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Best headset for GTA VI

An open-world game is mostly ambience and directional traffic, and an online mode is mostly voice. Those pull in different directions, so the question is really whether you are buying for the world or for the lobby.

Top pickEither

Arctis Nova Pro Wireless

Two swappable batteries mean it never has to stop, and the base station switches between a console and a PC without re-pairing.

Black SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless headset, side view
Headset$349.99

Arctis Nova Pro Wireless

The expensive one. Hot-swap dual batteries and a base station that switches between two systems at once.

Budget pickPS5

Pulse Elite

First-party, so it pairs to the PS5 without a dongle in the front port, at roughly half the price.

PlayStation Pulse Elite wireless headset on its hanger
Headset$149.99

Pulse Elite

Sony's wireless headset built around PlayStation Link, with planar drivers and a retractable mic.

Headphones are the most personal thing on this list and the hardest to recommend from a specification sheet. Treat these as a shortlist to go and listen to, not a verdict.