Sony Announces PlayStation PULSE and PULSE Edge PS5 Headsets
Sony is widening the PS5 audio line below and above the 2024 PULSE Elite, using the same planar magnetic driver approach that headset introduced, with the Edge positioning higher-end features like active noise canceling against the standard model.
Reporting from 2 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), Game Spark.
Sony Interactive Entertainment announced two new PS5 audio products on September 16: the PlayStation PULSE Wireless Headset and the PULSE Edge Wireless Headset. Both use custom planar magnetic drivers with four and eight magnets per driver respectively, support PlayStation Link lossless low-latency connectivity, and have AI noise rejection microphones. The PULSE Edge adds active noise canceling, a detachable boom microphone, a carrying case, and audio/mic terminals. The PULSE launches in some regions from the 2026 holiday season.
The two models share the driver type but not the driver count. The standard PULSE uses four magnets per driver, while the PULSE Edge uses eight, which Sony says yields deeper bass. Both connect through the bundled PlayStation Link USB Type-C adapter and can switch among PS5, PlayStation Portal Remote Player, PC, and Mac, with simultaneous Bluetooth pairing also supported. Ear cups rotate flat for carrying, and both ship in White or Midnight Black.
The Edge adds a detachable boom microphone that falls back to the built-in mic when removed, plus a case and terminals for wired audio and mic. Sony plans to show both units in a display case at its Tokyo Game Show 2026 booth at Makuhari Messe, which runs from September 17.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- GAME Watch (Impress) プレステ純正の新たなヘッドセット「PULSE／PULSE Edge」発表！上位モデルはノイキャン対応に
- Game Spark PS5向け新型ヘッドセット「PlayStation PULSE」「PULSE Edge」発表！FPSで足音やリロード音を聞きやすい