The best wireless headsets for the PS5

They sound fantastic for gaming as well as music listening out of the box, and I've worn them all day so many times I've lost count.

Connectivity is exhaustive – Bluetooth, USB dongle, wired USB-C, and wired 3.5mm options have you covered in every conceivable situation.

Usability is lightyears ahead of the competition, with a pleasant female voice telling you how much battery is left and which connections are active. This is so much nicer than reading a manual to decipher flashing LEDs, bleeps, and bloops.

The build quality is excellent, and the ear pads are replaceable – which is a massive plus given they're always the first thing to go on a good pair of headphones.

As a pure gaming headset, it sounds fantastic. And if you're all in on the white PlayStation 5 aesthetic, you can't go wrong here.

The inclusion of Bluetooth Advanced Audio Codec (AAC) is a big plus – but note that these aren't the best for music listening out of the box. There's some unpleasant peaks in higher frequencies which will need to be tamed via EQ. The advertised EQ functionality only works when connected to a Windows PC with the Inzone Hub software installed. Pro tip: Spotify has an EQ tucked away in its settings.

Since its launch in August 2022, street prices and sales have brought this previously very expensive headset down to a point where it's much better aligned with its features.

You would expect Sony's flagship headset to work well with its latest console, but it has to be said – artificially locking the ability to change the balance of game and chat audio to its own headsets is not cool.

We selected these three headsets for the comparison as they were all released in 2022, have similar features, and released with a recommended price of between $200 and $300 US dollars.

In what is now table stakes for a good gaming headset, all three of these headsets support simultaneous audio from the wireless dongle and Bluetooth. Put simply, once you've experienced this, you will not go back. You can hear alerts or calls from your phone while you play, or use Discord from your PC or phone while you game.