Microsoft’s refreshed Xbox Wireless Headset has a better mic and more battery life

Oct 22, 2024 09:17 PM - 5 months ago 186319

Microsoft is refreshing its Xbox Wireless Headset today, adding an upgraded microphone and improving the artillery life. The refreshed headset will besides support Dolby Atmos astatine nary other costs and Bluetooth 5.3.

This updated exemplary has akin rotating receptor cup dials to the original, letting you set measurement and crippled / audio chat balance. Microsoft has tweaked the creation somewhat connected the outside, removing the greenish accent successful favour of an all-black look.

The caller all-black design.

The caller all-black design.

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The upgraded microphone includes auto-mute and sound isolation to minimize inheritance noise. You tin besides straight brace this headset pinch Xbox consoles aliases mobile devices and PCs done the Bluetooth 5.3 support.

While the original Xbox Wireless Headset lasted for up to 15 hours of battery, this refreshed exemplary will tally for 20 hours. This is the 2nd charismatic wireless Xbox headset since the Xbox 360, aft Microsoft launched the first Xbox Wireless Headset in March 2021.

Microsoft is bumping up the value for this refreshed version, though. The original shipped for $99, but this caller exemplary will beryllium disposable starting coming astatine $109.99.

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