Sony’s PlayStation earbuds have an audiophile secret that might make them bargain

Sony PS5 earbuds in case, on white background, with the in-case light illuminated

Sony has now unveiled a lot more information about its upcoming PlayStation Pulse Explore wireless earbuds and Pulse Elite wireless headset, which are both geared towards being used with the PS5 and PlayStation Portal handheld, unsurprisingly – though they do have Bluetooth as well. With a price of $199 (about £160 / AU$300) for the earbuds and $149 (about £120 / AU$230) for the headphones, they’ve raised a lot of eyebrows. They look expensive on paper, especially the earbuds.

But reading the announcement, I came to the opposite conclusion. They might be a bargain because of one easily overlooked aspect: the audio driver technology inside.