Review: Official Sony PS3 Headset

For those who don’t know me personally, I’m an avid gamer on the PlayStation platform.  Microsoft fan boys need not haze!  When I purchased my PS3 long ago I knew I needed a headset.  Any real gamer must have a headset to communicate with fellow gamers.  I made due with a Mad Catz bluetooth headset for much of that time, and it was an okay peripheral.  The only problem I had was the audio in the ear piece was a little low.  I sure didn’t realize what I had been missing until I bought the official Sony PS3 headset.

Sony did not have a third-party company build a headset and slap their name on it, they built this headset in-house to their specs to match up with the PS3 perfectly.  This headset has two microphones, one on the end for your voice, and one facing outward to take in ambient noise and cancel it out leaving you with clean crisp audio.  Hands down, no contest, no one in the ball park, this headset has the best audio quality on the PS3 platform. 

The button layout on the headset are large and easy to use, even for my large hands.  It fits comfortably on my ear and causes no pain like other headsets I have used.  It comes with the dock you see in the picture above.  What is super cool about that is it will work as a mic even when it’s charging.  When docked, the microphone earpiece acts like a desktop microphone. 

Battery life is about 6-7 hours which is more than most gamers can last in one sitting.  Pairing it with your PS3 via the included USB cable gives you additional features as well.  It will show an on-screen battery indicator and a mute/un-mute icon and offer you a “HQ” audio mode. 

In conclusion, this headset is the top of the line in terms of PS3 headsets.  If your looking for a quality bluetooth ear piece for your system look no further and just drop the money once and be done.  Sony PlayStation hit a homerun with this one!

Price – $49.99