Games switching audio headset quality

System data shows PipeWire in use rather than PulseAudio

PipeWire - Automatic profile selection - ArchWiki

WirePlumber has profile auto-switching enabled by default. It can automatically switch between HSP/HFP and A2DP profiles whenever an input stream is detected. You can disable it with the following command:

wpctl settings --save bluetooth.autoswitch-to-headset-profile false
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