Best PS4 Accessories
When it comes to enhancing your gaming experience, it’s important to choose the right products for your console. The right headset can turn any game into an intense experience. Accessories like the PlayStation Camera and PSVR allow you to travel to virtual worlds and truly become your character. Things like compact chargers and carrying cases can just make your life a little easier.
PlayStation Camera
Best PS4 accessory overall
Sony’s own PlayStation Camera has managed to avoid the fate of competing consoles’ cameras by cleverly using the device for its games and apps. With a PlayStation Camera set up, you and your family can sign into the system with facial recognition, and whenever you want to stream your games on Twitch, you have a built-in facecam and microphone. Certain games also make use of the device as a gameplay mechanic, and it’s required for use with the PlayStation VR headset.
PlayStation VR Aim Controller
Best accessory for PS4 VR shooters
Many PSVR games make use of the Move controllers, which were carried over from the PS3. The PlayStation VR Aim Controller is an alternative that can take the authenticity of your favorite shooter games to the next level. Shaped like a gun and containing all the buttons you’ll need — as well as a Move light at the tip — the PlayStation VR Aim controller is the definitive way to play games like Farpoint and Firewall: Zero Hour. It removes yet another layer of clunky un-intuitive hardware in your virtual reality experience, making you feel like you’re even more immersed in virtual worlds.
Seagate 2TB Game Drive for PS4
Best external hard drive for PS4
Even if you purchase a newer PlayStation 4 with a 1TB hard drive, huge game file sizes mean it will be completely filled up in almost no time. Luckily, the system supports external hard drives that use USB 3.0, and can support up to 8TB. The Seagate 2TB Game Drive for PS4 is designed specifically for the system, and its storage capacity is added onto what you have on internal storage, giving you plenty of extra space for those content updates and free PlayStation Plus games each month.
PowerA DualShock 4 Charging Station
Best PS4 accessory for charging
By default, the only way to charge your PS4 controller is to use a micro USB cable and plug it directly into the system. This is fine while you’re actually playing games, but it requires you to leave your console in rest mode instead of turning it off completely. With the PowerA DualShock 4 Charging Station, you can just drop your controller on top, and it will fully charge it before powering off. You can even charge two controllers at the same time, and it’s small enough to fit almost anywhere in your game room.
USA Gear Console Carrying Case
Best PS4 accessory for travel
Though not the PlayStation 4 isn’t a portable console like the Nintendo Switch or Sony’s own Vita, there will come times when you want to take your system with you on the road or to a friend’s place. The USA Gear Console Carrying Case has everything you need to do so, with a reinforced shell and customizable compartments to hold all the accessories you need to pack with the system. It fits all current PlayStation 4 models, and it even comes with a security strap so your system doesn’t jostle around as it’s being transported.
Turtle Beach Recon 200
Best PS4 gaming headset
To get the most out of your gaming experiences, you need to have a headset that can keep up with the action, and the Turtle Beach Recon 200 delivers the goods. Also compatible with Xbox One, Switch, PC, and mobile, the Recon 200 includes microphone monitoring, and the bass it’s capable of producing is impressive despite having 40mm speakers. It makes the headset an excellent choice for intense multiplayer shooters, and if you don’t need to use the microphone, you can simply flip it up to automatically mute it.
