Wired gaming headsets under $100 (2026)

Every headset here connects with a cable, has nothing to charge, and sold for under $100 on its maker's own US store on October 20, 2026. Each value is what the maker states on the linked page; "Not stated" means its page doesn't say. We don't show prices: they change, so check the current price before you buy.

A wired headset is the simple choice for a console: nothing to charge, nothing to pair, and on the five with a 3.5 mm plug, the cable goes into the controller. Every wired headset we catalogued sold for under $100 on its maker's store, and these six cover the main differences between them: which platforms the maker lists, the mic style and whether the maker names a surround feature.

Four of the six list all four platforms: the Astro A10 Gen 2 (Logitech's Xbox edition, which Logitech lists for Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, PC and Mac), the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1, the Logitech G335 and the HyperX Cloud II. SteelSeries says the Nova 1's 3.5 mm jack hooks up to any platform, and Logitech says the G335 works with Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and most PCs through its 3.5 mm jack. The Turtle Beach Recon 70 lists Xbox, PlayStation, PC and mobile but not the Switch, and the HyperX Cloud Stinger 3 lists PC, PS5, Switch, Mac and mobile but not Xbox.

Four of the six have a flip-to-mute mic: you flip the boom up and it mutes. The SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1 has a fully retractable mic, and the HyperX Cloud II a detachable one.

• If you own an Xbox and a Switch → the Astro A10 Gen 2, the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1, the Logitech G335 or the HyperX Cloud II, the four whose makers list both.
• If you want surround options on several platforms → the Turtle Beach Recon 70, which Turtle Beach says is optimized for Windows Sonic, Dolby Atmos, DTS Headphone:X and Sony 3D Audio for PS5.
• If you carry the headset around → the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1, whose mic retracts fully, or the HyperX Cloud II, whose mic comes off.
• If you mute and unmute a lot → one of the four flip-to-mute models: the Recon 70, the A10 Gen 2, the Cloud Stinger 3 or the G335.
• If you play on PS5 and a docked Switch and never on Xbox → the HyperX Cloud Stinger 3, which HyperX lists for PC, PS5 and Switch in dock mode.

Surround claims vary a lot at this budget. Turtle Beach names four surround technologies for the Recon 70, HyperX names virtual 7.1 surround for the Cloud II, and SteelSeries names 360° Spatial Audio for the Nova 1. Logitech's pages for the G335 and the A10 Gen 2 and HyperX's page for the Cloud Stinger 3 don't mention a surround feature, so we show "Not stated" for them.

Platform lists are not all the same either. The Cloud Stinger 3 is HyperX's PC edition; HyperX doesn't list Xbox for it, and it notes that the Switch works in dock mode. The Recon 70 doesn't list the Switch.

The HyperX Cloud II is the one here with a USB audio control box in the box.

Four more wired headsets in our catalogue also sold for under $100 on their maker's store and are in the finder: the Razer BlackShark V2 X (Xbox, PlayStation and PC, 7.1 surround on Windows), the Razer Kraken V4 X (USB, PC, PlayStation and Switch in docked mode, retractable mic), the Corsair HS55 STEREO (Xbox, PlayStation and PC, flip-to-mute mic, no surround) and the HyperX Cloud Stinger 2 Core for PlayStation (PS5 and PS4 only).

See every wired gaming headset under $100, or narrow it to wired headsets for Xbox or wired headsets for Nintendo Switch. If you'd rather go wireless, see wireless gaming headsets for Xbox and wireless headsets with 50 hours or more of battery. The gaming headset buying guide explains platform editions and mic styles.

All 10 wired headsets among the 25 gaming headsets we catalogued (as of October 20, 2026) sold for under $100 on their maker's store. We picked six that differ in platforms, mic style and surround support; the other four are in the finder. Picks are ordered by the price on the maker's own US store, from low to high; the order is not a ranking.

Written with AI assistance from manufacturer specifications; reviewed and approved by the site owner. We don't test products hands-on. How we choose

Sources (manufacturer pages, checked October 20, 2026):

• Turtle Beach Recon 70
• Logitech G Astro A10 Gen 2
• HyperX Cloud Stinger 3
• SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1
• Logitech G335
• HyperX Cloud II
• Razer BlackShark V2 X
• Razer Kraken V4 X
• Corsair HS55 STEREO
• HyperX Cloud Stinger 2 Core for PlayStation