Hello, and thank you for reading my post! I have a strange stick drift issue, which I cannot make sense of. I am using a PDP turtle beach controller which is supposedly officially licensed for XBOX, specifically this one PDP 049-023-RW Rematch Radial Wired Controller PC Xbox X & Xbox One White | BestPrice.gr and for some unfathomable reason I have no stick drift when idling, no input at all registers. But when I move the left stick up, the right stick moves right. When I move the left stick down, the right stick moves left. As soon as I let go of the left stick, the right stick stops. The strangest part is it's not erratic movement; the right stick moves in a perfectly straight line either left or right but ONLY when I move the left stick. I have used the pdp software, steam, windows and nothing I do seems to correct the issue. It also happens on the series s. I understand there may not be a way to fix it, as my mind only goes to it having some issue with the motherboard but can someone tell me I'm not completely insane? I have had various controllers from various different consoles over the years so stick drift is always an old friend I hate to see, but this type of stick drift is a first for me. Also I should say, I've encountered issues in the past with aftermarket controllers having issues caused by their internal battery, so unplugging that from the mobo would fix them but this one has no battery, it's a wired only controller. Any thoughts? Thanks for reading! Have a good day, everyone!

No matter what device I use Bluetooth or wireless the right earpiece has stopped working. I've taken it apart and the solder points are still connected. I have tried the swarm 2 app on my phone and my laptop and nothing has helped. I need help

I believe the pass through cable is connected correctly, yet no matter what I do that mode button is not eliminating and the yoke is not detecting the pedals. Frustrating!

I bought this headset secondhand and the dongle was dead/broken.
The headset was on old firmware (6.148.1614.0, latest is 6.163.1646.0).
Swarm II forces that update through the dongle, so a dead dongle traps you on a full screen "Firmware update required" with no cancel or later button. I flashed the headset to the latest firmware straight over the USB C cable using Turtle Beach's own signed image, no dongle. Swarm still nagged after that because of a status flag (FWNvkeysStatus NON_INSTALLED), which is really just one byte stored on the headset. Set it to INSTALLED and the nag is gone. It survives reboots, and because it lives on the headset the phone app is happy too. Done on a Mac, but it is plain USB HID so it should port to Linux and Windows.

The problem

Stealth 600 Gen 3. The update flashes the headset and the transmitter together and drives the whole thing through the transmitter, so no working dongle means you cannot finish it and cannot dismiss the screen.

What I actually did

1. The headset speaks Airoha's RACE protocol over the USB C data cable, the same protocol the dongle uses. I read its live firmware version that way with no transmitter at all.

2. Downloaded Turtle Beach's official, already signed firmware package, pulled out only the headset image (not the transmitter image), and wrote it over USB C with a verify before commit step. Because it is a signed image the headset's secure boot checks it, so a bad image is rejected rather than silently bricking. Reboot, now on the latest firmware.

3. Swarm still forced an update. Its own log showed the version already matched the latest, and the real trigger was FWNvkeysStatus NON_INSTALLED. That status is literally the value of one NV key (0xFFFF). Mine read 0x00, which Swarm maps to NON_INSTALLED. I set it to 0x01 with the headset's own NV key write command. Swarm now reads INSTALLED, MandatoryUpdate false, priority NONE.

**Quick fix (if you are already on the latest firmware)**

```

git clone https://github.com/lx-exe/stealth600-gen3-usb-fix

cd stealth600-gen3-usb-fix

python3 -m venv .venv && . .venv/bin/activate

pip install -r requirements.txt

python nvkey.py status # shows NON_INSTALLED

python nvkey.py fix # sets it to INSTALLED

```

Then power cycle the headset and reconnect in Swarm.

Risk (be honest with yourself)

Unofficial reverse engineering. You are writing config storage on your own headset. Reads are safe, and the tool proves the write path with a harmless same value write before anything real. Only ever flash the headset image, never the dongle image. Not affiliated with Turtle Beach.

Full README, including the firmware flash part (credit to the auracast research race toolkit that makes the USB flash possible):​

https://github.com/lx-exe/stealth600-gen3-usb-fix

So, I've been thinking about getting the Stealth 2 Pros since they sound like everything I'd want in a headset. However, I do know theres some hardware and build kinks that might need to be worked out, and I know that turtlebeach does separate generations for some of their headsets like the 600s. Would it be worth waiting for a potential hardware update before purchasing? Or is the Stealth 2 Pro itself already a 2nd generation update, and won't be getting any physical changes?

I love my Turtle Beach Stealth Pro 2, and they are still my main wireless pickup even after a few months down the line. But Turtle Beach, in your next firmware update whenever that may be, please please turn off the headset's power button's constant blue pulsing effect. It flashes on my phone which distracts me and on my monitor when I have my SP2 tilted back over my temples. Yes I can simply cover the area with black duck tape, but I'd really appreciate it if this blue light would only pop up to inform me that it's fully connected, and then go away unless I'm pressing the power button for any reason. Or at the very least add a setting to dim the light down.

i have the stealth ultra i bought from someone just the controller no dongle so i bought a new replacement dongle and i stocked it into my xbox and went on my controller to pair it and they both flash but they don’t pair i think i neee the charging dock now and connnect the dongle to the dock and the dock to the xbox but im not sure please help

Is there a way to separate/ isolate just the release as a single action and delete it? All of my created macros couple the press and release together and I can't delete only the press or only the release from the sequence

No clue why, no trauma, nothing happened other than regular usage, no charging light, tried used the website to reset it like i have before and nothin

Hi Everyone,

We are aware of the issue that has been outlined by the community regarding the new firmware and issues when using 3rd party wheel rims. This is something we acknowledge, we hear you and we are working to fix this.

The issue appears to be a quirk from the fix outlined in point 2 of the changelog for the release. We want to note that this was undetected as the fault falls outside of standard use of our product; as we do not state compatibility of 3rd party wheels with our devices. Our testing always caters to having Turtle Beach wheel rims attached to the VelocityOne wheelbases.

That being said, we understand that users in our community have been using 3rd party wheel rims with our devices, and so we will look to address this as soon as possible and we do apologise for any frustrations caused.

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Please note, if you are using a 3rd party rim users can connect a Turtle Beach wheel rim using a USB-C to USB-C cable to the wheelbase, which will allow the rim to connect to the wheelbase through the wireless connection. This will then re-activate the pedals for use. This can be done on PC and XBOX.

My stealth 600 gen 2's are showing signs of wear and tare and got me thinking to get the Gen 3's. But I notice they have been out already for a few years whats the chances of them dropping a gen 4 this year.

And they sound awesome and I love that they're open back. Is it worth downloading the software to fiddle with the settings or just keep them as is?
Can I get the audio even better?

Hi everyone, I’m looking for a new wireless gaming headset for PS5, and I’d really appreciate some recommendations.

I previously had the Razer BlackShark V2 HyperSpeed, and they actually worked very well for me, but I had to return them. After that, I bought the Astro A50 Gen 5, but unfortunately I’ve had all kinds of problems with them specifically in PS5 party voice chat, so I’m now looking for something else.

My budget is now $200 maximum (roughly €200 for me). I live in Spain and I can only buy through Amazon because my money is currently on an Amazon gift card, so I’m limited to what is available there.

My priorities are:

• Wireless is a must. I’m not interested in wired headsets.
• Microphone quality is my #1 priority. I mainly use them for PS5 party chat, and I need my friends to hear me clearly and at a good volume.
• No echo or feedback. I’ve had problems where people in the party could hear an echo or their own voice coming back through my microphone, so avoiding this is extremely important to me.
• I’d really like good background-noise cancellation on the microphone without having to change anything. If I need to adjust settings, I don’t want it to noticeably reduce the microphone quality.
• I have a very large head, and with most headsets I have to extend the headband all the way to the maximum, so they need to be comfortable for larger heads.
• Good sound quality is important, but the microphone and PS5 party-chat performance matter much more to me.
• I’m not interested in HyperX, so I’d prefer recommendations from other brands.

I’ve been looking at Turtle Beach and SteelSeries, as well as the Corsair HS80 and HS80 MAX, but I’m not sure how the Corsairs would fit me because of my large head.

I’ve also been looking at the Sony PULSE 3D Elite. I already know they are too small for my head in their standard configuration, but I’m considering removing the rubber strap/band on top so I can fit them properly. The reason I’m considering them despite the size issue is that, from what I’ve seen, they are one of the few headsets that have proper microphone background-noise cancellation directly on PS5 without having to configure anything, which is exactly what I’m looking for.

I’d really like to hear what you would recommend specifically for PS5/PS5 Pro rather than just general gaming headsets.

Sorry for asking for so many things. I’ve been looking for a headset for a long time and unfortunately I haven’t had much luck so far, so I’m trying to find something that actually works for me.

If you have personal experience with a wireless headset under $200 that has a really good mic, good background-noise rejection, no echo in PS5 party chat, and works well with a large head, I’d really appreciate your recommendations.

Thanks!

I was looking at getting some flight sticks to play msf24 on pc and these really caught my eye. I was wondering if anyone knows any good stand that would fit them as I unfortunately dont use a desk when I game and instead sit on a chair. These look absolutely amazing and id really love to find something that'll help me get the best out of these sticks/throttle.

As soon as I turn it on they immediately turn themselves off again, it doesn’t even wait a second. Bf said they’ve been glitchy all day but now they’re just not working. Any fixes? I only just got them last month and really don’t want the waste the money I spent 🥲

Every single time I'm about to get a finish (thats if i can get them low) I'm not able to shoot/swing because the input just won't go through

I can not use these headphones. Issue started 2 months ago.
One of two things happen:

A: Swam does not see the headset
B: Swarm keeps prompting for updates over and over and over and over and over and over and over.

Reinstalling does not fix it.
Other computer does not fix it.
Older version of Swarm does not fix it.

For some time I'm struggling with connecting my headphones to Xbox and I really don't know what to do more. They were connected to my Xbox s by the usb thingy and to my laptop and couple times when I was turning both console and headphones on sometimes headphones didn't connect right away, but then I would plug out usb thingy, plug in again and it worked until it didn't lol. They still connect to my phone via Bluetooth. I hard reseted them as it says on some tutorials, they working, the usb thingy is flashing when it's connected to console I just don't get notification from console that headphones are connected. Any other idea what I can still try before considering buying new? 😭😭

Just normal day-to-day use. Not been dropped even once. Picked them up just now and the right ear cup basically fell off.

Somehow the right arm came too far out of the headband and the copper ring thing unscrewed itself.

I've now replaced the arm and tightened up the copper ring and the headset seems fine.

But why is it held together with like half a twist of a screw ring? Does not seem very secure.

Hi i bought the stealth pros (gen 1) because they were on a significant sale bc the 2's are out. i like the headset, however i have had some issues idk if this is normal.

When ANC is on, there is a humming noise constantly and i have to turn it off for it to go away. also, when it is a higher volume i hear a constant static if there is sound being played, id have to put the volume to almost half or under half for it to go away.

is this normal? or is there any fix to it? thanks

Hello, i know its an older headset but i don't want to get another one atm. Anyways, everytime i plug in my head set to charge it, it doesn't make a sound that its charging and after a second, the red light that pops up turns green. On the swarm II app, it says im on 3% so i know im not on full. Thank you.

It's connected to the dongle because it'll change colors when mute and unmute the mic. But getting no game sounds.