SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3P Wireless Playstation Gaming Headset - Aqua / 40mm Neodymium Drivers / 360° Spatial Audio / 30-Hour Battery Life / USB-C Dongle for Multi-Platform Use / Noise-Cancelling Mic / PS5/PS4, PC, Mac, Switch, Mobile, Meta Quest / 61688 + FREE DELIVERY !

The SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3P wireless gaming headset in aqua uses neodymium drivers tuned for PlayStation gaming, with a fit built for long sessions without pressure points. It runs on reliable 2.4GHz wireless or quick-switch Bluetooth, and the detachable microphone gives studio-quality clarity for team chat and streaming. Fast charging turns 15 minutes into up to 9 hours of play.

The companion app lets you build and switch sound profiles from your phone, including presets for titles like Call of Duty and Fortnite. Those presets lift the sounds that decide fights, footsteps and in-game effects, so the headset can be tuned for competitive awareness rather than left on a single flat profile.

The Nova 3P carries 360 degree spatial audio, which places sound around you rather than only left and right. In a shooter that is the difference between hearing a player and knowing where they are, and it is the feature that turns the 40mm neodymium drivers into positional information instead of raw volume.

A full charge gives the Arctis Nova 3P 30 hours of battery life, which covers a week of evening sessions before it needs the cable again. Pairing that with fast charging means the headset is rarely the reason a session stops, since a short top-up between matches adds hours rather than minutes.

This is the aqua colourway of the Nova 3P, the PlayStation-focused version of the headset. SteelSeries designed the model around immersive PlayStation gaming rather than adapting a PC headset afterwards, and the finish is chosen to sit alongside a console setup instead of standing out against it.

Comfort on the Nova 3P is about pressure rather than padding alone: it is built so long hours of use do not leave the clamping force pressing on the same points. That is what decides whether a headset makes it through a full evening or comes off between matches, and it is designed for the former.

The Nova 3P covers PS5 and PS4, PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, mobile and Meta Quest, which is a wider list than most console-branded headsets manage. One headset covering that range means the same audio profile follows you between a console, a desk and a headset rather than needing a second pair.

The microphone is noise-cancelling and fully detachable, so it delivers studio-quality clarity for team chat and streaming and then comes off entirely when you switch to music. Removing it rather than folding it away leaves a clean headset for commuting, which is the practical reason to prefer a detachable boom.

The two connections carry their own profiles. 2.4GHz wireless is optimised for sharper in-game sounds such as footsteps, while Bluetooth automatically activates your music preset. That means the tuning follows what you are doing without a menu, so you are not listening to a footstep-boosted EQ on a playlist.

Optimised fast charging turns a 15-minute connection into up to 9 hours of uninterrupted wireless use. That ratio is what keeps a flat headset from ending a session: plug it in while a match loads or a game patches, and it comes back with more playtime than most evenings need.

Neodymium magnetic drivers give the Nova 3P rich bass, clear mids and crisp highs, which is the balance that lets one headset handle both a game and a playlist. Detail across the whole range matters in gaming as much as music, since quiet cues sit in the mids where a bass-heavy tuning would bury them.

The wireless adapter is a compact L-shaped USB-C dongle, which connects to PlayStation, Switch, PC and more without setup. The L shape is the useful part: it keeps the adapter tight against the console or laptop so the ports beside it stay accessible instead of being blocked by a protruding stick.

High-speed USB-C compatibility means the Nova 3P connects instantly to PlayStation, PC, Switch, handhelds and mobile devices through the same adapter. Moving between a console and a handheld becomes a matter of moving the dongle rather than repairing the headset, which is what makes a multi-device setup practical day to day.

A single button switches between 2.4GHz gaming mode and Bluetooth 5.3, and your presets stay ready on both sides. That means taking a call or starting a playlist does not drop the gaming connection, and returning to the game is one press rather than a full pairing routine.

The ClearCast Gen 2 microphone is high bandwidth, capturing at 32KHz and 16-bit for clear team communication rather than compressed chat audio. The headset itself weighs only 260g and uses a durable dual-hinge design, so it stays comfortable across a long session while keeping the strength to survive being handled daily.