PSP Headset

by Sony

Product Features

• PSP headphones for listening to games and other audio
• Onboard volume control

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000C3MKFI
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 1.8 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 15, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,677 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #2 in Video Games > Sony PSP > Hardware > Headsets
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

10-19-2007 - Brand New Item. Description - SONY 7-11719-85270-4 PSP® HEADSET

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Can you hear me now?" PSP Headset, April 10, 2006

By 

The One Who Knows - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: PSP Headset (Video Game)

A nice piece of work. I personally bought it at EB Games, but you could wait until you can buy it here at Amazon. The sound quality is good, and the talking feature rules, but when faced with lag I was subject to a hissing noise. Maybe my product is defective, maybe not. In any case, it's super fun, and necessary to join clans /cells on such games as Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror, and Socom: Fireteam Bravo. A must have for the infrastructure PSP gamer!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent earphones, decent mic, and not just for the PSP, January 3, 2008

By 

Y|yukichigai - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: PSP Headset (Video Game)

I have a PSP and a few games for it which benefit from the headset, and for that purpose it works nicely. The audio is somewhat lacking on bass compared to my other slip-over headphones and the mic is a little tricky to get in place every time I put these on. Aside from those issues they work fine when playing SOCOM/etc.; I can hear everyone and everyone can hear me.

However, this headset also has an additional perk which Sony probably should have made a bit more clear: it uses a basic "4-pole" stereo plug to interface with the PSP remote, the same plug configuration used in various portable devices and, most prominently, the iPhone. The plug even fits into the annoyingly small opening on the iPhone without the need for an adapter and gives you both headphone and microphone functionality, and since the audio quality is roughly the same between this headset and the iPhone's included ear buds (a little better actually) I have started using the headset in favor of the ear buds, which hurt my ears anyway.

As another reviewer mentioned you have to have the remote unit to use this headset with the PSP (at least to be able to use the mic) which costs roughly the same amount. If you didn't buy a PSP bundle that included the remote control the final price can wind up being fairly expensive for a simple headphone/mic combo, but unfortunately due to the proprietary nature of the port on the PSP you have little choice than to shell out the money. I have seen some third-party ear bud/mic combo units which plug directly into the PSP at stores like Gamestop/etc., but none of the slip-over variety and all of somewhat dubious quality. (Based on what I saw anyway)

I do think there's some room for improvement, particularly in the area of bass response on these things. I do however really like the fact that the headset is based on slip-over earphones, rather than ear buds or a fully connected headset, and the fact that it uses a standard (though somewhat uncommon) plug is a pleasant surprise from the typically all-too-proprietary Sony. Until some third-party comes out with a similar headset with more bass this is the headset to get if you plan on playing any SOCOM/etc. online.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Headset incomplete, January 6, 2009

By 

Juanchis "Juanchis" (Colombia) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: PSP Headset (Video Game)

I enjoyed the headset but I was disappointed because in the picture, when I look at it, it showed including the remote control to use the microphone
but when I opened it I realized that I had to purchase the remote control which I did. But it cost me more and more time.