QUICK-SWITCH WIRELESS – Fast 2.4GHz wireless connection for PS5/PC/Switch and Bluetooth 5.3 for mobile
ACTIVE NOISE REDUCTION – Hybrid ANC with 4 microphones lets you fully immerse yourself in your game or switch on Transparency mode to hear the environment
100+ AUDIO RESETS FOR PS5 – User-friendly SteelSeries Arctis Companion app with 100+ presets to amplify important sounds in games on PS5, PC and more
360° SPACIOUS SOUND – The immersive sound takes the action to the next level with directional awareness, enhanced by neodymium magnet drivers
10 HOURS OF BATTERY – The large battery allows long sessions and the Qi charging case offers 3 additional charges for up to 40 hours of use.
Material
Silicone Plastic Polycarbonate (PC)
Specific uses for product
Gaming
Recommended uses for product
Gaming
Compatible devices
Gaming Consoles, Mobile phones, Laptops, Desktops
Theme
Video Game
Control type
Media control, volume control
Cable feature
Without Cable
Item weight
62.1 Grams
Water resistance level
Water Resistant
Frequency range
20 Hz – 20,000 Hz
Package type
rigid
Style
Black for PlayStation, PC and Switch
Product Dimensions
5.23 x 7.01 x 3.02 cm, 62.1 g
Batteries
1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included)
Item model number
61680
Average Battery Life in hours
40 Hours
Are Batteries Included
Yes
Lithium Battery Energy Content
500 Milliampere Hour (mAh)
Number Of Lithium Ion Cells
1
Manufacturer
SteelSeries
Guaranteed software updates until
unknown
Date First Available
26 Sep 2024
163 reviews for SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds™ for PlayStation – Wireless Gaming Earbuds – 2.4 GHz+BT5.3 – ANC/Transparency Mode – IP55 Water Resistance – 40H Battery Life – Wireless Charging…
Rated 5 out of 5
Phil –
Found these after having issues with connection from my PlayStation ones. Read some reviews and gave them a try. Have to say I love these ! Switching from PlayStation to Bluetooth is simple. Sound is great with lots of preset equalisers for different games. Battery life is great and find myself rarely charging. They sit very comfy in my ears, I find myself wearing them for hours forgetting they’re in. If I had to find fault with these it would be having to connect them to a pc to update them (which does increase volume for games) and create your own equaliser presets. But I have a laptop and didn’t take me long to connect and sort. I highly recommend these buds
Rated 5 out of 5
ArriReviews –
Extremely happy. I bought these for work, actually, and do not use them for gaming. There aren’t many 2.4G options in ear buds, and these are certainly the best for my situation – though it may not be yours. I’ll explain.
I previously used Sony Linkbuds because they are open ear earbuds (maybe the only ones on the market). I appreciate being able to hear my colleagues around me so that we can work or people can get my attention. These Arctis buds retain that transparency even being closed-ear. In fact, the Arctis Gamebuds solve a lot of complaints I had about the Sony Linkbuds – namely battery life and audio delay. In 2.4G mode, delay is an invisible 2ms or so, and the stream appears to be uncompressed at the device’s sampling rate of 16bit 48000. The flat sound profile is also exactly what I need for the small amount of basic audio editing I do, and the speaker quality is more than good enough as a middle ground between my desktop monitors and my high-profile headphones.
As a work headphone, you do have to install the desktop or mobile app, either one, to set the buttons on the gamebuds up for media consumption, but you can then uninstall the app and the buds will remember the settings. By default, the buds are set up for mic control and noise cancelling, but I swapped the single tap controls to pause and advance media. I’m especially pleased that you can double-tap-and-hold to change volume, which is something most buds don’t offer. They’re also comfortable enough for a full day of work. Try the small caps they provide, as I was surprised how well they fit.
Negatives: ANC is nearly useless on these, like all earbuds, but I don’t care because I don’t use it (and I want the open-ear transparency as much as I can get, without using the bud’s own “transparency” mode with relays outside sound through the buds). You will also note that bluetooth only supports SBC, so while most people will be happy with that an audiophile will very much notice the huge hit of compression artefacting when using bluetooth instead of 2.4G. The 2.4G radio is also not particularly strong, which is common of this technology, so be sure you have a mostly clear line of sight or few metal obstructions. Pairing time on 2.4G is also extremely dependent on that clear line of sight. You may also want to turn off the “auto shutdown” feature on these in an office environment, as you cannot wake the buds without placing them back in their case first.
Rated 1 out of 5
Jimmy A. –
In the beginning they worked fine (2 weeks) I have troubleshooted unistall/Reinstalled Steelseries firmware, the michrophone is all DEAD! don’t work in game, do not and I repaet do not work wel and know not at all in Disc Cord! I troubleshooted this for 6 hours, this was the second time I purchased Steelseries but last time I an tell you. Amazon seems to not want refund my money eithet so where is guarantee? Completley unhappy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GHoogle around all people also has problem with these units with Disc cord.
Nothing to disslike.
Rated 5 out of 5
Amazon Customer –
Muy buenos cascos.
Son de tipo botón, se introducen bastante en la oreja, pero a mi, que me considero bastante maniatico con estas cosas, no me han resultado incómodos. Vienen son su cable USB, adaptador USB A para el dongle 2,4ghc (este es usb c) y almohadillas de recambio de diferentes tamaños para los cascos.
Viene en su estuche, el cual carga los cascos cuando están introducidos en él, además puede guardarse dentro del estuche el dongle USB 2,4ghz que viene, algo que es un puntazo para no tenerlo por ahí perdido. La bateria dura unas 10 horas usandolo y en el estuche cargan unas 30-40 horas más. Autonomía de 10.
El uso es simple, puedes pasar del modo bluetooth al modo 2,4ghz simplemente dando 3 pulsaciones a cualquier de los dos cascos, la conexión es automática, yo lo uso teniendo el dongle enchufado al PC para jugar y si recibo algúm whastspp o requiero utilizar el teléfono, se conecta de manera muy rápida.
La calidad de sonido bastante bien, algo menor que por ejemplo unos airpods pero bastante decente. Trae una app en la que elegir las ecualizaciones, hay cerca de 210 (para mi la mejor la de baldurs gate 3).
Los cascos se actualizan mediante aplicación de PC o MAC, también la hay para smartphone y es bastante intuitiva.
Buenos cascos sobre todo para el gaming pero que puedes alternar para tu vida diaria con el teléfono. 100% recomendables.
Phil –
Found these after having issues with connection from my PlayStation ones.
Read some reviews and gave them a try.
Have to say I love these !
Switching from PlayStation to Bluetooth is simple.
Sound is great with lots of preset equalisers for different games.
Battery life is great and find myself rarely charging.
They sit very comfy in my ears, I find myself wearing them for hours forgetting they’re in.
If I had to find fault with these it would be having to connect them to a pc to update them (which does increase volume for games) and create your own equaliser presets.
But I have a laptop and didn’t take me long to connect and sort.
I highly recommend these buds
ArriReviews –
Extremely happy. I bought these for work, actually, and do not use them for gaming. There aren’t many 2.4G options in ear buds, and these are certainly the best for my situation – though it may not be yours. I’ll explain.
I previously used Sony Linkbuds because they are open ear earbuds (maybe the only ones on the market). I appreciate being able to hear my colleagues around me so that we can work or people can get my attention. These Arctis buds retain that transparency even being closed-ear. In fact, the Arctis Gamebuds solve a lot of complaints I had about the Sony Linkbuds – namely battery life and audio delay. In 2.4G mode, delay is an invisible 2ms or so, and the stream appears to be uncompressed at the device’s sampling rate of 16bit 48000. The flat sound profile is also exactly what I need for the small amount of basic audio editing I do, and the speaker quality is more than good enough as a middle ground between my desktop monitors and my high-profile headphones.
As a work headphone, you do have to install the desktop or mobile app, either one, to set the buttons on the gamebuds up for media consumption, but you can then uninstall the app and the buds will remember the settings. By default, the buds are set up for mic control and noise cancelling, but I swapped the single tap controls to pause and advance media. I’m especially pleased that you can double-tap-and-hold to change volume, which is something most buds don’t offer. They’re also comfortable enough for a full day of work. Try the small caps they provide, as I was surprised how well they fit.
Negatives: ANC is nearly useless on these, like all earbuds, but I don’t care because I don’t use it (and I want the open-ear transparency as much as I can get, without using the bud’s own “transparency” mode with relays outside sound through the buds). You will also note that bluetooth only supports SBC, so while most people will be happy with that an audiophile will very much notice the huge hit of compression artefacting when using bluetooth instead of 2.4G. The 2.4G radio is also not particularly strong, which is common of this technology, so be sure you have a mostly clear line of sight or few metal obstructions. Pairing time on 2.4G is also extremely dependent on that clear line of sight. You may also want to turn off the “auto shutdown” feature on these in an office environment, as you cannot wake the buds without placing them back in their case first.
Jimmy A. –
In the beginning they worked fine (2 weeks) I have troubleshooted unistall/Reinstalled Steelseries firmware, the michrophone is all DEAD! don’t work in game, do not and I repaet do not work wel and know not at all in Disc Cord! I troubleshooted this for 6 hours, this was the second time I purchased Steelseries but last time I an tell you. Amazon seems to not want refund my money eithet so where is guarantee? Completley unhappy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GHoogle around all people also has problem with these units with Disc cord.
Nothing to disslike.
Amazon Customer –
Muy buenos cascos.
Son de tipo botón, se introducen bastante en la oreja, pero a mi, que me considero bastante maniatico con estas cosas, no me han resultado incómodos. Vienen son su cable USB, adaptador USB A para el dongle 2,4ghc (este es usb c) y almohadillas de recambio de diferentes tamaños para los cascos.
Viene en su estuche, el cual carga los cascos cuando están introducidos en él, además puede guardarse dentro del estuche el dongle USB 2,4ghz que viene, algo que es un puntazo para no tenerlo por ahí perdido. La bateria dura unas 10 horas usandolo y en el estuche cargan unas 30-40 horas más. Autonomía de 10.
El uso es simple, puedes pasar del modo bluetooth al modo 2,4ghz simplemente dando 3 pulsaciones a cualquier de los dos cascos, la conexión es automática, yo lo uso teniendo el dongle enchufado al PC para jugar y si recibo algúm whastspp o requiero utilizar el teléfono, se conecta de manera muy rápida.
La calidad de sonido bastante bien, algo menor que por ejemplo unos airpods pero bastante decente. Trae una app en la que elegir las ecualizaciones, hay cerca de 210 (para mi la mejor la de baldurs gate 3).
Los cascos se actualizan mediante aplicación de PC o MAC, también la hay para smartphone y es bastante intuitiva.
Buenos cascos sobre todo para el gaming pero que puedes alternar para tu vida diaria con el teléfono. 100% recomendables.
Phil –
noise cancelation is remarkable