The 8 Best Wireless Gaming Headsets for Competitive Play and Palling Around

The Turtle Beach Stealth 600 is the one to grab if you want wireless gaming audio without spending triple digits. At $90, it delivers up to 80 hours of battery life, so you can get through weeks of nightly sessions before you need to top up. A quick-charge feature can get you back in the action if you forget to charge before you boot up.

Its 50mm drivers deliver loud, clean sound with bass that’s great for explosions and hearing those all-too-crucial footsteps in online gaming. It supports two connections: a 2.4GHz USB dongle for your Xbox, PlayStation, or PC, plus Bluetooth 5.2 for a phone. A QuickSwitch button flips between them, so you can jump from your game to a call without re-pairing. The flip-up mic mutes when you raise it, and its noise-reduction software quiets a loud keyboard or a fan, so your party doesn’t angrily ask you to mute your mic.

Memory foam cushions sit over your ears, with channels cut for glasses arms, keeping frames from digging into the sides of your head during longer sessions. The frame is mostly plastic, so it stays light, but the hinges flex and can make the headphones feel cheap. Add the free Swarm II app, and you get a 10-band EQ to tune the sound the way you want it.

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Logitech has been a dominant name in tech accessories for decades, and its G733 Lightspeed Wireless offers plenty of features and strong fundamentals. It features comfortable memory-foam ear cups, built-in mic filters, and DTS Spatial Audio support through Headphone:X 2.0.

It also has Bluetooth support. Add an above-average 29 hours of battery life and a sleek black design with customizable RGB lighting, and you get a fun, fully featured gaming audio experience.

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Audiophile headphone manufacturer Audeze has carved out a substantial new niche in expensive, high-end gaming headsets. The Maxwell is a luxury headset in every sense of the word, with plenty of bells and whistles and incredible sound quality you won’t find in most dedicated headsets.

It packs massive 90mm planar magnetic drivers that push your game audio loud and clear, proprietary AI noise-filtering technology, and a crystal-clear mic.

The Maxwell is the only headset I’ve tried that compares to high-end headphones for music and audio production. It comes at a high cost, though. The headset also feels quite heavy. Like most audiophile gear, it's designed to produce great sound, sometimes at the expense of other things.

That said, its raw sound quality is incredibly impressive and worth the cost for serious audio enthusiasts who may not be satisfied with the clarity and detail of other options from gaming-focused brands.

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Microsoft's official Xbox headset is a relatively affordable choice, but quite impressive by any standard. For under $100, you get solid performance and a bevy of nice-to-have features, including Dolby Atmos virtual surround sound support.

It's also pretty fetching, especially if you're a die-hard Xbox fan. A 15-hour battery life is less than impressive, but if you want a bang-for-your-buck wireless gaming headset that meets all your Xbox needs, this is it.

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Many wireless gaming headsets on our list support PS4 and PS5 natively, and the Razer Blackshark V2 is a great option for players who game primarily on those platforms. This mid-range, e-sports-focused headset delivers solid audio and mic quality, plus all-day comfort.

And although this is a wireless headset guide, I appreciate the option to plug in with a wired connection. Virtual 7.1 surround sound support is a nice add-on for those who like to take advantage of spatial audio. This is one of the best all-around headsets I’ve tried, and it's perfect for PlayStation gamers.

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Almost everyone has a pair of wireless earbuds these days, but Bluetooth latency makes them rarely what you want for gaming. However, a handful of “gaming earbuds” offer 2.4 GHz connectivity via a mobile-friendly USB-C dongle, plus Bluetooth, for a higher-quality connection.

Earbuds still have some drawbacks: an internal earbud mic can't match the clarity and volume of the adjustable boom mics on most over-ear headsets, which you can position directly over your mouth. Still, earbuds are convenient on the go, and some people simply prefer the in-ear feel.

If you prefer earbuds, I like the JBL Quantum TWS, which sound great (by earbud standards), fit in your pocket, and offer strong active noise canceling to cut out distracting ambient noise on the go. It’s also the most viable everyday carry headset in our guide, since they fit in your pocket and you can connect via Bluetooth when you aren’t playing games.

As you might expect, that portability takes its toll on both audio quality and battery life, but if you want to play games in the car, train, or plane, this is a solid compromise.

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A single wireless headset that connects to every platform is the holy grail of gaming accessories, and a few models finally do it. Of course, these headsets are expensive, so it's important to find one that feels worth the cost. The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro is so jam-packed with deluxe features and nuance that you cannot deny that you get what you pay for.

With a flat black aesthetic comparable to the iconic Audio-Technica M50, the Arctis Nova Pro might be mistaken for a set of high-end enthusiast headphones, but the headset is light and well-padded, so you won’t feel it weighing you down over time.

Its smooth sound isn’t quite up to par with audiophile cans like Audeze, but it delivers pro-grade mixing controls on PC and a highly customizable EQ on consoles through the headset’s base station, which connects to two consoles/PCs at once. For battery life, it includes two hot-swappable 20-hour batteries, so you can keep a backup charged and ready.

Back to connectivity: There are two versions of this headset–Xbox and “PlayStation” (which really just means “not Xbox.) Both versions have two USB-C ports on the base station. On the Xbox edition, one port is Xbox-only, and the other works with every other platform. On the PlayStation version, you get two PS5/Switch/PC ports.

In either case, you can hot-swap between platforms by pushing a button on the base station, which can be a bit of a hassle depending on where you place it.

The bottom line is this: The Arctis Nova Pro is a maximalist headset with tons of features and a hefty price tag. If you want one wireless headset for all your gaming needs, this is the one.

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