The old Xbox 360 headset is gigantic and expensive, considering it only worked with the Xbox 360. The new Xbox 360 headset? Not only is it much, much better promises Senior Director of Xbox Accessories, Zulfi Alam, it’s a Bluetooth headset.
It’s still kinda giant-sized — so if it becomes your default Bluetooth headset, you’d definitely be making a very loud statement about your gaming proclivities — but it’s mostly because of the battery, so you get eight hours of continuous usage out of it. (‘Cause having your headset die mid-trash talking would suck all kinds of suck.) It’s redesigned to match the Trinity Xbox 360 consoles and the design language they brought to the table. To switch from game mode to Bluetooth is pretty easy: You just press the button in the center, and lights change from green (Xbox mode) to blue (Bluetooth mode). It’ll run $US60 when it comes out in November.
Also! There’s a new Media Remote that’s also been re-jiggered to better match the current consoles — and to feel more TV remote-like. It makes sense when you consider a lot of the straight-up TV directions Xbox is going in, like the Live TV announced at E3 that’s also coming this fall. The circular d-pad in the center was originally a jogwheel in the prototypes — I have a thing for jogwheels ever since plopping down in a video editing bay in middle school—but it was a little too pricey to make it happen. The remote’s only $US20, and it’ll be out in November too.
Video by Michael Werner, Edited by Woody Janging
Andrew
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 6:57 AMHope that remote also plays well with a Media Center PC.
glennc
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 11:06 AMhope it is better than the current piece of shit. man that company gets away with as lot. i went through 3 headsets within days of pruchasing, with 2 DOA. i don’t use the third one any more, got sick of the rubbish quality. so no thanks MS, don’t restrict third party accessories if your first party ones are shit. and don’t even get me started on the lack of affordable steering wheels. makes me want to go buy a PS3
Dean Mandarean
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 1:00 PMMaybe karma glenn, mines been perfect for years
Dragonscale1988
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 1:39 PM“”The old Xbox 360 headset is gigantic and expensive, considering it only worked with the Xbox 360.”" Not really true
I have been using my Xbox wireless headset since i purchased it a few years ago and works fine, + i use it on my computer with ventrilo/Skype programs, just need to have the Xbox wireless receiver which you plug into your Computer and you can use all your Xbox wireless stuff on PC
red t-rex
Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 4:11 PMI’m sure this will pop up in tv shows like the old one popped up in “24″ and others as a special forces communicator.