The GameCom X30 received the CES 2007 Best of Innovations Electronic Gaming Category. In 2006, Plantronics GameCom released three new Xbox headsets: GameCom X10, GameCom X20, and GameCom X30 for use with the Xbox 360. GameCom was selected as the official licensee of the Xbox Communicator and headset bundle, specifically the GameCom X10C headset, to be released for the Xbox 360 console. In October 2004, Plantronics released the GameCom Halo 2 Edition-a custom wired monaural headset built specifically for playing Halo 2 online with Xbox Live. In 2004, Plantronics announced the GameCom brand with four new headsets for Xbox Live and Online PC gamers: GameCom X10 and X20 for Xbox Communicator, and GameCom 1 (analog) and GameCom Pro 1 with digital signal processing built-in sound card and connected to a PC via USB port. In June 2003 Plantronics and Valve released a Counter-Strike branded headset based on the DSP-500.Īfter successful sales for the DSP-500 and the Xbox Communicator headsets, In 2002, Plantronics started on the path to GameCom by partnering with Microsoft to create the first headset to be released in conjunction with Xbox Communicator to enable voice communication with Xbox Live. Audio 90 analog headset, followed by a line of USB PC headsets, most notably the DSP-500. In 1999 Plantronics entered the PC gaming headset market first releasing headsets in the. Since then, GameCom has released headsets compatible with both console and PC gaming platforms, hosted gaming tournaments, and sponsored professional gaming teams. Though Plantronics produced gaming headsets as far back as 1999, in 2004 the GameCom brand was created to encompass their gaming headset family.
GameCom is the gaming sub-brand of Plantronics, officially trademarked as Plantronics GameCom.