Best Wireless Headsets for PS5 of 2026

The Captain 100 is the set that made us look twice at our top pick's price. It lists 239 g, 45 hours of battery, 50mm graphene diaphragms and a built-in DAC delivering 96 kHz/24-bit virtual surround, and it does all of that for a good deal less money.

What we like most is how many ways in it gives you: a 2.4GHz dongle for the PS5, Bluetooth 5.4 for a phone, and a 3.5mm cable that our top pick doesn't have. That cable is the difference between a dead battery ending your evening and a dead battery making you tethered for an hour. The surround processing comes from the DAC inside the headset rather than from software, so there's nothing to install before you play.

The 239 g matters more than the number suggests. It's within a few grams of the lightest set here, and the protein-leather pads over breathable foam keep the clamp gentle through a long session. The controls are physical buttons on the cup rather than a touch panel, which we prefer — nothing to mis-trigger when you set the headset down between matches.

The catch is how new it is. There's far less long-term use behind this model than behind the Logitech or the NUBWO, so more of our confidence rests on the specifications than on years of other people's experience. If you want the safest bet on the page, that matters; if you want the console features without the premium tier, this is the one we hand people.

Comfort is why the G733 is on this list, and it's why we keep reaching for it. The reversible suspension band spreads load across the crown instead of pressing on it, the clamp is light enough that glasses aren't a nuisance, and at 278 g it stops registering after the first hour. Lighter sets exist in this group, but none of them sit as easily.

The dongle is the only way in. Everything travels over Lightspeed USB with a listed 20 m range, which is long enough to walk to the kitchen mid-queue without dropping the party, but it does mean the headset lives or dies with the console's USB ports — there's no Bluetooth and no 3.5mm jack to fall back on.

The mic is where it gives ground. Blue VO!CE processing runs through Logitech's desktop software, so on a PS5 you get the raw microphone, and the raw microphone is thin next to the cardioid on our top pick. If you mostly play solo, or you stream from the PC where that software does run, this costs you far less than it would a squad regular.

Everything around the audio is where the money went: memory-foam pads that stay comfortable for hours, dual-zone RGB that's genuinely fun if the set lives on a desk, and a look that has aged better than most gaming headsets. The number to weigh against the Razer is 29 hours of battery instead of 70, though you can play while it charges.

Fifteen minutes of charging for nine hours of play is the number that stands out on the Arctis Nova 3P. It's the best fast-charge figure in this group, and it changes the failure mode: a set you forgot to charge becomes a coffee-break problem instead of a session-ender. Total battery is 40 hours, weight is 260 g, and the USB-C dongle covers PS5, PC, Switch and handhelds without a cable.

The companion app is the other reason to consider it, and it runs on your phone rather than the console — exactly the right place for it. The PS5 gives you no headset EQ of its own, so 200-plus presets for Call of Duty, Fortnite and the rest are doing real work the console can't. The stretchy headband and dual-hinge design are also built to survive a bag.

Our reservation is reliability. This set carries the weakest long-term record in the group: dropouts and units that stop working within a couple of months are the pattern, alongside a build that doesn't feel as substantial as the price suggests. The comfort and battery numbers are good; the odds of three uneventful years are the question mark.

Set that against the price and it still makes sense. It sits in the middle of this group, comfortably below the Razer and the Logitech, and the fast charge is a convenience nothing else here matches. Buy it somewhere with a painless return policy and test the dongle hard in the first fortnight.

The Stealth 500 is the lightest set on this list at 230 g, and it gets there with a floating headband rather than thick padding. Lighter isn't automatically better, but on a console where you're wearing the thing for three hours at a stretch, it's the difference between noticing the headset and forgetting it. Battery is 40 hours, and the 40mm amplified drivers come with four EQ modes including Superhuman Hearing.

The build is where our enthusiasm cools. This is a plastic-heavy headset at a midrange price, and the failures that come up land in the ear pads and the mic rather than the drivers — the kind of wear that shows in months, not years. We still rate it for comfort and features, but it isn't the set to buy if you want one purchase to last three years.

What it does well is console ergonomics. The flip-to-mute mic is the mechanism we prefer on a PS5 — you can see at a glance whether you're live — and variable mic monitoring lets you hear your own level, which quietly stops you shouting. Bluetooth 5.2 with a QuickSwitch button moves you to a paired phone without touching the dongle.

Turtle Beach's Swarm II app handles the EQ, and ten minutes there is worth it before you judge the sound: the default tuning is bass-forward, and the flatter presets are better for picking out footsteps. That's the shape of this one — light, comfortable, and much better once you've done the setup the box doesn't do for you.

The 100-hour battery claim on the Valorise comes with an asterisk: that figure is Bluetooth with the RGB lighting off, and it drops to 45 hours in the modes you'll actually use with a PS5. The honest number is the one to plan around, and 45 hours with the dongle in is still a week of evenings.

The transmitter is a 2-in-1 USB-A and Type-C dongle, so it fits a PS5, a laptop or a Switch without hunting for an adapter, and Bluetooth 5.4 plus a removable 3.5mm cable sit behind it. The mic retracts into the cup rather than flipping up or detaching, which is the tidiest of the three arrangements — nothing to lose and nothing sticking out when you're not talking.

Sound and value are where this set earns its place. The 50mm drivers and virtual surround do a credible job with footsteps and directional cues, and the price sits at the budget end of this list. The compromises are the mic, which sounds thin and quiet to the people listening, and the fit, which runs snug — near the top of the headband's range the clamp is noticeable after an hour.

That makes it a strong second headset: a bedroom-and-backpack spare where long battery and a dongle that fits anything matter more than broadcast-grade chat. Treat the plastic at the joints as the wear point, and give the retractable mic a proper workout in the first week while returns are still easy.

If the question is how long you can go between charges, the G06 answers it with a 1200mAh battery rated at 100 hours. That is the whole pitch, and it's why this set stays on the list despite some real rough edges: a headset you charge once a month is a different object from one you charge nightly.

The rough edges are the wireless link and the fit. The 2.4GHz connection is the least settled of the budget group — dropouts and pairing trouble are the recurring story — and at 350 g with a bulky clamp the pads take some wearing in before they stop pressing on your cheekbones. Keep sessions to a couple of hours with the console close by and neither is a dealbreaker; play marathon nights and they are.

The rest is more generous than the money suggests: 50mm drivers, three ways to connect (2.4GHz dongle, Bluetooth 5.3, and a 3.5mm cable that also covers Xbox), and cup-mounted controls for volume and mute. That cable is the escape hatch when the dongle misbehaves, which on this set is worth having.

Our read is that the G06 is a battery-first headset with a sound-and-connection compromise baked in. Buy it when the budget is fixed and charging is the chore you resent, and skip it if you play ranked with a regular squad and need to be heard clearly every match.

The transmitter is the detail that makes the Ozeino easy to live with: one dongle with both USB-A and USB-C, so it moves between a PS5, a laptop and a Switch without an adapter hunt. For a cheap second headset, that flexibility is worth more than another driver-size upgrade.

At 490 g it's the heaviest set here by a wide margin, and that's a real cost on a long session. The padding is soft and the clamp is gentle enough that the weight sits better than the number implies, but weight is weight: an hour at a time and it won't bother you, four hours and it will.

The wireless link is the thing to manage. Dropouts on the 2.4GHz side are what goes wrong, usually through interference, and the fix is mundane — put the dongle in a front port, keep it away from an external SSD or a hub, and it settles down. That's true of most 2.4GHz sets, but it's worth knowing before you decide the headset is broken.

Where it wins is price and backup. It's a budget set with three years of warranty, matched only by the Valorise here, plus a flip mic that mutes visibly and a 3.5mm cable in the box. The mic itself is the weak point — voices come through thin — so it suits party chat with friends rather than a squad that lives on callouts.