Turtle Beach Battle Buds review – The best-value Nintendo Switch headset around
TURTLE BEACH make some great gaming headsets, but until now they’ve all been chunky cans best suited for gaming at home with your rig.
The Battle Buds throw that design out the window – they’re a pair of little in-ear headphones that you can plug a little boom microphone into when you need it.
As you’d expect from Turtle Beach, they provide more bang for your buck than you get from almost anyone else.
They sound better than any pair of £25 ear buds have the right to whether you’re listening to music, playing game, chatting with friends or any mix of the three.
- Turtle Beach Battle Buds, £25.99 from GAME – buy it now
It’s not the bassiest and most booming sound you’ve ever heard, but it’s clear, crisp and more than good enough for any game you’re likely to be chatting over.
They plug in with a normal 3.5mm jack, so are a perfect for for the Switch or mobile gaming (unless you’re using an iPhone).
They’ll do a job when you’re using your phone too, as well as anything else with a regular headphone socket.
That means they work with PS4 too – if you want to have your game sounds running through the TV but chat through your headset, these really are perfect.
The chat comes through nice and clearly, whether you’re using in-game chat or chatting over Discord.
One place they don’t really work is Xbox Live, though.
While other games and platforms have no problem with the Buds, using them plugged into your Xbox One results in nasty, echoey sound that’s just not workable.
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The Battle Buds come with a little travel pouch too, meaning you can just wind them up and stick them in your bag or Switch carry case and be on your way.
The boom mic plugs into a socket on the left-hand bud, and is a must when you’re trying to game – the in-line mic that is on the wired remote control doesn’t really do the job when your hands are busy gaming.
It is serviceable for calls if you can hold it up, though.
★★★★☆ – Turtle Beach Battle Buds deliver bang for your buck as the best value on-the-go headset around
- Turtle Beach Battle Buds, £25.99 from GAME – buy it now