Optimal PS5 compatibility requires user to change settings on Sony PS5 – disable Sony 3D Audio and then increase default volume to 100%
The clear cast mic is the best mic in gaming, delivering studio-quality voice clarity and background noise cancellation
The S1 speaker drivers are engineered to produce a detailed, balanced soundscape with ultra-low distortion, for your games, music, movies and more
The exclusive Skin goggle suspension headband perfectly contours across your entire head, comfortably distributing the Weight and eliminating pressure points
Constructed with strong, ultra-lightweight materials for maximum comfort and durability
Product Dimensions
9.84 x 2.76 x 9.84 inches
Item Weight
11 ounces
Item model number
61511
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer
No
Date First Available
September 18, 2018
Manufacturer
SteelSeries
13 reviews for SteelSeries Arctis 3 Console – Stereo Wired Gaming Headset for PlayStation 5 / 4, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, VR, Android and iOS – Black
Rated 5 out of 5
Michelle Lucado –
Never dabbled into steelSeries product’s, but decided to give these a try. I initially bought these with the intent as a back-up headset if my astros were to eventually die out. Plugged the steelseries headset in and my lord these things are LOUD. essentially blasted out my eardrums and made an ear doctor appointment without hesitation because i am now deaf. Extremely comfortable for my huge cranium, and it seems they expand the longer you wear them for extra comfort. 10/10 would recommend!
Rated 5 out of 5
AnnieMoss (Jen) –
I’ve owned StealSeries wired headsets for PC since 2018. My husband uses one too since 2020 for working from home. Our family has owned and used 3 of this console one since 2021. One used by a 9 year old boy, a second unit used by an 10 year old boy, and the third used by myself when not using the PC at my desk. Before the SteelSeries console headsets my boys would be going through other branded headsets (in the same price range) every 6 months; the other brands mics would break or cords stopped working, you name it it would happen shortly after they started using other brand headsets. We travel with these, we walk around the house with them, we use the SteelSeries headsets most of the day hours at a time. My kids haven’t changed their use habits from using other branded headsets to using StealSeries, and yet the StealSeries console headsets have lasted 3-times as long as others! Hmmm! My kids, or myself, don’t have complaints wearing SteelSeries or using the mics. The sound isn’t a worry either. From a whole gaming family to anyone… I whole heartedly recommend this headset! For us, it’s been a great experience.
Rated 2 out of 5
Lore –
El audio no es lo que esperaba. Tiene mucho bass. Cuando hay mucho ruido (en un juego como Apex legends), “se pierde”; no logras identificar con precisión de dónde viene el enemigo. Al traer puesto el headset después de un rato, es incómodo. Tiene forma rara, siempre me lo ando acomodando (puesto que la presión está en la parte delantera). Hay veces que muevo el headset y se escucha crujidos (se siente frágil y delgado el plástico con el que está hecho). Únicamente me quedo con el headset porque realizar un reembolso es mucho trabajo. No compraré más Steelseries.
Rated 4 out of 5
Johnie Holley –
The shipping was a little slow but that could’ve been due to backed up order cause of the holidays. Comfort is very good, fits well even on my big ears. Mic quality isn’t anything crazy but it is very solid. I would recommend this to someone who doesn’t wanna spend very much money on a good pair of headphones. The only real drawback is the sound quality, it doesn’t get as loud as I would like it too and there’s not much bass, otherwise very nice. Solid 8/10
Rated 4 out of 5
stephen s. –
Good length of wire.
Rated 5 out of 5
Francisco Rivera –
Escribo esta reseña sin tener ninguna experiencia en audifonos gaming. Me decidí por ellos porque estaban en oferta para PS5 y son mis primeros audífonos. El material es excelente, de muy buena calidad, se ajustan perfectamente a la cabeza y se pueden modificar de acuerdo a tu tamaño, los cascos cubren completamente la oreja y tengan en cuenta que mis orejas son bastante grandes. El sonido es muy bueno, se nota bastante el 3D audio y se escuchan bastante fuerte y nitidos, no se escucha nada del exterior cuando los traes puestos. Los he tenido hasta por 3 horas seguidas y no me causaron dolor de cabeza ni sudoracion en las orejas. Tiene un botón a un lado para mutear tu audio asi como para ajustar el volumen, el microfono retractil me fascinó, es muy bueno y se nota que el material es de calidad. En resumen yo les doy un 10, quedé muy satisfecho y los recomiendo ampliamente.
Rated 4 out of 5
Nicolas Moreno –
I love this headphones as they are not very flamboyant, white ones look sooo clean, audio is decent, they are comfortable and even they are made of plastic doesn’t feel to cheap. A con i found is the removable cable is not usb c, not even micro usb.
Rated 1 out of 5
Dave Walters –
After a month of use one speaker stopped working. Definitely expected much better.
Rated 4 out of 5
cawfee –
I wouldn’t pay full price for this headset just because the quality of the sound could be better, but it’s honestly not bad. It’s just if you’re very picky about sound quality then you’re probably going to be slightly disappointed by this headset. I will say though that it’s pretty decent because it’s super comfortable and light, and I like the retractable mic feature. I heard that my voice through the mic sounds really clear and decent, so that’s a plus as well.
Rated 5 out of 5
Evan –
To me, this headset does the job very well, it’s covers my entire ear, and it even fits on my vr system. If your like me and stuck on a razor or Logitech headset, I’d definitely make the switch, 10/10 for the price.
Rated 5 out of 5
David Valdez-Lazo –
I have been using these headphones for up to 8 hours a day, 5 days a week for work and they are very comfortable and sound great. The ear cushions are large and fully enclosed my ears, the strap above is adjustable and stretchy so it doesn’t leave a dent in my hair and my favorite part is that the microphone is tucked away inside the left earpiece so it is never in the way and they look like regular headphones. For a pair of headphones to rarely chat in but mainly work and game, these are amazing and are a steal if they go on sale!
Rated 5 out of 5
Carter Pershing –
I’ve purchased several of these over the years, for gifts and personal use. Recently purchased this pair as a backup to another pair that’s starting to show age, and realized I bought the wrong ones. The pair I have, has a little dial on my desk, this has a 3.5mm jack, not a USB like I currently have. Whatever, my fault, cord should still work from old->new, same hole design. 5 star headphones, do recommend.
Michelle Lucado –
Never dabbled into steelSeries product’s, but decided to give these a try. I initially bought these with the intent as a back-up headset if my astros were to eventually die out. Plugged the steelseries headset in and my lord these things are LOUD. essentially blasted out my eardrums and made an ear doctor appointment without hesitation because i am now deaf. Extremely comfortable for my huge cranium, and it seems they expand the longer you wear them for extra comfort. 10/10 would recommend!
AnnieMoss (Jen) –
I’ve owned StealSeries wired headsets for PC since 2018. My husband uses one too since 2020 for working from home.
Our family has owned and used 3 of this console one since 2021. One used by a 9 year old boy, a second unit used by an 10 year old boy, and the third used by myself when not using the PC at my desk.
Before the SteelSeries console headsets my boys would be going through other branded headsets (in the same price range) every 6 months; the other brands mics would break or cords stopped working, you name it it would happen shortly after they started using other brand headsets.
We travel with these, we walk around the house with them, we use the SteelSeries headsets most of the day hours at a time.
My kids haven’t changed their use habits from using other branded headsets to using StealSeries, and yet the StealSeries console headsets have lasted 3-times as long as others! Hmmm!
My kids, or myself, don’t have complaints wearing SteelSeries or using the mics. The sound isn’t a worry either.
From a whole gaming family to anyone… I whole heartedly recommend this headset! For us, it’s been a great experience.
Lore –
El audio no es lo que esperaba. Tiene mucho bass. Cuando hay mucho ruido (en un juego como Apex legends), “se pierde”; no logras identificar con precisión de dónde viene el enemigo. Al traer puesto el headset después de un rato, es incómodo. Tiene forma rara, siempre me lo ando acomodando (puesto que la presión está en la parte delantera). Hay veces que muevo el headset y se escucha crujidos (se siente frágil y delgado el plástico con el que está hecho). Únicamente me quedo con el headset porque realizar un reembolso es mucho trabajo. No compraré más Steelseries.
Johnie Holley –
The shipping was a little slow but that could’ve been due to backed up order cause of the holidays. Comfort is very good, fits well even on my big ears. Mic quality isn’t anything crazy but it is very solid. I would recommend this to someone who doesn’t wanna spend very much money on a good pair of headphones. The only real drawback is the sound quality, it doesn’t get as loud as I would like it too and there’s not much bass, otherwise very nice. Solid 8/10
stephen s. –
Good length of wire.
Francisco Rivera –
Escribo esta reseña sin tener ninguna experiencia en audifonos gaming.
Me decidí por ellos porque estaban en oferta para PS5 y son mis primeros audífonos. El material es excelente, de muy buena calidad, se ajustan perfectamente a la cabeza y se pueden modificar de acuerdo a tu tamaño, los cascos cubren completamente la oreja y tengan en cuenta que mis orejas son bastante grandes. El sonido es muy bueno, se nota bastante el 3D audio y se escuchan bastante fuerte y nitidos, no se escucha nada del exterior cuando los traes puestos. Los he tenido hasta por 3 horas seguidas y no me causaron dolor de cabeza ni sudoracion en las orejas. Tiene un botón a un lado para mutear tu audio asi como para ajustar el volumen, el microfono retractil me fascinó, es muy bueno y se nota que el material es de calidad. En resumen yo les doy un 10, quedé muy satisfecho y los recomiendo ampliamente.
Nicolas Moreno –
I love this headphones as they are not very flamboyant, white ones look sooo clean, audio is decent, they are comfortable and even they are made of plastic doesn’t feel to cheap. A con i found is the removable cable is not usb c, not even micro usb.
Dave Walters –
After a month of use one speaker stopped working. Definitely expected much better.
cawfee –
I wouldn’t pay full price for this headset just because the quality of the sound could be better, but it’s honestly not bad. It’s just if you’re very picky about sound quality then you’re probably going to be slightly disappointed by this headset. I will say though that it’s pretty decent because it’s super comfortable and light, and I like the retractable mic feature. I heard that my voice through the mic sounds really clear and decent, so that’s a plus as well.
Evan –
To me, this headset does the job very well, it’s covers my entire ear, and it even fits on my vr system. If your like me and stuck on a razor or Logitech headset, I’d definitely make the switch, 10/10 for the price.
David Valdez-Lazo –
I have been using these headphones for up to 8 hours a day, 5 days a week for work and they are very comfortable and sound great. The ear cushions are large and fully enclosed my ears, the strap above is adjustable and stretchy so it doesn’t leave a dent in my hair and my favorite part is that the microphone is tucked away inside the left earpiece so it is never in the way and they look like regular headphones. For a pair of headphones to rarely chat in but mainly work and game, these are amazing and are a steal if they go on sale!
Carter Pershing –
I’ve purchased several of these over the years, for gifts and personal use. Recently purchased this pair as a backup to another pair that’s starting to show age, and realized I bought the wrong ones. The pair I have, has a little dial on my desk, this has a 3.5mm jack, not a USB like I currently have. Whatever, my fault, cord should still work from old->new, same hole design. 5 star headphones, do recommend.
Rana Rafique –
Doing good