They are comfy pillows on your head. Significantly more comfortable than any gaming headset I have ever seen.
They have gamic headsets that wipe the floor with steelseries or similar. Or you can get one of their audio focused headsets.
Then just get a standing mic (way way way way better audio than headset boom mics)
Or do what I did before getting a standing mic and just get a replacement microphone for a standard gaming headset and a male to male or male to female aux cable with zip ties.
Behringer, t.bone, JTS, turtle beach (what I used, american company though), etc...
Or a modmic alternative like the audiotechnica ATGM2 or a lavalier mic (sennheiser has one), etc...
Bonus is you get a ridiculous higher audio quality for gaming, movies, and music.
As that coincides with what he was recommending, I've been using Beyerdynamics Fox gaming system, i.e. the gaming headphones and the microphone that are bundled. Honestly works great, haven't had one problem and they are studio quality plus plug and play USB-C.
The one time I had a broke cable with my headphones (my negligence) they simply repaired it free of charge while also changing the cushions - well after the 2 year warranty
I have a Blue Yeti from before the got bought by microsoft. I hear the quality has seriously declined (just like when logitech bought seitek and completely ruined it), so I don't know if I would recommend that. I am no streamer, so a USB mic works completely fine for me.
Am gonna be honest, "gaming headphones" is just a marketing term to sell cheap RGB shit for much more. Maybe the term is used for headphones with built in mic, but that's about it.
Are you looking for specifically "Made in the Europe" or European brands? Because Logitech is Swiss, and probably the easiest to find something that works for you.
A couple of things to think about as there are a few factors to consider as to what makes a good pair. It's quite individual and subjective as it's not only headphone frequency response but also how comfortable they are for long periods on your head. Considering "sound staging" which is quite affected by your DAC (Digital Audio Converter) and Amplifier (these can be the same thing or not) and a microphone and it gets complex.
The best option is always to have a seperate headphone dac/amp and this gives a lot of flexibility and longevity. Even the cheapest dac and or amp will be better than the 0.5c part in the headphone cable for a converter.
Yes you can also get fancy gaming headphones that try and provide surround sound. These work to some degree but it will depend on your head shape, OS & Drivers and whether the game is able to provide suitable audio output tuned for them.
AKG/Sennheiser/Beyerdynamics are all good headphone options.
TLDR:
Ideally go and listen to a few and figure out what you like and what's comfortable. Depending on your budget you can add more stuff or maybe this is your entry in.
For mic testing, they should be able to plug into your phone, try them with a test call in teams/zoom/discord and hear what your voice sounds like.
Sennheiser PC38X, I honestly think nothing else compares when it comes to gaming except maybe the HD 800S but that’s in a completely different price category and doesn’t come with a mic.
In my opinion the previous generation (seen at a friend's place) had a better build quality, and this gen has (some by now known) weakspots, but I assume later generations have fixed them by now.
I'm rocking them since year, they are really comfy with glasses.
I've got a bossé headphones 35 something. It's been ten years or more sand still working. Very happy with them. Rare electronics thing that I have confidence will last another number of years.