Sony Wearable Wireless Speaker w/ Reactive Vibration (Open Box)

If you have a Playstation 5, you know how well the console handles its audio experience. 3D audio is really something and goes a long way to providing an immersive sound experience. Just one problem: It works best with headphones, but sometimes, headphones don't work for me. For one thing, I find they can become uncomfortable when worn longer than a couple hours. For another, I'm an inveterate multitasker. When I play a video game, I usually want to watch the news, a YouTube video or even a movie or TV show at the same time. Headphones obviously don't work for that, since they isolate you from any other sounds in the room. These wearable speakers are the perfect solution. I simply plug them directly into the Dualsense controller for the full 3D audio experience, but I can still hear audio from whatever I have playing simultaneously. What's more, they're great for the social aspects of gaming. My friend and I enjoy using the PS5's picture-in-picture feature to watch each other's gameplay and chat as we play games. But unless you're using a headset, voices can be difficult to hear, especially when played through the Dualsense's mediocre controller speaker. This wearable speaker makes communication much easier, although keep in mind the device lacks a microphone. That's not a problem for me since the Dualsense has a mic built in. What REALLY sets this over the top as an amazing video game accessory is the vibration function. The Dualsense is already rightly lauded for its excellent haptics that replicate in-game sensations. Working in tandem with the controller, this wearable speaker makes haptics/vibration a full-body experience. It's working off cues from the audio and not a programmed experience like the Dualsense, granted, but it's so effective, one might be forgiven for thinking games were designed with it in mind. When I was checking out professional reviews for this product, several writers wondered who exactly this was made for. Well, as a very particular person with very specific annoyances I wanted to fix, it's certainly made for me. If you need a wearable speaker with the flexibility of Bluetooth and a built-in mic, this isn't the model for you. But if anything I've mentioned above sounds intriguing, this may indeed be worth a try.