Things aren’t looking much better for Microsoft. Xbox One headsets will require an adaptor to work with current gen headsets. But not only that, the adaptor is also required for new headsets. And it turns out that the adaptor won’t be available until 2014. It has been mentioned that you can still use the digital optical on the console to hear game audio, but you won’t be able to chat.

It is clear that both of these consoles are still under construction as we approach the release date.

Xbox One Headset Adaptor required: http://tinyurl.com/qypd7n5

Drive Club Delayed: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/10/18/driveclub-update/

Target canceling PS4 Pre-orders: http://tinyurl.com/m656fc2

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Yesterday, we received a note from Astro Gaming (whom we’ve recently spoken with about next-gen audio) indicating that their headsets will work for chat on the PlayStation 4… just not right away. This prompted us to dig a little deeper and find out what gaming headset owners can expect on November 15.

The answer we received from Sony is complicated. If you have a Sony-branded PULSE gaming headset (or the elite edition of that product), you will need to wait for a system update coming in the future. It seems that those will not work at all at launch.

Any other headset that relies on bluetooth for chat will not work at all. If you have something that relies on USB for chat (like the Astro mixamps and Astro A50 wireless system), you’ll eventually be able to use those. An update will be coming in the future.

Any headset that relies on digital optical for game audio will continue to provide that out of the box. You just won’t be able to chat yet.

Game Informer: Planning On Using An Existing Headset With A PS4?
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This is what we currently know about headsets for next-gen consoles:

•The PS4 comes packaged with its own headset.
•The PS4’s headset jack is standard, so you can use anything for it, new or old.
•The Xbox One has its own branded headset that does *not* come packaged with the console.
•The Xbox One’s jack is proprietary, meaning your current headset will not work. Microsoft and other third party manufacturers are working on new headsets, and Microsoft has pretty much confirmed that they will offer something that allows you to hook up your current wired headset – but you’ll probably have to pay a little extra for it.

Microsoft is working on an adapter so that you can connect your current headsets to the Xbox One.:

The Wireless Controller has been redesigned to allow for higher data transfer speed between the controller and the console. This also required creating a new expansion port design for headsets and future controller add-on devices which is different from a standard audio plug input. Xbox plans to develop solutions in the near future to allow consumers to connect many brands of wired gaming headsets to the Wireless Controller for gaming and chat audio.~Microsoft

 

Microsoft says the Xbox One doesn’t need a headset, because the Kinect 2.0 can cut through noise and and deliverer high quality audio through the built in microphone. You can see a demonstration of this at the 3:50 marker in the video below.

 

• VGN – VideoGamesAndNews.com

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