New Port on Xbox One Controller Makes it Incompatible with Current Gaming Headsets

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* slow sarcastic claps* good job microsoft. im definately not buying one

 

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Catherine Cai completely ignored this a chunk of the (short) IGN article which was otherwise practically ripped out and glued here. So first read this bit from the IGN source:

"On the other hand, the proprietary format could offer significant improvements to the chat audio experience. The new data port reportedly supports stereo audio, potentially for the purpose of delivering game audio directly from the controller or simply boosting mono chat audio in the current-gen to stereo. In the case of the latter, stereo chat audio could lead to virtualized directional communications, allowing players to hear where a nearby player is speaking from — a feature currently found in PC titles like ARMA 2."

Improvements often require new hardware - the old port didn't have the capability to do this. So the connector will give developers new options. MS already mentioned that chat quality will be significantly improved, as well.