Well, the problem is, what type of gam g are you doing? If “competitive” I.E. multiplayer majority of the time the HD800(s) is good for the wide stage...but I’ve found for me detail, and imaging is actually more important, I am not good at multiplayer but I’m good at being tactical(ish) and using sound cues to my advantage.
anyhow, for “cinematic” gaming I.E. Skyrim’s, PvE, action games etc...I’ve found the Verite, and Aeolus to be quite fun. But I actually spend most of my gaming with one of these three: Audeze Mobius, Audeze LCD-GX and the Vokyl Erupt.
- Mobius: the DSP is crazy fun, this is my go to PC gaming headphone, mostly because I don’t have any of my DACs or amps hooked up to my gaming PC. It is kind of a jack of all gaming headphone, music is good but not great. The head tracking is super cool. The fact I can just USB them directly into my Gaming PC is the reason they are there...and because I’m lazy about swapping my headphones DACs over to the gaming PC lol
- LCD-GX: newer “gaming” headphones, these are very cinematic centered headphones with a very “V” shaped signature, great for movies and single player gaming...multiplayer is good but the others beat it out.
- Vokyl Erupts: these are the closest to the HD800, but for whatever reason...I can pinpoint footsteps, and movement/ direction of sound better with these. Played the COD:MW beta on XB1X with these plugged into the controller, it felt like I was cheating a lil bit, due to picking up sound cues and being able to setup ambushes ahead of time...not that I would survive my own ambush lol.
- Verite: this is essentially even more overkill than the HD800 when gaming, better imaging, and detail with more engaging sound...definitely a fun cinematic game experience, that would be excellent with multiplayer as well... but you might miss some cues due to that engaging sound, also it is not as wide a stage as the HD800
- Aeolus: these are just plain fun to game with, or even watch a movie, I stand by my words regarding these as the jack of all headphones, they just work, and are an excellent all-arounder. They might not be as wide, detailed as the Verite or HD800 but they are pretty close.
These of course are just my opinions on the matter, gaming is supposed to be fun and enjoyable, unless you are competitive and are making money doing it any of the above (to include your HD800s) are excellent. Best choice is to demo them if able to.