{"id":6794,"date":"2017-12-07T10:30:05","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T00:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/?p=6794"},"modified":"2017-12-08T12:13:57","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T02:13:57","slug":"reckoners-2017-holiday-gift-guide-raj-deut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/opinion\/reckoners-2017-holiday-gift-guide-raj-deut\/","title":{"rendered":"Reckoner’s 2017 holiday gift guide – Raj Deut"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Alright here we go, we’ve saved the best for last – of course! Although after reading through what the other guys have written up I have to say they’ve done an absolute cracker job and if you haven’t checked them out already I seriously encourage you to do so. Big thanks to Anthony, Pete & James for putting together some awesome ideas that’ll be sure to put a smile on someone’s face Christmas morning!<\/p>\n

OK, praise heaped upon, now rip them to shreds!! AirPods are junk, don’t buy them for anyone you really care about, they’re not worth it, especially if they’re an active. If you want great quality sound, prefer having an actual seal with well fitting in-ear headphones and the ease of use & battery life that Apple’s W1 chip provides then look no further than Beats’ Powerbeats 3<\/strong><\/a>. At A$229 they’re cheaper than AirPods too and for the active person with their over-the-ear hooks, will actually stay in your ears!<\/p>\n

If you want to get really serious about headphones though look no further than Sony’s WH-1000XM2 wireless noise cancelling headphones<\/strong><\/a>. Forget Bose, forget Beats (seriously forget them the Powerbeats are the only decent headphones they make), these bad boys are by far the best sounding and performing noise cancelling headphones out there! They’d wanna be too, retailing for A$499 these definitely aren’t the cheapest ones out there but you’re getting what you pay for.<\/p>\n

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Sony’s WH-1000XM2 wireless noise cancelling headphones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

OK now lets talk games, I mean I’m supposed to be the one all in the know game-wise right?<\/p>\n

I’ll kick it off like my headphones spiel. Don’t get a “mini” anything. NES, SNES, blerg, boring, old! We want bright, we want sparkly we want NEW and everyone knows what that is don’t they?! The Nintendo Switch<\/strong><\/a> has without a doubt become the darling of portable\/home consoles in 2017 and it’s still in extreme demand. If you’ve got A$449 to pony up on someone special then it’s a total no brainer.<\/p>\n

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Nintendo Switch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When it comes to games there have been so<\/em> many good ones this year it’s hard NOT to have a list of great stuff to pick up. If you’re buying for someone whom has a Switch or you’re very nicely about to buy one for then Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is my pick as a “must have”. I personally think Mario Odyssey<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is basically garbage (an opinion not many agree with) but if you’re buying for a pre-teen it might be the better choice.<\/p>\n

For the PlayStation person in your life the PSVR headse<\/a>t<\/strong> (A$549) it pretty damn cool and now that it’s had some time to settle in we’re seeing some really fleshed out titles like Farpoint and Superhot VR start to hit. Game wise “Horizon: Zero Dawn<\/em><\/strong>” is a crowd favourite for the year but my pick is easily “Uncharted: The Lost Legacy<\/strong><\/em>” which you could pick up for less than A$50.<\/p>\n