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Sony Announces Two New PlayStation Pulse Headsets

Sony intends to make planar magnetic drivers the baseline for PlayStation audio as PlayStation Link reaches more devices.

Overview

  • Sony announced on September 15 that it will release two wireless headsets called the PlayStation Pulse Wireless and the premium Pulse Edge Wireless with staggered launch windows.
  • Both models use larger custom planar magnetic drivers that Sony says improve bass, spatial accuracy and sound separation compared with prior Pulse models.
  • Both headsets support PlayStation Link lossless low-latency wireless through a USB-C adapter and also allow simultaneous Bluetooth connection to phones, PCs and Macs.
  • Pulse Edge doubles the magnets per driver to eight, adds active noise cancellation, a detachable boom mic and built-in game/chat balance controls while the standard Pulse uses four magnets and omits ANC and the boom mic.
  • Sony has not revealed prices, exact launch or preorder dates, or battery-life figures so independent testing and the headsets’ market impact will depend on those commercial details.