Sony has revealed that it's collaborating with everyone's favorite virtual diva, Hatsune Miku, for a set of limited edition earbuds. The $249.99 Sony LinkBuds Fit are equipped with 8.4 mm-sized audio drivers and filled with features from advanced noise cancelling to an up to 5.5-hour battery life.
Sadly, unlike the best gaming earbuds, there's no 2.4GHz wireless support to be found with this limited edition release. Instead, these buds rely purely on Bluetooth, so if you were hoping these could pair perfectly with your PS5 for future evenings playing through Miku's best songs on Project DIVA Future Tone, you'll have to look elsewhere.
These buds are not up to the task of pairing with the best PS5 games, including all the Project Diva releases I've bought over the years. Sony's current-gen console doesn't come with built-in Bluetooth support, so I'd need an adapter to get these working. Instead, the LinkBuds Fit are aimed towards general music listening, which makes sense, as Hatsune Miku has a massive backlog of catchy tunes.
However, as 2025 brought us official releases like the Asus x TUF Gaming Collection, which included the Gen II Hatsune Miku Edition Headset, and later the ATH-M50xSTS-USB Miku headset by Audio Technica, I was hoping these buds would at least have some 2.4GHz wireless support at hand. Not every pair of buds has to be designed for gaming, of course, and I have my trusty SteelSeries Game Buds to use in the meantime. But I won't pretend that my hype as a big Vocaloid fan was quickly squandered when I realized these almost $300 buds are purely for listening to music on the go.
The disappointment continues from there, as despite the buds being the result of a Hatsune Miku collab, there's nothing about them that reminds me of my favorite diva. These are basically just a green version of the Sony LinkBuds Fit, which are available in a range of colors already for $228 at Amazon, or directly from the Sony store.
Like the Asus x TUF Gaming Hatsune Miku gaming headset I have as part of my PC setup, it'd have been nice to see some iconography, from her 01 tattoo, to some music notes to make it more reminiscent of what she's all about. At least the buds come packaged with a limited edition acrylic stand, which includes some stunning art by illustrator Ogipote.
For those unaware, acrylic stands are basically small bits of perplex plastic with art printed on one side, so you can display your favorite characters around your house without the space that a typical anime figure or display piece would involve. Not everyone is a fan of them, but I'm glad these buds are packaged with something that is more easily identifiable with Hatsune Miku.
There's more than just the stand too. The buds also come with access to her song "Believe Day", including access to two Holomodels of her dancing along to it. By downloading the HoloModels app, you can project Miku and watch her perform, which is a pretty neat addition, especially as not everyone has the means to get their butts to a local Hatsune Miku performance.
If you can see past the lack of theming and perhaps have a Steam Deck or gaming PC where you can hook up to the buds just fine, then you can grab them right now from the Sony online store. This drop is exclusive to the US for now, so any UK fans will have to be patient to see if they make it across the pond. At least there are plenty of Hatsune Miku gaming audio alternatives to grab in the meantime, and ones that are actually compatible with Sony's PS5.
- Green x Hatsune Miku Limited Edition LinkBuds Fit | $249.99 at Sony
- View all gaming earbuds at Amazon
Check out our guides to the best PS5 headsets, the best Nintendo Switch headsets, and the best PC headsets for gaming if you're after a pair of cups for your platform of choice instead.
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