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Sony Playstation PS5 PULSE Elite Wireless Headset (Midnight Black, White) for $149.99 - $22.49 w/ promo code
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Product Description from Playstation- Enjoy extraordinary lifelike sound in your favorite games, exactly as game developers intended.
- PlayStation Link technology enables wireless connection to your PS5 console, PC, Mac and PlayStation Portal remote player.
- Be heard loud and clear with microphone noise-rejection technology powered by artificial intelligence.
- Multi-device connectivity gives the ability to wirelessly connect to a range of devices.
- Crystal clear voice capture and easy access volume and mic controls.
- Up to 30 hours of battery life plus quick charging.
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Quote from philrodproductions :
Owned these since day 1 release. Love everything about them. Comfort, battery, sound, mic, controls. BUT. There are pretty bad connectivity issues. My friends got the headset too, they get it too. It randomly disconnects. I sent mine to Sony, they "fixed it" but when it came back, few days later, same problem. I tried a usb c adapter. Moved router to another room in case of wireless interference. Didn't fix it. There was a software update. Didn't fix it. According to Reddit, people deduce it's the usb receiver overheating, causing the sudden disconnect. Sadly, I sold mine and bought a arctis nova pro wireless. If these didn't have the random disconnect issues, I'd highly highly recommend even at retail price. So anyone buying these, if my warning wasn't enough, I wish you best of luck and hope you can enjoy them. Wish I could've.
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100% This...I am on my 3rd pair though returns and RMA, and even traded with a friend to test his. Though, its not related to USB overheating, but it is the issue with the 2.4 wifi signal that it uses and their new "PlayStation Link Technology". Why Sony went away from their standard Bluetooth connection with these makes zero f'ing sense. The disconnection issues are very frustrating. Especially since the only "fix" is to physically disconnect then reconnect the dongle. No, a usb-c extended dongle cable does not fix it (but may help). You name the solution, I have already tried it. The other really crappy feature that Sony removed for another pointless and dumb reason was the volume button that toggles between game volume or party chat. This has been a standard button since ps3 headsets. Big L on Sony for these.
It's annoying that the included dongle is USB-A, though, considering the front panel ports on the "slim" and Pro are USB-C. This means the dongle needs to connect in the rear (unless an adapter is used, assuming it works), which is inconvenient for something you may not want connected all the time - and might be sub-optimal for signal quality.
Moreover, USB dongles themselves are annoying. Xbox wireless headset doesn't need one, why does PS? Why couldn't they build their presumably proprietary comm tech into the console, like MS apparently did?
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This is what has detered me from purchasing these. I have a larger size head and many headsets I have used have developed cracks and broke at those particular stress points. My current headset is a RIG, which has a full flexible band system instead of those hard plastic stress points that have eventually cracked and broke. So, if you have a larger head and value longevity, take a look at RIG headsets.
I plugged a USB hub into the back of my PS5 and then wrapped it around the base so it is facing the front, and is a bit away from the PS5. The headset receiver is plugged into that, and is about as line-of-sight as it can get to my head.
I keep my phone a couch cushion or so over and don't have any other things that could cause interference on the 2.4 band on or in between.
These are all stupid, should not remotely be necessary steps to keep a headset MOSTLY reliably connected to a PS5 but it's helped a lot with the disconnects. Honestly they should just update the firmware to let it be used plugged in via usb c and a stupid long cable to the PS5.
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