Answered: What are some recommended headphones for Playstation4?

January 1 2014, 12:40pm

I had been also looking for a good wireless headset, I had the Razer Chimaera wireless headset for the xbox 360 and was blown away at how good a game with good audio engineering in it (Battlefield 3) could sound, but they're not compatible with the ps4 so I'm on the hunt for a new headset as well.

This is another great thread I found on reddit, from when when everyone was trying to figure out what ps3 headsets still worked with the ps4: http://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/1qtizq/america_can_we_get_a_list_of_working_headsets/

Iphone Headset Doesn't Work
I tried the Apple's iphone headset, and it seemed like it might satisfy me till I got a legit pair, but like people in the reddit article mention, they cause a high pitch sound though the mic (you can see what I mean if you record a voice message and play it back).

PS Vita Headphones Are Probably Not What Your Looking For
Although I'm sure they're great for casual gamers, much like if the iphone headphones even worked, I don't think these are going to give you the 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound quality you're looking for for games like BF4.

Tritton Kunai - Wired Headset For $50
If you're not looking for a wireless headset I'd do these, the ps4 version of this headset was on for $50 (select "for PS4" in the dropdown here: http://www.engadget.com/products/tritton/kunai/specs/).

Logitech g930 Way Too Quiet (Avoid these!)
I bought thet Logitech g930's on Black Friday because they were on for $69 (reg $120) and people in the comments said they worked with ps4 as well, but I returned them because they were way too quiet, even at max volume, it was a waste of time, I'm sure they work great on PC, don't buy these for the ps4.
http://www.engadget.com/products/logitech/wireless-gaming-headset/g930/

Astro A40's Too Expensive
The Astro A40's seem to be a very popular choice, however they are not wireless, $240 for non-wireless headphones? I'd spend the extra $50 to get the wireless ones for $299 but that's only $100 less than what I paid for the entire console, it seems crazy to pay that much!

Turtle Beach
A lot of people swear by them and only buy Turtle Beach, you can find a list of compatible ones here (http://www.turtlebeach.com/console-compatibility) but do some reading if you have to buy one of their new compatibility cables for yours to work.

Playstation Pulse Elite - What I'm Holding Out For
Wireless headphones for under $125, and by the company that makes the console? I'm in! However, they aren't supported yet, Sony says they need to push out a patch for them to work with the console in early January, so I'm holding out for when and if they actually do that.