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.

Ozzie Mejia

October 21, 2013 4:00 PM

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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.

Ozzie Mejia

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?