingly towards gaming, the partnership with Turtle Beach is a natural choice as both brands are leaders and innovators in two key areas of gaming performance: sight and sound," he said. Gaius Amato, Oakley Global Marketing Director.
“We have now harnessed the momentum gained following the release of Prizm Gaming Lens Technology, our first optical solution developed specifically for gaming, to combine the performance-focused benefits you'd expect to find in a pair of Oakley frames, all with a design perfectly compatible with headphones. The resulting products bridge the gap between physical and digital play and prepare players for victory in all areas ”.
To further celebrate the new partnership, Oakley and Turtle Beach have also designed a limited edition set of Frogskins Lite sunglasses. The latest evolution of Oakley's most iconic eyewear, the Frogskins Lite feature a Turtle Beach color scheme, plus Oakley Prizm Ruby Iridium lenses and the Oakley logo with rainbow shades, plus the Turtle Beach logo on the temple. The sunglasses also come with a customized microbag with the Turtle Beach logo.
The limited edition of the Oakley x Turtle Beach collection is available for purchase online today, at both Oakley and Turtle Beach.
