The best games to test a new PS5 headset with

Date:
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000

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Just bought a new PS5 headset? The games on this list are perfect for testing out the limits of its capabilities.

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If youve just bought a brand new headset for your PS5, the first thing youll almost certainly want to do is play your favorite games with it.

Thats a perfectly reasonable thing to get started with, as the best PS5 headsets you can buy will often excel at getting the most out of a familiar games music, sound design and spoken dialogue.

However, some games are designed with the use of a headset in mind. Not
solely for the ability to chat with your friends online, but also to heighten your immersion. And if youve shelled out for the hardware, you deserve to
hear the very best the industry has to offer.

The following games are our personal recommendations for you to check out. Weve broken the list down into separate categories, highlighting games that
go above and beyond when it comes to various types of sound. Read on, then,
to learn which games are perfect for testing out a new PS5 headset. Music Tetris Effect: Connected (Image credit: Resonair/Monstars)

Tetris Effect s main selling point is its marriage of music and gameplay. Developer Resonair has referred to its take on the popular puzzler as a complete sensory experience, and thats not without merit. Tetris Effect seamlessly pairs its colorful, abstract visuals and classic block-clearing gameplay with a soundtrack that reacts to every button press.

Tetris Effects OST is nothing short of stunning. Populated by everything from soothing ambiance to pulse-pounding EDM, Tetris Effects soundtrack also has remarkable depth. As the music evolves throughout each level, additional layers of instruments are added to the song. The sounds and visuals intensify until youve cleared a certain amount of lines, and thus completed the level.

We recommend Tetris Effect when trying out a new PS5 headset, if only to test just how many of these instrumental layers your ears will be able to pick up on as a result of your new hardware. Of course, it helps that Tetris Effect
is arguably one of the finest puzzle games ever made. Final Fantasy 14 Online (Image credit: Square Enix)

Its no big secret that Final Fantasy 14 has a stellar soundtrack, but its the settings menu that really makes it stand out from the crowd. At least when it comes to testing a new PS5 headset.

Within Final Fantasy 14s system settings is an option to apply an equalizer
to the games audio. This allows you to add even more depth to the soundtrack by boosting bass, treble, voice, and other aspects of the mix.

All presets are effective given Final Fantasy 14s genre-spanning music. Relaxing piano melodies sit side by side with guitar-driven rock tracks.
Plus, there are plenty of songs that heavily feature vocals. So all in all, youre getting a wonderfully varied soundtrack thats a feast for the ears when wearing a pair of cans. Sound design Demon's Souls (Image credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Bluepoints PS5 remake of Demons Souls , much like the original, reserves its music for boss fights and the Nexus hub area for the most part. Thankfully, the games immaculate sound design picks up the slack, making for one of the most enriching and immersive experiences you could have with a new PS5 headset.

Demons Souls impressively macabre castles, shrines and towers are dripping with audible dread. Flickering flames, demonic shrieks and cacophonous
thunder populate the games chilling soundscape. And much of it is truly hard to appreciate without a PS5 headset thatll hook your ears on every grim detail.

Not only is Demons Souls one of the best PS5 games you can buy, arguably its greatest strength lies in that exceptional sound design. And if youd rather not fork up the cash for the game at full price, its also available to download from the PS Plus Premium subscription service at no extra cost. If youre a subscriber, then, Demons Souls is well worth downloading, if just to be treated to one of the creepiest atmospheres you can soak up on PS5. Gran Turismo 7 (Image credit: Sony Computer Interactive Entertainment)

One hugely important aspect racing sims need to get right is the look, feel and sound of the featured cars. Thankfully, Gran Turismo 7 leads the pack on this front. Whether youre a motorhead or not, the games roaring sound design is a real wonder to take in.

From the humblest hatchbacks to the most bombastic hypercars, Gran Turismo 7 nails the noise of the track with astonishing accuracy. And its all enhanced even further by PS5s excellent on-board 3D Audio support for headsets that amplifies a games audio for a richer, full-bodied soundscape.

Whereas Demons Souls is a perfect sound test for overall immersion, GT7s cars are ideal for testing moment-to-moment sound design thats constantly moving between boisterous engines, screeching tires and chunky gear shifts. Voice Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (Image credit: Ninja Theory)

Hellblade might be the oldest game on the list, but its revolutionary
approach to immersion through voice acting still holds up incredibly well.

Hellblades audio is designed with headphones in mind, and youll need a decent headset if you want to get the most out of this terrifyingly intimate experience. Protagonist Senua suffers from a particularly severe form of psychosis, characterized by a salvo of voices in her head.

Wearing a headset will let you latch onto these voices every word. Some are loud and threatening, others are quiet and calming. All overlap with each other to create a voice-driven soundscape that adds something unique to Hellblades take on horror. This is not to be missed if youre dying to test a new PS5 headset in a particularly unnerving setting. Death Stranding: Director's Cut (Image credit: Kojima Productions)

Death Stranding has strong audio all-round thats best suited to a solid PS5 headset. Its licensed soundtrack has a habit of kicking in at the most opportune moments. And the games sound design does a fantastic job of selling its setting of a post-apocalyptic, desolate America.

But something we especially love about Death Stranding are the powerful vocal performances across the entire cast. Hollywood actors like La Seydoux and
Mads Mikkelsen are both excellent in their roles here, and its undoubtedly Norman Reedus as protagonist Sam Porter Bridges that brings Kojimas post-Konami opus to life.

Youll be hearing Sams gravelly voice a lot over the course of Death
Stranding, both in cutscenes and out in the games massive world. Hell often comment on his current predicament whether thats checking on his baby-jar companion, running from terrifying BTs, or simply taking a break to check on his cargo. When youre all alone in the world, youve got to be vocal in
keeping your own company. After a new PS5 headset? Check out our PS5 Pulse 3D Wireless Headset review



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