Manstrations Gaming Review - Playstation Pulse 3D Wireless Headset

CONCLUSION: 3 out of 5 Stars: Aesthetically pleasing, but cheaply built headset with solid features and audio**

Introduction

Hey, everyone! My name is Chris Simmons and I’m the founder of Manstrations and Manstrations Gaming. You can check out all of my pages and Merchandise here:

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Today, I want to try something a little different. I’m going to do my first ever written and video review. Today’s topic? The Playstation Pulse 3D Wireless Headset for the PS4 and PS5.

First, a little background, and a few disclaimers. One, I’m not a tech guy. This review nor any review in the future will be about the actual tech or specifications of a piece of hardware or software. My reviews will strictly be MY OPINION. Feel free to disagree. If you read this or watch the video let me know your thoughts. I’m all for it. Just don’t be a dickhead…

Second, I want to make this abundantly clear, I love to game regardless of the platform. For the Playstation fanboys, if I say something negative about a Playstation product it’s not because I’m an Xbot it’s because it’s truly what I think. I obviously like Playstation as I’ve pre-ordered hardware for a console that isn’t even out yet! For Xbot fanboys, relax, I actually do have am Xbox Series X pre-ordered and I’m freakin stoked about it! I can’t wait to get my hands on it. For the PC Master Race, I just can’t afford it, lol! Maybe one day…

Lastly, these reviews aren’t meant to be a comprehensive guide to a piece of hardware/software. They’re just my impressions/thoughts that hopefully someone finds helpful before they purchase a product.

First Impression

So, out of the box, the Pulse Headset looks nice. Aesthetically, it’s pleasing to the eye. The white on black design is sharp. That said, it feels cheap. For $100 I expected a bit more in the structure of the set. It appears to be made entirely of plastic. In comparison, I have the Lenovo Legion H500 Pros, which cost $75, and they’re made mostly of metal. I don’t think that’s reason enough not to buy, but I was disappointed.

On a positive note, there are a number of built-in switches on the set itself to help control what you hear. You can mute your mic, increase/decrease volume, adjust whether you want more chat or game audio, and a switch called “monitor” which allows you to hear your own voice. The last one seems particularly useful to streamers so that they can be sure everyone can hear what they’re saying as desired. Not all headsets have built-in functionality so I definitely think this is a plus.

Test

For the initial test, I plug the Pulse 3D Headset into my PS4. It worked pretty much immediately, which was great. I did have to make an audio adjustment in the settings, but that’s to be expected. For this initial test, I played the soundtrack to Ghosts of Tsushima. Jin Sakai, The way of the Ghost, Tsushima Suite: III. Bushido, and Tsushima Suite: V. Seiiki. In general, the audio sounded great. Someone with a finer ear might be able to speak more concisely on the fidelity of the audio, but for gaming purposes I was happy.

That said, I also listened to the aforementioned soundtrack with my Legion headset and didn’t notice much of a difference in the audio. The one advantage the Pulse 3D Wireless Headset had over the Legion headset was the ability to adjust the volume on the spot. That’s definitely a nice feature, but it is not unique. Many headsets offer that as well.

Disclaimer: 3D audio was not tested at this time due to not having a PS5…

Conclusion

The Pulse 3D Wireless Headset is an average headset at best. It looks nice, but feels cheap and easily breakable. It’s fairly comfortable and the sound is solid, but not remarkable. On a positive note, the built-in features on the set itself are helpful and do separate this headset from other headsets in its class.

Opinion

If you’re in need of a headset with your PS5 purchase then the Pulse 3D Wireless Headset is a relatively inexpensive, but solid choice. However, if you’re looking to upgrade your audio experience I would at least wait until we know how this headset sounds using Sony’s proprietary 3D audio technology. It’s entirely possible said technology makes this headset worth the money, but that remains to be seen.

-Manstrations Gaming