VEGAS — It looks like Acer is trying to break into the premium peripherals market, as it announced a couple of fancy-looking gaming peripherals at CES 2026 alongside its new Nitro gaming laptops. Okay, these aren't brand-new lines or anything, but it's definitely been awhile since Acer has done much with gaming peripherals — the last Acer gaming mouse we reviewed was the Predator Cestus 350 in 2020.
Anyway, it seems like the brand is trying to get in on selling a whole premium gaming experience with its laptops, as there's a new wireless over-ear headset (the Predator Galea 570) and a new wireless 8K polling gaming mouse (the Predator Cestus 530) dropping sometime in the first quarter of this year.
First up is the Predator Galea 570 headset, which is a wireless over-ear (circumaural) gaming headset with a detachable boom microphone. It definitely looks more premium than Acer's previous headsets, with matte metal (?) yokes and plush leatherette-covered earpads, though of course it still has the Acer Predator logo on the earcups (complete with customizable RGB lighting). It features three forms of connectivity: 2.4GHz wireless, Bluetooth 5.4, and wired (3.5mm), and has both a detachable boom mic and a built-in mic for when (if) you want to use it away from your PC.
