Sony / PlayStation Pulse 3D Wireless Headset

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Sentiment score56% positive
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Last updated: Apr 17, 2026

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Reddit IconActionFigureCollects
5 months ago

Turtle Beach made a new one, officially licensed, for around $60. I'm interested in trying that one out. I'm currently alternating between the Pulse 3D and Explore.

Reddit IconAffectionate-Ad4306
6 months ago

If it’s only a good headset for overall gaming. Any top five or top 5 YouTube recommendations. But if you focus on footsteps for fps, it’s a hard time finding one. I got pulse 3d, turtle beach 600 gen 2, cloud x 3 and Logitech 300 family. The best one of these for footsteps was the turtle beach, but the microphone is garbage, it keeps getting any background noise, don’t know the gen 3 if they fixed that issue. I updated the firmware but is useless. The second best one of these four options for footsteps for me is the cloud X 3. But for overall gaming any one.

Reddit Iconamans9191
6 months ago

Just go with the 3D Pulse, they're cheap and have great audio. Have had mine since launch and no issues.

Reddit IconandoCalrissiano
11 months ago

It’s outrageous to have both but that’s exactly what I have. Buds upstairs with the portal and headset downstairs with the big screen.

11 months ago

maybe it is for me because the Pulses literally are for playing Playstation games solo, I use AirPods (Pro and Max) for regular listening. I don't even play multiplayer w/ voice on PS5. I have the money but it does seem egregious still.

Reddit IconAntiSocialFCK
4 months ago

My only gripe is I have the launch Pulse 3D headset and functionally it’s great. It doesn’t work wirelessly with PS Portal because portal uses PlayStation Link software to pair whereas the OG Pulse only uses Bluetooth. So use it wired or buy another headset, which sucks.

Reddit IconApart_Tea865
12 months ago

Pulse3d yung pang PS5. Kahit sa PC maganda yung directional audio nito.

Reddit Iconasteinpro2088
7 months ago

Been rocking the Sony Pulse 3D for the last 3 years I’ve had my PS5 and I’ve loved them. Swapped out the factory ear pads for a set of more comfortable cooling ones and never had an issue with comfort. I’m not deep in the audio world so they personally sound great.

Reddit IconAugustEpilogue
2 months ago

You can get the Sony pulse 3d headset for under 100. Just don’t get the pulse elite, it has a really bad design flaw

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