Customer Ratings & Reviews

I really was not expecting to like gaming earbuds. I assumed that they wouldn’t have great separation, that audio quality would be worse, and that no one would be able to hear me online. I was wrong, the SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds are some of the best gaming headphones I’ve ever used including over the ear headsets. I’m in love with these and I’ve already convinced a friend to buy a pair too. You should too! Where to even start with all the things I like about these. First and foremost, audio across the board is great. Playing COD Black Ops 6 multiplayer, I had clear separation and was able to effectively listen for enemies. Playing Lethal Company with friends, I was regularly complimented on how good my mic sounded. And the noise cancelling effectively helped drown out all the random noises going on in my house. Battery life is great, I went through several long rounds of gaming without running out of juice and whenever I was done I just put the earbuds back in the case and set the case on my wireless charging pad, always ready to go. I found both the bluetooth and especially the 2.4g wireless to function beautifully. My entertainment cabinet is thick so sometimes 2.4g signals struggle to reach me on the couch and I have to leave a cabinet door open. Not here, the door was fully closed and I had no issues. I really can’t say enough about how much I love these earbuds. My one downside is that you have to plug in the headphones/case into a computer and download SteelSeries’ software, in order to update the firmware. The phone app simply says, download the app on your computer to update your firmware. That is a minor quibble though, the headphone are my new go-tos. And they should be yours too! Pros: Excellent audio quality Microphone rivals a full headset with boom mic Great noise cancelling Great battery life Handy case Strong 2.4g signal Comfortable Useful case Wireless charging Cons: Updating the firmware is a pain

Shipping was delayed and the n UPS sat on it for two days :-(

Yee they good. My husband uses them all the time for his war games

Disappointed by the performance and usability. Operation controls are not intuitive. I like and use SteelSeries Arctis over the ear headphones, and was hoping the GameBuds would be just as good, but unfortunately I will not be using these for gaming as I had intended.

Excellent pair of air buds. Easy to setup and connect. Needed a pair for ps5 and the Sony version didn’t have the best reviews. This are more bang for the buck!

Only gaming earbuds I'd ever thought I'd need. 10/10

They worked fine at the beginning but i heard of lot of complaints from my friends wrt mic not being audible. And from there the experience kept getting worse. After couple months, the 2.4hz connection has just been a nightmare. I have to re-plug the dongle every time for the earbuds to get connected to my PC. And now, the left earbud stopped working all together. Do not waste your money on this product

Sounds fine, but mic is not good for anything put a teams meeting. Not good for gaming at all. Tried all settings but sounds like a tin can to people.

First these r completely garbage u couldnt hear single footstep in any game bc volume is so low but if u use sonar u cannot use any of the presets bc it will cause a werid loud poping noise and wild audio distrition as these headphones cannot handle louder volume then how then come out of box bought then yesterday messed with all kinds of setting to make then louder for about 4 hours then just completely gave up bc u can get louder but without having massive audio issues then return them the following day just buy inzone buds then come out the box ready to go no screwing with setting put to 100 they loud as most overear r

they work amazing! I've been using them for 3 weeks now and I personally like them so much more than my old gaming headset.

Just lost my left eat bud today on the way to the airport. Gonna get another pair. Maybe a notification system for when the earbuds are out of the case?!

To be honest, for someone who games more than the casual gamer. The ear buds are just convenient if you don’t want to wear over the head headphones. Sound quality is a little under “decent” quality. It does not do well cancelling outside noise, friends and other gamers constantly talk about how terrible the mic quality is. I bought these and gave them a week trial and just could not lock in while playing COD. Wouldn’t recommend for a “sweaty” try hard but would suggest for a casual gamer and or sports games or any other game that doesn’t require you to LOCK IN AND SWEAT like you’re in a sauna.

Not work the money. The software doesn’t work. The sound is flat. I couldn’t hear foot steps while play R6 siege. The software lets you adjust the volume and bass… well that doesn’t work and when put on weird numbers the headphones were making a crackling noise. I got better sound quality from my AirPods. All the good reviews are blowing my mind after my experience. Save your money.

I like the easy set up with this item and how easy it is to use between the PC and the playstation!

Good for mobile gaming and portable gaming also works with consoles and pc great for giving your ears a break

This was an amazing product. Works way better than expected.

Great pair of earphones and the music quality is great

Works great with my Xbox X. Easy touch controls. Presets for different games through the companion app.

Great headphones for the PlayStation 5, honestly surprised.

Great headphones w a ton of fun features and solid software. Lost my pair and bought another.