Then again, maybe gaming earbuds were just waiting for their moment.

A good starting point would be how exactly these are, in fact,gamingearbuds.

Wired earbuds are one solution, albeit with the defining advantage of modern earbuds removed.

The SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds gaming earbuds in their charging case.

Another, the one posited by gaming earbuds, is to use something other than Bluetooth.

And the mutually agreed-upon alternative, it seems, is a 2.4GHz radio connection.

2.4GHz isnt just better for latency either.

The SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds on a table.

Again, this wont be particularly astonishing if you already own any 2.4GHz wireless peripherals for your desktop.

…No, not really.

Battery life is a concern too.

The SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds gaming earbuds next to Sennheiser’s Momentum True Wireless 2 buds.

The SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds' 2.4GHz receiver plugged into a Steam Deck’s USB-C port.

A single SteelSeries Arctis GameBud being held up between fingers.

The SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds sat on top of a Steam Deck OLED.