Today Turtle Beach, one of the popular gaming headset and audio accessory brands, reported that their accessories sales broke retail records in July 2020. Over 50% of all console headsets sold in North America come from Turtle Beach. Plus according to NPD sales data, its retail sales last month were the highest July sales throughout all of the company’s history.
It seems last month was a peak moment for the gaming accessories market. NPD analyst Matt Piscatella said to GamesBeat, “Spending on accessories reached a July record $170 million, increasing 34% when compared to a year ago.” Plus with how the overall gaming market keeps on growing each year, so is the need for gaming gears. “Year-to-date accessory spending was 24% higher than a year ago, at an all-time high of $1.3 billion. Gamepad, headset/headphone, and steering wheels have each achieved record-high spending in the period,” he added.
Turtle Beach’s Stealth series — the Stealth 700 Gen 2 and Stealth 600 Gen 2 — main selling point is being the “first cross-generation” wireless console headsets. They are designed to work with Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC as well. Stealth 700 Gen 2 is sold for $149.95 and Stealth 600 Gen 2 is priced at $99.95. Meanwhile, the Recon 70 series headsets are available for $49.95 and compatible across all currently available platforms.
