• LordArtoria@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    When I first got a PS4 and tried to connect my headset to it I was told of was unsupported. After doing some digging I found that the only supported bluetooth headsets were specifically the ones that were branded as PlayStation. This wasn’t the case with the PS3, it was just a decision Sony made in order to sell their overpriced headsets.

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      10 months ago

      I have a headset on my PS5 that isn’t from Sony. Just get a Bluetooth dongle. Damn, people in this thread are drowning in a glass of water.

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        10 months ago

        The PS5 already have Bluetooth capabilities that are limited artificially by Sony.

        The sole reason for that is greed. It is dumb as hell that you need a Bluetooth dongle on a machine that has Bluetooth in order to use a Bluetooth headset of your choice.

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          I know, but a dongle is very cheap and most good headsets come with dongles. It’s not super big deal. I understand it isn’t ethical but I just don’t see this preventing anyone from buying another headset they actually like.

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      10 months ago

      Bluetooth has an audio delay that is detrimental to games. You can buy a dongle and use other headsets as well. There’s nothing nefarious here:

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      10 months ago

      I had similar, my Bluetooth headphones that I’d been using with the PS3 didn’t work on my PS4, but I think the reason given was that they didn’t support Bluetooth encryption standards or something.

      Like bro, I do not care if someone eavesdrops the audio of my Kingdom Hearts session - just give me the choice

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        I don’t know enough about this really to speak on it, but I think if there was a problem with encryption, a person could spoof a connection to your device and get your passwords or other data maybe. There was a big data leak a few years ago from someone getting into a network through a smart fridge or similar device because of weak security standards.