New Playstation 4 gaming headsets revealed by Turtle Beach for E3 2014

XMNR: The Playstation 4 is getting a new line of gaming headsets from Turtle Beach. The company unveiled three new headsets for the console at E3 2014 ranging from the low-end of $60 to cover the basics needed and going all the way to $300 to provide features that promise a “new standard for premium wireless gaming headsets.”

[AceBlazer13]

Cool, nice to have those low end prices a lot of us don't really care for the extra bells and whistles on the higher end headsets, at least not enough to pay for it XD.

[Rimeskeem]

Cool

[hotbeef]

Kinda hoping they release a DSS3 with DTS:X

[UltraNova]

The Turtle beach Ear Force Stealth 400 at $99 or the Sony PlayStation headset 2.0?

Which do you guys think will be best in terms of ps4 integration and surround sound quality?

[akurtz]

Answer this mans question! Im curious too :(

[Omegasyde]

I played with a turtle beach that was 179 (can't remember model number) and a cheap $99 pelican.

When it comes to headsets, you pay for what you get. If you go cheap, you will be happy UNTIL, you step on the cord going to your ear piece and then RAGE.

Wireless is the way to go (in my opinion NOT FACT), and spending the extra cash for it might be worth the investment.

For competitive online shooters, headsets are recommended due to being able to listen to "footsteps" or triangulate gunfire.

To answer your question, I would go with the Turtlebeach.

The PS4 headset can be folded to be more compact, but you can actually sync your phone with the Turtle Beach headset. The turtlebeach headset however doesn't mention that it supports Dolby 7.1, where the Sony Gold set does. I think only the 100$+ Turlebeach headsets support 7.1

Reference:
http://www.turtlebeach.com/...

[Volkama]

This headset likely wont support Dolby 7.1. Previous TB headsets (and Astros) use sp/dif and Dolby Digital for surround, that can only support 5.1 channels.

This blurb talks about DTS:X 7.1, which is another codec that works with sp/dif. Without looking into it, I think it doesn't carry the separeate channels discretely but rather just outputs a 2.1 signal with 7.1 virtualised channels.

It's worth noting that it's a 2.1 headset, the final surround effect is virtualised either way.

With Dolby the PS4 would output 5.1, Dolby Digital Live compresses it into a 2.1 PCM signal with matrixing so that the TB receiver can turn it back into 5.1 discrete channels, only to virtualise it back for the 2.1 headset.

With DTS:X the PS4 outputs 7.1 channels, the codec turns it into a 2.1 channel signal with virtualised 7.1 sound, the headset plays it as is.

Which sounds better? I don't know. Doubt I'd be able to tell the difference to be honest.

[UltraNova]

From what I m reading here and there even the 400s wont cut it.

So I guess I should go up to from $150-200 just to be sure the sound quality and the surround are worth it...

Its shame the official solution is mediocre, I sure like sound quality over anything else.

Thanks guys.

[ThanatosDMC]

Buy Gold or Pulse Elite

[USMC_POLICE]

I had a $200 pair of tritons and turtle beaches. Now I have the pulse elites and I don't regret it one bit. The different sound modes and the clarity. Wish I would of had them before I wasted money on the others...also they work on PC ps3 ps4 Ps vita and iPod/tv. I'm not sure about the golds they seam cheep to me. And the pulse elites go on sale for $99 at best buy often

[Fullbucket]

I'm glad they've finally changed how they look. These look a ton better.

[brightlight]

Those are the ones I was waiting for ever since they announced they partnership with turtle beach. Now let's see ... which one is affordable.

[kingPoS]

AC3 to DTS!

I like it!
Now all it
needs is a
DTS decoder
and it's all
Good.

Gateway MT6706 2008

[Shad0wRunner]

All these comments....

And noone has asked if the new models, let alone the older PX4 PS4 model will be bluetooth compatible on the PS4.

Bluetooth compatible in THIS regard means, functioning fully as a headset and mic thru a solid primary bluetooth connection, WITHOUT the need for that annoying ass cable tethered to the DualShock 4.

Either Sony...or Turtle Beach...needs to find a way to eliminate that damn cable and go full bluetooth.

[bondsmx]

I would love to know WTF happened to my px4's. For 2/3 months after release they worked great, not Bluetooth, but surround sound worked great and they sounded good. After one of the firmware release for the ps4, I lost all surround, now all the get is some terribly crappy stereo sound, that cuts out. This isn't a isolated incident either, I talked two friends into getting the px4's because they worked so well at release, same exact thing happened to them after that firmware. And on the Tb forums, all they say is we can't comment on what Sony does. I now have a $200 paper weight basically.

[xReDeMpTiOnx]

I haven't used a tb product since I picked up my a40 and I will never go back.

[XiSasukeUchiha]

Cool:)