Midnight Black Pulse 3D Wireless Headset Unboxing. | Year One Review of the PS5 Pulse Headset

Sony is finally expanding their PS5 accessories with different colors (albeit very slowly) and just in time for Halloween we've got the Midnight Black Pulse 3D Wireless Headset. Here's a quick unboxing of it on-camera, and a brief review of my white headset so far after nearly a year of daily use. With the new EQ preset feature on PlayStation 5, now might be a better time to consider Sony's option if you haven't picked up anything yet.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Unboxing The Midnight Black Headset
1:41 - Year One Review Of My Personal Headset
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[@obliterator789]

Thanks for the review! Something I've learned from other video game youtubers is that a simple little bit of fabric on your table can really make your unboxings and games pop on camera - just a suggestion :)

[@CLC-1000]

The black looks nice, but I prefer the original white one.

[@anotherguy12]

Looks ugly regardless, just like the console and all the accessories

[@PhaseRebirth]

Yeah I like the white cause it goes with all the other PS Accessories much better

[@yuukimasamura5143]

@@anotherguy12 guessing you’re one of the people who couldn’t buy a console, so you’re salty

[@joaopires3917]

@@yuukimasamura5143 no he's clearly an xbox fanboy who loves console wars

[@anotherguy12]

@@yuukimasamura5143 I wouldn't waste my money on a PS5 in a million years. Even if it was free I wouldn't get one. Xbox is way superior

[@dood1234DOOD]

Bought these for the wife and she didn’t like them. Was more then happy to take them for myself and so far I love them. Worth the $100.

[@dood1234DOOD]

@@CasualxGamer91 congratulations? You want a cookie cuz I don’t have any cookies?

[@dood1234DOOD]

@UCQjzaoJdyLG-4ZzXNC8PJjw actually two have over 1k views!!! How and why I have no idea but go figure! Now idk why you feel that me paying $100 is a bad thing? Like it’s my money how does that effect you? You paid $20 I paid full price oh well. You still gaming right? Still sitting in front of a tv or monitor raging right? As long as you gaming it’s all cool, don’t worry about how others spend there money. Worry about you and you only.

[@andreaspesteroizi6119]

L wife homie

[@CAVEDxMAN]

both the white and black look pretty cool!

[@dood1234DOOD]

@@CAVEDxMAN I low key want that black one but need some black or blue faceplates.

[@frederichbank-emmanuel3480]

I can't believe you got this. It looks so cool

[@RuisuKairu]

Your vids are always informative, thanks!

[@chadgaming8288]

The midnight black dual sense controller looks SO good! When I get my own PS5, I’m going to buy THAT controller!

[@Martinj1417]

My wife got me the 3D pulse headset for my birthday back in March. I run on a treadmill almost every day with then on, and watch Netflix or KZbin. So far they are holding up great. The platinum headset I have for my PS4 have small cracks on the cups in less then a year of owing them.

[@jinrex015]

Only the official midnight black Faceplate and my PS5 will be all black.

[@TheAmazingSpiderGuy_99]

I get the feeling they will just sell an all black PS5 instead of that.

[@djj1]

dbrand

[@Link_1129]

@@djj1 Can no longer sell the original shape plates in black, if that's an issue for you personally (it is for me).

[@keeganshigh]

Will be? I've had mine a year too, get the white, way cleaner, black is boring.

[@HUNFakeDeath]

Yep, got mine on launch day and works perfectly so far. Love it. It does sound better to me than the same priced Xbox headset. (I have both headsets, PS5 and XSS, no wars here)

[@SuperSaiyan3985]

I’ve had mine for a year too, and I agree. It still looks and sounds great. I just wish it was less flimsy (I’d like it to have more weight to it).

[@CAVEDxMAN]

nice! hoping i can get a pair sometime soon

[@spamaccount6460]

I just find I prefer the white for the system, headset and controller. The black actually looks cheaper to me.

[@gameskyjumper1721]

yeah looks like a bootleg one.

[@theoristsconspiracy6133]

Agreed.

[@Tittyboi]

i bought the black controller it looks much better irl way better than the white

[@kirboy1727]

it’s probably cuz there were designed around being futuristic and unique. without the two-tone it loses a lot of that and it just looks a little bit off

[@Valomek]

Agree to disagree good sir, the white to me screams cheap.

[@CaptainCJ97]

Congrats on 600k

[@luizkp]

Nice typhlosion shirt you got over there Ryan!!!!

[@DudeWerewolf]

Might be the greatest shirt of all time Ryan 🔥🔥🔥

[@jrod8574]

I like the white and black accessories actually. But the PS5 unit itself, I wouldn't mind different color plates.

[@City17]

5:50 AM wow, you’re up early! Never mind making a video at that time of day! I’d be a zombie!

[@trancepower1205]

Unfortunately i had this headset at launch and i was a bit disappointed with the overall sound, i thought they were not loud enough i bought a pair of Astro A20's and absolutely love them! Great video as always Mystic cheers. 👍

[@PhaseRebirth]

Haha that's interesting cause I compared these to the A20's and found myself liking the Pulse 3D sound much more.

[@trancepower1205]

@@PhaseRebirth interesting man, thats all good glad you like them. 👍

[@thomasmadman383]

Steel series 7p blows A20’s and the 3D pulse out the window, want quality in build and sound, 3D pulse is not up to it

[@PhaseRebirth]

@@thomasmadman383 I'll have to try those sometime. So far though I haven't found anything that beats the 3D pulse for me.

[@jamesvancam]

@@thomasmadman383 I have the White & Blue one, and the Black and Blue PS5 exclusive one. Brilliant headsets!

[@RE4-Station]

nice, a saturday upload

[@8bitsamurai6]

I love the look of these but using my g533 and g933 atm since fully supported on ps5. Which is awsome to be able to buy 1 headset for all system.

[@Sam-Fisher]

Wow nice! 🤩

[@thoughtsofapeer]

I usually wanna avoid black because it looks so dirty from dust after 2 days. Goes for everything black. White just gets dirty too. That's why their original grey colour scheme was so perfect and needs a comeback (EDIT: grey colour scheme from PS1 era I mean)

[@jabertagi3857]

You are not buying a car

[@swaeshow]

Now that they are in Black I want one!

[@BrandonGiesing]

Regarding the whole EQ thing that only works with the Pulse headset, if you have a third party headphone you might not be screwed depending on what you buy, some headphones store the EQ settings you pick on device like Sony's WF-1000XM5s. You use their mobile app to set up the EQ but once it's set, it sticks no matter what device you use it on.

[@Neopumper666]

Due to sonny not fixing their mic/chat output situation, and that they botched the audio for the PS4 camera, I was in the marker for a headset for gaming. The microphone quality was a top priority but sound as well. Had considered the pulse because #sony but after reading many reviews I ended up with HyperX Cloud Alphas. More compatibility, sort of wireless when plugging to the dual sense with no battery, it's hella confortable and the mic is incredible.

[@iKevinF]

Hey great video, I think I’m about to pick up a set of these but before I do, I remember you saying in a previous video that you were using the old Pulse Elites for a while, have you tried comparing those to the new pulse 3D on ps5? If so, how does the 3D audio compare between the two?

[@Aloyhero]

A Saturday upload that's new.

[@kingbucketz182]

Damn I should’ve waited lol! Just picked up the white one a month ago.

[@SirCartierNY]

I Hate that feeling 😂

[@UltimateInkling]

Im still debating if i should get this

[@nyoutube7461]

@@UltimateInkling same 😅

[@s.m.withtheak3024]

ahah yo same, i finally said fuck it and bought the white one and few days later heard they were dropping a black version .

[@Faraz2007]

but i like the white ones with the ps5 cuz i had ps3 ps4 and ps4 pro all in black so i like a console in other color and headsets too

[@bushrakhan1529]

I personally like black version more eventhough both are awesome

[@davemayorga394]

I just got these and I gotta say they comfortable asfff. I got these mostly for rainbow six and story mode games but the Sound quality is perfect especially adjusting the sound to your personal preference. Price is great for the value your getting. 10/10

[@CyborgSodaCollects]

Sony direct never shipped my headset even though they touted launch day delivery. I contacted support and they were like wait til Monday to see if it ships. I currently use the platinums headset which is perfectly fine,but I really wanted to test the differences for myself. Especially with the new EQ settings. It's a shame that Sony won't port the platinum headset app to PS5.

[@Blag_Cog]

The secret to good sound quality is to use in-ears. Shure s215 has been my goto for over half a decade now and I've never heard an over-ear that sounds better or has been soundscape. Its more clear and har overall more depth and bass. Playing Returnal was an otherworldly experience.

[@aspiretospidey]

This surprises me, I really appreciate quality audio but I use over ear.

[@dannyturner7967]

Dude i use sure se215 the clear blue ones i have had them for 7 years and only replaced the cable once. They really professional grade equipment for sound.....and sound great for gaming

[@BloodlustNL]

I think the ps4 gold v2 should also be supported for eq support. Those were still fairly new. Plus they have that capability on ps4 also already. Wich makes it pretty stupid that they havent included it on their own old headsets. Still i know they want to sell ya new stuff. But the quality of those headsets is great too they last way better than the V1 did.

[@davidstronach3261]

This looks cool but I like my white version they fit on my head perfectly just one problem is putting it over the ear other than that great audio love the 3d audio aspect. Can't wait to see the cosmic red version.

[@dockaos924]

Got a pair of these headphones when they came out within a week they where sprayed black was a pain taping them up but worth it for the look after I painted them

[@TattooedDad87]

What kind of spray paint did you use? I wanted to paint mine but afraid if chipping

[@dockaos924]

@@TattooedDad87 used 2 coats of matt black quick drying paint manufactured by paint factory, that was months ago and they still look great with no signs of chipping 👍 as long as you tape them up well everything will be ok

[@TattooedDad87]

@@dockaos924 thanks I’ll try that

[@theoristsconspiracy6133]

If the ps5 came in black at launch, everyone would want white lol. White looks best imo

[@juans8356]

I have a question. Have you checked the sound quality for watching blu rays on your PS5? I use my PS5 in my room with a pc setup. I'm curious if the sound is just as good for movies

[@rogeliovazquez9422]

Wow Mystic without a Y&R shirt! What’s happening???? JK, happy Saturday everyone, stay safe. Thxs for the vid.

[@roryisgaming]

I know the pleather on one ear came loose at one part but other than that mine have held up great

[@CAUSEDEATH]

Waiting for mine on pre order. Don't even have a PS5 yet lol

[@WaleTV0]

I hope they make a black charging station soon

[@bobdoll5834]

Nice bugout :)

[@Thedeathdump]

WAITING FOR THE NEW VIDDDDDD

[@hocuspocusandthenfocus8368]

I want a black one since my white one busted up right side no sound at all it had but stopped working after few months of use

[@jermainew8394]

I wanted these but I went with the WH- 1000MX4 because I listen to music and I can pair them with my PS5.

[@fishingmaster69]

Now all that is left is official midnight black faceplates

[@Rebsuke]

I hope it is the same but in black because I bought the white one a week ago

[@Cody_Smith12]

i’m making a full blackout setup with my ps5, getting the dbrand plates and the headset are left

[@thumperdumper8778]

I have the white version n it sounds nice way more better sound them my panasonic headphones but thos headphones have super comfy ear pillows mayne

[@AgentOttsel]

The cushion on my Pulse 3D started peeling off pretty badly these past few weeks. :( Thankfully, it was still covered by the one-year warranty, so I sent it to Sony and should be getting it fixed or a replacement soon.

[@Caraxes_RoguePrince]

Same but I went to GameStop and they said they don’t have white so I could get black. Didn’t think they would let me exchange different colors.

[@tiborhorvath1702]

Same… I need a new one. Might take advantage of the Black Friday sales.

[@High.on.Life_DnB]

Now I kinda wish I didn't already have a Pulse headset....

[@TiggZ_]

Nice!

[@GhostofKaioken]

I wonder if Sony gonna do special edition design like Xbox did for the controller or console

[@tiborhorvath1702]

Mine is good sounding. I just feel the quality is lacking, I’m delicate with my stuff also but the leather type ear cushion part is peeling.

[@MalikATL]

Imagine if we had a all black PS5

[@dis6wood]

I would have purchased the black if it was available at launch lol

[@CAVEDxMAN]

white ones still look cool tbh

[@jabertagi3857]

Can you turn off the wireless feature from the main headset. IF you are using wired connection, will the headset still scan for the wireless connection?

[@XVNRX]

I have the white ones but put a black decal all over them I cry

[@8bitsamurai6]

Hey Mystic do you think that this is Sony leading up to black faceplates of their own?

[@ajax0530]

How does the 3D audio execution sound between these Pulse 3D vs the SteelSeries 7P?

[@MegaU]

Sweet

[@The-Vitruvian-Man]

I ended up going with the SteelSeries Arctis 7p just because I heard they're more comfortable

[@kotic33]

they are, but 7x would have been the better choice because they also work with the xbox and ps5. 7P only works with ps5 console wise and not xbox. Both are virtually the same except this.

[@kotic33]

@Marcello Lindo didnt know that… the 7x dongle comes with a simple toggle on it for xbox or usb so no having to mess with extra stuff to switch back and forth

[@alexvswrld]

@@kotic33 Can you use the 7X wireless on both On Xbox and PS5? I just ordered the 7P but I might return them 🤔

[@kotic33]

@@alexvswrld yup, doing that wireless as we speak. Wireless with PC, switch and more too. The 7x is the ultimate compatible headset. I dont see why anyone would get the 7P.

[@alex_reloaded144]

My friend and I had the steel series arctis 7 and we both returned it lol. It's not as good as it seems. Everyone just overhyped it. I'm sticking with my hyper cloud alpha.

[@AdelaideBen1]

I just can't believe they still take up a dedicated usb slot with the dongle. I keep having to delay hooking my PSVR up because it takes up 2 USB (and stops me getting 120 hz... combined with my external drives, and needing an extra USB for pairing (firmware updates etc), I just can't get over how tight it is with just Sony peripherals

[@SC0RPI0NFURY]

Sooo you are happy about the Pulse 3D?

[@johnf9016]

Can I get any advice/tip on why when I go wireless with these headphones it is EXTREMELY quiet almost like volume is turned all the way down? Even though on the headset itself it shows the volume is all the way up. It was loud good quality then all of a sudden nothing is there a setting somewhere that I can adjust or something

[@MLaylani]

I returned mine immediately. I have a huge head and found these really uncomfortable

[@Jayjayxxx007]

I was wondering if you could do a comparison with these and the Sony xm4s?

[@jrod8574]

I'm pretty sure the MX4's are better. Especially since the launch of the PS5 they have managed to update it with software that also allows 3D audio to be used even with TV speakers.

[@garywolstenholme8332]

I was going to get these but i ended up buying the razer kraken white headphones off amazon 39.99 instead of them being 79.99 and this headset is 84.99 so i went for razer

[@schizowallflower]

I've had the Pulse 3D headset since last October (pre-ordered them with the PS5 but they sent them early) and while I do like the sound when it comes to playing games and party chatting (even though it's far from the best sounding headset I've used) I don't care much for the comfort, which is probably not its fault. My ears are a little weird, so these have a hybrid on-ear-over-ear fusion thing going on where it seems like the cushions want to sit on my ears but the opening is large enough to shove my ears inside so it's trying to do both and it's just weird. I can wear them for a couple hours of playing but if I play for longer periods I have to switch to another headset eventually. Not a deal-breaker, just unfortunate.

[@puneet77777]

Is the headset loud enough and good for movies .?

[@jacklujan]

@@puneet77777 Maybe you already know but for everyone else yes. It is pretty loud actually!

[@kazemegaman]

I always wanted to go wireless but I worry about the battery life long term. I think for now I’ll stay with my Astro A40s.

[@oq_pz]

Knowing Sony they’ll release a black charging dock before the faceplates

[@edventures9884]

I bought this headset around launch time and unfortunately they were sold out so I needed up paying $30 over msrp because I really wanted them and I honestly love them but when I play with other people online they tell me my voice is a little static so not sure if it’s the headset or an internet issue but I also do have great internet so I’m guessing it’s the headset itself. I do plan on upgrading to a different headset next year since I only get those static issues maybe 2 times out of 10 times that I play so its not a huge issue and most of the time I play solo as well and I like the audio quality. The black ones do look pretty cool!

[@pandaheadcjr]

The voice is static my one friend bought one and his voice sounded better on his old one

[@templatemaza]

when i use wireless dongle then both speaker of headset working fine, but if i connect with wire then only left side speaker working. is it made like that or my headset is faulty

[@zamardii12]

How did you get this? I have it preordered and Gamestop says Sony hasn't gotten these to them yet. Even Amazon says they won't have them until 10/29...

[@Manjawline]

Almost 1 year later after launch and Sony still haven't come out with custom faceplates for the PS5

[@lolcat]

imagine being able to upload your own images

[@samihanski4086]

Doubt they ever will come out with official separate faceplates.

[@lolcat]

@@samihanski4086 Why not? they wouldn't have to fire back against dbrand's darkplates if they weren't planning anything

[@samihanski4086]

I'm more thinking that reason for Sony's actions against dbrand is to secure their own sale of limited edition consoles, because Sony knowns that those are guaranteed success even for premium price and they don't want anyone to mess with that. How they probably see things is that they can either sell official black PS5 for +500$ or they can allow third party companies sell their black faceplates for 30$ for same effect and not even have a 1$ from that sell.

[@cfighter95]

@@lolcat In all likelihood, Sony preventing third party sellers is more them protecting their patent. It's still entirely possible they plan on doing official custom plates, but I can see Sony preferring to sell a full priced PS5 with colored plates rather than $20 plates. As we saw with the Xbox 360, if Sony makes custom plates they risk sitting on massive amounts of inventory and just hoping they sell eventually. With custom PS5s those are all but guaranteed to sell.

[@robertlawrence9000]

Are these better than the Platinum ones?

[@romaine3642]

Still waiting on mine GAMESTOP playing games

[@Darkans17]

I got the black one and its noticeably lighter than the original

[@Pseudo1020]

hold up at 0:09 it said on the box that it supported ps4 as well as ps5

[@sharpey3133]

Yes? They support anything tbh

[@roshanthomas9805]

Can both of these simultaneously connect wirelessly to the PS5 for co op play?

[@Sengence]

When is the PS5 Pulse Elite Headset coming? Doesn't S.E. release it in the middle of the new console's second year or is it the third year?🤔

[@TVideoCZ]

at this point nobody knows, maybe they won't release an elite/platinum headset this gen.

[@Sengence]

@@TVideoCZ That would be unfortunate. I'm looking forward to seeing their design.

[@cfighter95]

Did they do an elite headset for the PS4 headset? I don't remember an updated one releasing

[@Sengence]

@@cfighter95 Yeah. They started with the PS3. PS2 had a special headset but it wasn't premium or high grade. I guess you can consider it like that.

[@Addwho]

wow ive never been this early before haha

[@randocalrissian9217]

Bro is your music on Apple Music? I can totally get jiggy to this shit.

[@Mlbnas]

I wonder if Sony would drop a higher end headset for the PS5? Like $150 maybe🤷🏽‍♂️

[@yeppumm1192]

On a side not my launch controllers drift is outrageous

[@adamortiz1306]

Had a question for you about the adapter, can that be plugged into the back of the system instead of the front usb?

[@DatBoyPhilthy]

Yes

[@MrClutchTiger]

Bonus vid

[@robbiewathen1464]

I haven’t seen the black ones yet

[@coleburton5056]

I wonder if my headset is defective or if it’s just the environment my headset is in. I can’t even use mine with my PS5, as it constantly cuts out. Very annoying.

[@AwakenUniverse]

This also depends on how you take care of your stuff. Clearly you don't throw them around or leave them on the floor for days which helps keeping them clean even a year later. But not all of us take of our things the same, some after a year have electronics that look like they've been thru a war. Lol

[@balal1923]

Is this there a difference between the white and black headset other than the color?

[@3mileisland516]

If you're playing a 2 player game and you have two of these headsets in two of the PS5's usb a ports will both headsets receive audio?? Ta!

[@subculturenz]

Anyone have the plastic snap... I had a bad experience with the PS4 gold headset so been holiding off to see if these snap easily.

[@Easelgames]

GET THE AFTERMARKET EARBUDS. They will improve comfort a TON. Still not great.. but 40$ will stop the headaches. (the foam used on these is just yuck)

[@samiboy1368]

My platinum broke from hinge after 2 months!!

[@emmanuel1163]

I don't think I'd buy Sony headsets again after they refused to repair my ps4 gold headset a while back. It cracked around the headband which was a common failure point at the time and it was obviously the cheap material but they accused me of doing it instead and denied service even after paying to ship to them. It was still within warranty too under a year I believe. It's like if they won't stand behind their products when something they did wrong then what's it worth?

[@iGoatonPS]

Question, can you mute these with the ps5 controller mute/unmute button?

[@BIGDZ8346]

If you forget to charge these can you plug them into the controller?

[@prakharpawar977]

Nice

[@mathewgonz]

I wish they used a fabric instead of that fake leather. My PS4 headset is peeling

[@astrobro7322]

i have the white one, it’s so much prettier!!

[@eathenalexander2836]

Ik ur videos aren’t normally like this but with the shots in the start of the headset..even doe am on 1440 p at 60 …the shot were still a bit blurry