PS4 WIRELESS HEADSET SONY HOW TO
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PS4 WIRELESS HEADSET SONY PS4

PS4 WIRELESS HEADSET SONY PS4

Normally, I’d complain that it’s hard to know if you’re muted or not, but thanks to the high level of integration this headset has with the PS4 (it’s made by Sony, after all), a prompt pops onscreen in the upper left to tell you the battery life, mute status, and whether virtual surround is on any time you adjust a setting.

Sony does attempt to isolate the sound of your voice, but it would do a much better job if it had a microphone that could be positioned near your mouth like most of its competitors. None of my friends complained about the quality of my audio, but it wasn’t nearly as good as many headsets. The extra bass adds to the immersion if you’re playing anything with explosions or bullet fire, and if you download the Sony Headset Companion app on your PS4, you can replace that bass boost with game-specific effects, or fully tweak the bass, treble, and mids to your delight. Below it is a switch that turns off the headset or puts it in the standard or extra bassy setting.

On the front is another toggle, but this one adjusts your chat mix (how loud your friends sound compared to the game). I don’t love this feature for most games because it sounds unnatural, but it's present and accounted for. The mute button is on the lower back side, above it is a volume rocker and above that is a toggle for 7.1 virtual surround sound, which simulates surround. Everything is on the left earcup, which seems to be the norm for most headsets. The controls themselves are okay, but could be easier to feel and find. It’s never a smart idea to gloss up the one area that’s constantly under attack by finger grease, but alas that's exactly what Sony did here. The only area on the PlayStation Gold that isn’t brushed or leathery are the glossy vinyl-like edges of the earcups, where all the buttons and controls are located. A little rotation in the earcups would also make resting the headset on your shoulders and neck far more comfortable in-between matches. Sony is far from the first headset maker with this problem. And because there is no boom mic, I had to spend a few extra seconds figuring out which end is the front and back.

PS4 WIRELESS HEADSET SONY HOW TO

I had to slide the earcups up some, which covered up the L and R labels, making it hard to figure out how to put these on. It’s not great for those of us with moderate-sized domes, either. This design gets less comfortable the bigger your head is, and the padding is thin enough that it will lightly pinch a pair of frames. Those with wider heads, glasses, or larger ears may want to look elsewhere, though.

Sony says these are designed to fit around the PlayStation VR headset. The earcups don’t flex forward and back a whole lot (just a wiggle), but they can slide up and down the band itself, which makes for a surprisingly comfortable fit.

Underneath all that faux leather, its entire headband is a single curved horseshoe piece of metal (or possibly an extremely durable plastic) that you pull apart to fit your head.

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Most headsets are full of hinges and hangers so they can turn and adjust every which way, but not the Gold. The headband and ear cushions have some extra padding on them, because of unique design of the headband and how it connects with the earcups. Like a Model T, this headset is completely black, from earcup to headband, with part of it wrapped in a soft leather-like material. Like the first PlayStation Gold Headset, the color is a bit of a misnomer.

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