Sony Rolling Out New Gold Wireless Headset This Month

The last version split and broke really quickly as did my friends..

The included PSVR headphones are fairly lacking, but it's tough to beat the convenience of built in headphones (version 2). I wish they'd make some premium headphones that just mount to the actual headset.

@stBoa Same. I don't trust these anymore. The best ones were these: https://goo.gl/JVxEVT Had them for years, but they snap in my luggage a couple years back.

@get2sammyb same here, people need to take better care of their stuff.

The other headset is crap! Lasted me 1 year and half...Can I show pictures here?

And before someone saying that I don't take care of my things, I always put it in the bag after using, cleaned it with a sunglasses cloth thingy and tried my best to preserve it!

I've got the platinum headset and when it works it's amazing, but when it doesn't getting it to sync is a nightmare.

@get2sammyb My problem is that the sponge thing on the bottom (where the head rests) started to tear itself from the black plastic from the top half! Then the black plastic part started having cracks (it's basically broken in half now), then the ear part started to be all kinds of torn apart...
I have a cousin that has the same exact problems, so maybe some headsets were more resistant? lol

I'd be interested. I got the 2014 version just before last years revision and they have been a revelation. Only issue is that they are not a great fit over the vr headset, so if these solve that problem i am certainly keen. Although probably only when my existing ones break or these drop to the 50 pound mark

@stBoa How did your friends break?

I've had mine (headphones, not friends) since 2014 and they're still going strong.

I just bought the Platinums for my birthday a couple of weeks ago. These literally look like the Platinums without the metal and rubber head band. I wonder if they'll be a similar update to the Platinums soon.

I'm upset because my headphones don't work on PlayStation. They ought to fix that.

That head band looks mighty uncomfortable. They should include a piece that attaches to add a buttload of padding at the top.

I love my originals and they haven't broke (though I read a ton of reviews before buying and have treated them like a fragile new born 😂), wonder if these will be worth upgrading to.

That head band looks mighty uncomfortable. They should include a piece that attaches to add a buttload of padding at the top.

@nuraball both ours cracked where they fold (and I took really good care of them)
@sammyb think you got lucky!
People have been recommending turtle beach might try them next

$99.99 i thought you said it was affordable that's not affordable for a hell of a lot of people you know

@stBoa Odd...I got one 4 years ago, and it never broke at the folds. What did start happening, around October, was the thin leather(or leather-like) material around the earmuffs started peeling off somewhat.

I actually loved it so much though, and had definitely recommended it to 2 of my brothers, and 3 friends...All that have had it without issues. And while I'm not abusive to my headphones, I wouldn't say I'm exactly treating them like a good set of fancy teacups.

Starting to think it may be partly a manufacturing flaw in the old design though, where some are more brittle than others, cause many users have reported issues.

I did end up upgrading to the Platinum, and whilst their not indestructible, the band on top is Metal, so it's definitely more sturdy (at least enough to break at the folds).

@FullbringIchigo affordable is subjective, but I think he means compared to your average wireless headset. A lot of them are like two to three hundred.

I've loved mine so far and have been using since November 2016. I probably wouldn't update unless something happened to mine, though.

@get2sammyb Huh...Same here. We have like the identical situation, as I posted above. Weird. Didn't even read your reply, and said moreorless what you said with more extra info. lol

@DLB3 it's an all too familiar story unfortunately. The golds have awfully made hinges, and the platinums, while sturdier, better sounding and a higher quality, the left ear going is a common problem. Happened to me as well, I got lucky and twisted the thing til it reconnected. £99 for the Golds is genuinely a ripoff, for what is a £50 pair really. You'd pay 100 for the Platinums.

My launch gold cans from video games plus in Canada are still absolutely fine, but I haven't used them that much since I stopped playing online. These are too expensive.

I've never played a console with headphones. Whilst I can imagine it would sound great and be really immersive with a decent set of cans, I don't think I could shut myself off from my home environment. Not sure my wife would be impressed either!

Wow these look very nice I've currently got the turtle beach 520p and they are really good aswell

@get2sammyb I have the same issue with the convering peeling off. I thought this might be because of humidity but I guess not. Other than that though, no problems at all.

The fake leather peeled off the earcups and a hinge split over about two years on my old version of these headphones. They are essentially disposable.

My first pair from 2014 still work fine. I just recently ugraded to the A50's though. But i use my golds with VR.

I was bummed my original simply broke without warning (never sat on it or abused it).
Anyways, do we know how to tell if it's the new model? Will is say 7.1 somewhere on the packaging?

The Headset Companion App already updated for the new Golds.

sorry to say it but the sony gold h/sets are over priced junk compared to many of the after market ones

I hope they also come in white

Recently upgraded to the Platinum cans as the Sony 2.0 cans were starting to cut out a lot, the range was getting poor and the leathet like material was beginning to flake off. Apart from that they have been really good headphones.

Only used the Platinum ones briefly the other day but already noticed the difference in sound quality.

Mine cracked at the fold and so did my husband's. When you look it up it's a common issue with them. It's a shame because for the money the quality is amazing and they're quite comfy. Mine are currently being help together by duck tape lol. If they fixed the cracking issue I will definitely grab a pair.

@get2sammyb I went with the Platinum ones. Couldn't be more happy. The only stupid thing with them in my opinion and it could be the case with the new Gold ones as well - you can only charge them via USB as long as the cable is connected to one of the PS4's ports. There's some trick to fool the headset to charge to the USB ports of a PC - you have to go to Device Manager and simply delete the headset's entry, but I couldn't find it.