This is the Official PS3 Bluetooth headset that was released with SOCOM: Confrontation earlier this fall. It is made specifically for the PS3 but also works on any other Bluetooth device. Voice quality is great and battery life, build quality and ease of use are good, making this a formidable headset. Click on for the entire review.
In the Box: In the box, you get the headset itself, a spare earpiece ring, a dock, a short usb cable and instructions.
The Good: The unit is built well from sturdy plastic and the earpiece and ear clip are rubberized for a more grippy feel. It has dedicated power, volume up, volume down and mic mute buttons, a connector for the dock on the bottom and a covered mini-USB port on top. The dock is also solid and features rubberized feet to prevent slipping.
This headset looks pretty good too. It sports a PlayStation logo on the front and has some glossy bits here and there that tie it in well with the PlayStation 3 console and controller.
The battery life is 8 hours in-use and 300 hours on standby, so you’ll probably have to charge this headset as much as the controllers. And while charging, the ring around the mute button blinks red and when fully charged, it glows red.
Pairing the headset with the PS3 console is extremely easy. Just put it in the dock or plug it in using the USB cable and that’s it. You can also pair it with any other device that supports Bluetooth (including the PS3) using the usual steps of putting it into discovery mode and typing in a passcode.
The really cool thing about this headset is the desktop mic mode. When you place the headset in the dock to charge, it also acts as a powerful desk mic. It supports the high quality voice chat feature on the PS3 and the voice quality is comparable to most headsets out there today. Also, the range for the microphone when it is in the dock is amazing. That being said, it also easily picks up background noise that you don’t want.
The Bad: While the rubber ring that connects the ear clip to the headset makes switching between right and left easy, it does wiggle a little.
Like many other Bluetooth headsets, this comes as one size fits all. There isn’t an included set of earpieces and ear clips of different sizes. This means that people with ears larger or smaller than average might have issues wearing this headset.
The USB cable provided is really short and doesn’t give much flexibility for placement.
Also, because of the gamer-esque styling, you will most likely look like a tool if you are caught using one of these with your phone in public.
Final Thoughts: If you don’t already have a headset for your PS3 and want respectable battery life and the convenience of a dock and desktop mode, this is probably the one to get.
If you want a headset for your phone, you are probably better off trying a dedicated mobile phone headset.
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Me wants one now.. great review!
Arun, you are a tool, the headset has a really unique, formable ear hook. This is an awesome headset but definitely get the socom pack, but even for $49 alone it is worth it…
It does not fit the ear comfortable at all. It hert my ear alot and i dont have over sized or small ears. there are corners so they jab into your ear and it hangs or your ear lobe. Not comfortable!!
hey idoit red instructions if it hurts.plus you can get used to it.
Jose? You spelled IDIOT incorrectly. Does your momma give you an allowance, still? You must have a lot of throwaway money to decide that $50 isn’t much of an inconvenience for something that doesn’t fit properly.
This is great, looks comparable to a lot of other cell phone earpieces.
This is great, looks comparable to a lot of other cell phone earpieces.
Is this an IN the ear headset or does it hang outside the ear? I have never had much luck with ones that are just outside of the ear, but if it were in the ear I would hope that it came with multiple ear pieces. Clarify?
It just kinda hangs outside… and only a replacement for a rubber ring is included. no different size earpieces or anything
how much is the headset though ?
$49 by itself or $59 with Socom
This does look pretty good to be honest, I like the little charging stand that comes with it, and it also looks pretty comfortable! I think they’re quite cheap too.
Cheers for this post.
I own it and it is a IN side the ear blue tooth and has HQ (high quality) and saounds amazing with every game and u can still use it while its charging like speaker phone deal its just plain amazing and socom is amazing too. Very light too.
Just wondering, for what games can you use the headset?
im having problems pair it should i charge the headset on the dock then sync it or should i connect it to a computer to charge it then sync it to the ps2
i mean ps3 sorry !
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can i use ANY bluetooth earpiece or do i have to use the ps3 one? I have a Moto for my blackberry, and was hoping i could get away with using that but it doesn’t seem to be synching…..
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I had the Official PS3 headset. I noticed that after about 2 weeks it was having troubles charging. I had to press buttons and un-plug and plug it over and over for it to finally start charging. Some times it did not turn on. I returned it to ps3 50 days ago and they still ‘havent recieved it’. All the reviews say this is the best one. Maybe I got a fluke’ i will probably get another and get the instore warranty, Just In Case!
I bought a Blue Tooth for my fiance he loves it!
i have the official ps3 headset, but why does it sound blurry? i mean, i spent 50 bucks on it because i heard it was the best. is it blurry because it interferes with my wireless ps3 controller? or is it because i have 100% wireless internet coming from the room that i play (my router)?, i sit real close to my tv too.
and i heard wireless headsets only give out the minimum quality of a headset, if it was wired would it sound much better?
i’am disappointed with my headset official ps3 headset..