We ’re several months beyond the launching of the PlayStation Portal and Sony ’s new suite of Pulse Elite and Pulse Explore headset . They introduced PlayStation Link , but just what is it ? Here are the fundamental principle .
The newPlayStation Portaldebuted as Sony ’s Modern handheld for PS5 remote play , but there was a bit of a catch . The gadget does n’t support Bluetooth and will instead expect headsets which support a unexampled touchstone , PlayStation Link . Two of those headsets are fresh computer peripheral from PlayStation , including thePulse Explorewhich we ’ve fully reviewed . Let us explicate just what this new standard is .
What is PlayStation Link?
PlayStation Link is a new wireless audio standard from Sony . It is designed with low reaction time as a primary goal , along with lossless audio and switching seamlessly between Sony equipment like the PlayStation Portal and PS5 .
PlayStation Link is a new applied science from Sony and , as such , is n’t build - in to antecedently release hardware . This means you require a disjoined PlayStation Link USB hub to use its new headsets with the PS5 ( yes , even , the fresh PS5 Slim models ) , PC and Mac . The USB dongle is included with the new Pulse Explore and Pulse elect headset but , if you ever want a new one , it ’ll cost you £ 19.99 .
The twist that skirt around this is the recently released PlayStation Portal , which sport the engineering science inside , so you may colligate your Pulse Elite or Pulse Explore ( or other yet - to - be - released PlayStation Link - compatible headsets ) directly without the demand for the dongle .
Sony has n’t offered specific details on that low-spirited latency and is yet to reveal the audio quality the PlayStation Link tech can attain . But , here ’s how Sony put it : “ This fresh tech allows the PS5 console , PlayStation Portal , Pulse Explore wireless earbuds , and Pulse elect headset to attain low - latency , lossless sound . ” It adds , “ The sight is to enable players to bounce between devices at rest home , freely swapping between their PS5 and PlayStation Portal to recreate games and bringing their audio machine along for the jump . ”
Sony , middling nervily , suggest buying extra USB adapters for “ added convenience ” as if you plug them powerful into multiple equipment like a PS5 , PC and Mac then you wo n’t even have to move the dongle around when you need to switch machine .
