Xbox One third-party headset adapter coming early 2014

Looking to use your current-gen headset on Xbox One? You'll have to wait until 2014, when Microsoft releases its third-party headset adapter.

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Looking to use your current-gen headset on Xbox One? You'll have to wait until 2014, when Microsoft releases its third-party headset adapter.

Even new headsets designed specifically for Xbox One will require use of the adapter, as peripheral manufacturer Turtle Beach discovered. That means all third-party headsets for Xbox One will be delayed until next year. For the time being, you'll be able to use the free headset that's included in the box. Or use Kinect.

"Xbox will release an adapter in early 2014 that allow consumers to connect many brands of wired gaming headsets to the Wireless Controller for gaming and chat audio. Every console at launch does include the Xbox One Chat Headset, and we are working with 3rd party manufacturers to create new headsets that will take full advantage of the Xbox One technology," a Microsoft spokesperson told Shacknews.

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    October 21, 2013 4:00 PM

    Ozzie Mejia posted a new article, Xbox One third-party headset adapter coming early 2014.

    Looking to use your current-gen headset on Xbox One? You'll have to wait until 2014, when Microsoft releases its third-party headset adapter.

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      October 21, 2013 6:32 PM

      God, not this shit again. The XBox 360 was a PITA if you wanted to use a high quality headset. Looks like the XBox One is going to be more of the same.

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      October 21, 2013 7:27 PM

      Well, if you have a 5.1 headset that uses optical input, you could always use that for the audio and use the Kinect as the microphone, but you're going to end up shouting a lot...

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