 Alright so if you are picking up the PlayStation 5 or the PS4 Pro user or PlayStation user in general this is the gaming headset to use, I'm going to tell you why, let's jump in. Alright so it's been a while since I reviewed a pair of gaming headsets like this especially from SteelSeries. The Arctis 9 right here as I mentioned earlier is the headset to get if you have a PS5 you're looking to pick one up or if you can find a PS5 and also if you're a PS4 owner this headset is truly truly ridiculous and I'll tell you why. So the very first thing is looking at what SteelSeries has done with the Arctis line. Arctis headsets have been really good for a while I remember the very first ones I reviewed this also follows in that line they haven't changed much in terms of general aesthetics a few tweaks here and there they've still got that metal headband which is nice but they've got the goggles strap the ski is goggles strap so when you put them on they are very comfortable and they kind of just float on your ears they don't pinch on the side they don't have that tight grip you I can use them for hours which is why I used to use the Arctis Pro headset with the game deck I still use that because it's got that really good audio and that also continues here with the 40 millimeter neodymium drivers really comfortable cushions all around in there you've got about frequency of 20 to 20 thousand hertz so really nice range covering your audio and a well tuned for that gaming experience but the overall feel is nice yes it's a plastic body metal headband frame really nice fit you've got retractable mic and you heard the mic earlier that's the mic actually using the intro and you hear some more of the microphone but again the finish is nice and simple now when it comes to controls this is where SteelSeries differs from a lot of manufacturers so you've got your game chat mixer on the left ear cup at the back so you can mix between your game volume and chat volume and on the right you now have your main volume controls you have your mic mute button you have your bluetooth button because this headset also supports bluetooth connectivity so you can actually have two audio sources at the same time which is great especially for discord you know I've got friends who play called a duty war zone on the PlayStation and you know they also use discord to communicate and this headset does that immaculately well you've got the power button and then you have a headphone jack and the biggest atrocity to this headphones SteelSeries why is a micro USB port so in 2020 you included a micro USB port for charging come on that is ridiculous I'm sorry SteelSeries I have to ding you for this because we've all moved to that the PlayStation 5 has a USB type C port as well so for me this is just not acceptable for the kind of quality you've created with this headset but that being said though it does provide you 20 hours of battery life which is still really solid and overall a great experience now using this headset you also have the ability capability using on multiple devices at the same time or at least multiple devices in total as I mentioned earlier this works on the PS5 but also will work on your PC will work with your mobile devices will work with the Nintendo switch and VR this last three work via bluetooth but with your PlayStation and your PC uses USB through a puck dungle right here this dungle is really interesting it's got game in and lining out especially if you're using it for streaming purposes underneath it it's got a connect button and also switches to switch between PC and PlayStation very simple very easy does the job well now on the PC you've got some software which allows you to customize your of course your gaming listening experience let's take a quick look at that and also listen to the microphone so looking at the software of the Arctis 9 for PlayStation as well as your PC the software on PC here is really straightforward once you go into the Arctis configuration for the Arctis 9 you've got your audio where we have DTS headphone X2 off you can turn it on that gives a simple once-around sound your profile is game at least is what I said you can also like studio or cinema and then you've got stereo profile small room on large so let's do large room there you can do your base enhancements you can also change your dialogue enhancements as well so you increase the dialogue drop down you know the audio you've got your equalizer you can customize usually keep that flat for me and then you've got your mic preview so you can test that out you can customize your mic volume and of course your side tone now if you turn this off what your left is with the equalizer which is a lot of access to the mic side tone and of course the mic preview so that's very simple and easy and we click on settings we do have one more setting where we can set the inactivity of the headphone so it turns off after 30 minutes 5 minutes 10 90 or never which is what I have it and bluetooth turns on with activation so if you're using it you know with your smartphone or another bluetooth able device then you can actually activate this by just simply switching this on and when you power on your headset it will activate again I'm using the microphone of this headset for this voice over segment here you can see how clear it is I've got to say that the clearcast mic is truly impressive on here I think overall we really like this headset the microphone clearcast mic is really good the audio experience is very rich and engulfing especially if you're playing on your console on the ps5 or even if you're playing on your pc what I've heard from friends is that look they love the way the microphone sounds it's pretty clear it's clean I'm using it again now for this voice over so you can clearly hear me I can use it for hours I mean I can use it for a really long time and I've got to say I am truly impressed I'm only disappointed that SteelStreets included a micro USB port on a headset in 2020 that's the only downfall now it's priced at $199 yes it's on the more premium side but it's a premium headset with the micro USB port I'm going to mention that again but otherwise it's solid I would definitely recommend anyone to pick it up if you're going to be playing on the PlayStation 5 or on your pc or you want something to connect to your smartphone as well this is definitely the headset for you so if you have any questions or any comments guys let me know otherwise don't forget to like share subscribe and always enjoy your entertainment