
The construction is a steel frame with plastic coverings. Still, for many users, you’ll find that small to mid-sized ears can fit into the fairly spacious ear cups. The Arctis &P+ uses an on-ear headphone design. You do get a USB-C to USB-A adapter in the package, and this can be used with the wireless receiver dongle to connect to your computer, or with the charging cable to use it with whatever plug you have handy. This is all done through the included USB-C charging cable, although you’re not provided with a power plug. You can also get a lightning-quick charge that will give you three hours’ worth of playing time with just 15 minutes plugged in. The headset takes about 150 minutes or 2.5 hours to fully charge from flat. Usually, you get less than what they advertise – not more! But, this headset surprisingly lasts longer than that, sometimes over 40 hours, still with decent volume for gaming. However, this is under certain set volume levels. The manufacturer says the battery will last for 30+ hours of gameplay. The Arctis 7P+ has to have a respectable battery life to make it competitive in today’s market. Therefore, it’s one of the most versatile and compatible gaming headsets on the market. It also comes with an analog audio cable (3.5mm or 1/8”) that you can plug into an Xbox as well, though the performance will be a bit sub-par. However, it’s also fully compatible with PS4, Nintendo Switch, Oculus Quest 2 (VR console), PC, Mac, and Android. This specifically designed gaming headset for the Sony PlayStation 5, where it is compatible with that console’s Tempest #d audio.


This is a wireless headset, using 2.4 GHz radio transmission to a USB dongle that you can plug into all sorts of gaming platforms. The numbers can be confusing (there’s also an Arctis 7, 7+, 7X, and 7X+), but the 2021 7P+ headset is an upgrade for the older 7P model with an improved battery length. The Arctis 7P+ is one of the mid-range headset models from SteelSeries.
