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First things first, the packaging is not too bad. It comes with the splitter for PC use, which is fairly important. The headset also comes with a nice carrying case, but since the headphones do not fold, it is not very travel friendly. Upon opening the box, the first thing you'll notice is a ONE TIME USE CODE for the 7.1 surround sound software. I read another review that said the software sucks, but I thought to myself, "Who uses the software for a basic mic anyway?" I went ahead to install the software and found out exactly what the other reviewer meant. The sound stuttered no matter what I did, no matter what application I was using. In fact, it rendered the sound useless as if I was lagging. I'm on a Ryzen 3950x with a RTX 2080ti with 64GB RAM, and nothing ever lags on this system. I tried to troubleshoot it a few times, but the only way to fix the sound was to uninstall the software. Before uninstalling, I restarted the computer to see if it makes a difference - nope. Restarted the computer, and found that I was no longer able to reinstall the software. So I went ahead and played Destiny 2 with this headset, and found that this headset literally has no bass. It might be great for hearing footsteps at max volume, which surprisingly, was not very loud. The mic sounds tinny and muffled, as per my game mates, and worst of all, these ear pads are EXTREMELY hot. The way that the headphones seal to provide noise cancellation, which can't filter out the fans in my background, leaves your ears extremely hot after even just a few minutes of gaming. I have tested a bunch of $30-50 gaming headsets, and I'm honestly not sure if this would be a great purchase for real gamers.