Well I guess it's all anecdotal. Personally, I do see plenty of people with headphones.
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Every Xbox One Includes a Chat Headset!! + Xbox One Day One Unboxing
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Well I guess it's all anecdotal. Personally, I do see plenty of people with headphones.
It doesn't need to because they are bundling one with the system. The Vita sold the cheap earbuds separately and party chat wasn't that great with everyone on speakerphone. It would be a nice bonus if any set worked.
We are talking about voice chat headsets, not headphones.
That does seem cool but the main issue I have with using some decent in ears is that you basically lose all hearing in one ear. If you've got a decent surround system I find the cheap open air ghetto 360 solution to work fine.
Thanks for the double reminder, but not everyone was.
Besides, I don't know why phones have been brought into the conversation. Using a phone is a different user experience compared to online gaming. When you're gaming would you really prefer a single ear bud that could quite easily fall out of your ear, or would you prefer an actual headset?
The 3.5mm jack on the PS4 controller supports stereo and a microphone through a TRRS connector, like iPhone earbuds or any Wii U headset.
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
"Xbox, blow his ears out!"
Why choose? Get 'em all!
Until I see the PS4 unboxing, I'm hesistant to say I would prefer one over the other (if at all due to having pay for multiplayer access on both systems).
But still, the Xbox One is a very nice looking console -- I like the glassy surface for the power button. I also like you can just slide in the discs in the tray (yay! No more walking by the system and the system powering on!)
But still, the Xbox One is a very nice looking console -- I like the glassy surface for the power button. I also like you can just slide in the discs in the tray (yay! No more walking by the system and the system powering on!)
Actual headset is the fucking way to go. I'm thinking about buying some nice ones with 5.1 sound so I can play later at night and still hear what the hell is going on without waking my wife, lol. But these will do until I decide on a pair after the Bone launches.
Yep! Each console for their own set of exclusives, PC for multi and exclusives. Gonna be some good gaming ahead
Well if every game is going to broadcast both voice and game volume to the headset, that sounds pretty good. I'm interested in how you control all of that stuff also.
George Claw M.D.
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Yeah sure, especially those Beats headphones with inline mics. But I'm specifically asking about headsets like the one included with the Xbone, since that's what GavinGT was referring to. He made it sound like the most likely reason those aren't included with phones is because of the extra packaging it would necessitate. But that's not even an issue because there isn't even a demand for it. High fidelity headphones is a whole other category. Those are for the same people who wear a full-sized pair of AKGs or such, while listening to their iPod walking down the street. These cheap gaming headsets don't offer the same boost in audio quality to offset the ugly aesthetics.
Don't try to move goal posts. See my response above this. You were specifically talking about headsets like the one being included with the Xbone, because that's what the person you quoted was talking about. It's not the same as an actual high fidelity pair of headphones. There are plenty of people rocking Beats, Senns, Grados, etc.. How many people do you see wearing single earpiece telemarketer half-headsets in public? Do you really want to reaffirm your argument that they don't include them with phones because of the packaging? It was a silly thing to suggest. You can admit to it, leave it alone, or continue trying to spin it into a different argument.
Nah, i like the design. Nice and conservative, fits nicely with me entertainment systems. More than happy to sacrifice size for a quiet console.
Good HDMI cable info, dont feel like PR at all.
I didn't bring phones into the conversation, though. Somebody who was mocking the PS4 headset did. Now, in regards to your question, I've never had earbuds fall out of my ear so I would prefer the lightweight ones that get out of my way. But my whole argument has been that neither style is inherently better than the other. That's why, despite me preferring the PS4 headset style more than the XB1 headset style, I would never write off the XB1 style or say it's terrible without trying it, because that would be immature and ignorant.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
3DS - Vita - x64 Titan/Radeon 9XXX i7 1Gbps 16GBDDR3 Windows 7 Pro/Red Hat Dual Boot PC - PS4 - Xbox One - Wii U
Collect them all and send the box tops to General Mill's for a FREE pizza party at your school!
And that's fair enough. I have the opposite opinion, but I agree. Although from personal experience whenever I've attempted to use a single ear bud, it's never worked out. I can only assume you have very small ears, or you were using a very well designed set of ear buds.
I have fairly big ears (I'm a fairly big guy). Earbuds, mono headsets or stereo headphones, always fit perfect. Now, IEMs...THOSE I have major issues with.
Everyone is seemingly arguing about a different thing at this point. And you're way too aggressively defending your unique argument. You win, bro. My blood pressure can't handle this.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Kinect 2.0 will be able to sense your blood pressure when internet message board arguments become too heated and temporarily block off Gaf by sending an access list rule to your router in addition to a firewall filter.
SendmefreeSTUFF
Banned
I mean come on how dare Microsoft listen to us and do what we ask , those jerks !Those terrible so-an so's ... I think we can say the best man for the job ,is a woman , great job Julie Larson Green ! everything has only gotten better since she has taken over Xbox.
Thanks for the suggestions, I'll look into it.
George Claw M.D.
Member
You're right. It can be hard to follow who's arguing what sometimes. But relax a bit. It's not worth high blood pressure. I'll admit to occasionally getting a little overzealous over inconsequential Internet arguments(or even IRL). Aren't many Gaffers like that? But we're all GAF gaming bros and bronettes. *Mutual gamer fist*
Kinect will now know "if your mad bro" and will ragequit for you
*moves goal posts
I need that thing to break controllers after a salty session of street fighter or call of duty.
If you pretend to throw your controller at your TV, the Kinect will display a screenshot of what your playing with a fake cracked screen filter on top of it.
RussellXV
Member
Not sure if I've ever seen so many u-turns for a product's release before.
Although I'm not getting an X1 at launch, I'm happy for all those who are. The headset looks nice, but I hope the mic quality is closer to the original wireless headset than the ones included with the 360.
Although I'm not getting an X1 at launch, I'm happy for all those who are. The headset looks nice, but I hope the mic quality is closer to the original wireless headset than the ones included with the 360.
So, does he have to dress up in a fat suite and full of pimples?
Dead Prince
Banned
idk why they opted to have "Day one 2013" logo on the controller. should have just left that out and change the color of the controller or something.
Its cheaper to do i guess.
BruiserBear
Banned
Agreed. The "day one" thing is a little silly. Whenever a corporation attempts to use a forum meme on their product, it's always going to come off as dad's trying to be cool.
Nightengale
Member
From a production-line perspective, doing a separate colour SKU, even for one component & the first-run is more costly than pressing over a special logo.
Enordash
Member
Even though they are kinda setting the precedent of "bitch enough and you'll get your way" (which is far too much power for some people to have) I'm pretty happy with all of the changes they have made based on gamer feedback. I don't get why people want something to change then give them shit about a 180 when they actually get their way. I'm getting pretty psyched to own all 3 consoles this holiday! Maybe Nintendo should look into this 180 business so I won't feel so bad about the WiiU.
Stuggernaut
Grandma's Chippy
People should bitch enough to get them to make XBL free ;P
Nightengale
Member
That battle was lost with the 360, and MS proving that customers are willing to pay for a better (supposedly, never experienced that so-called better experience here) online experience.
Just being cautious. It'll also make sure the fan doesn't have to work because the PSU is hot.
IdiotMyshkin
Banned
Competition at its best. Might even buy one
Pops Maellard
Member
Why would they change something that people are clearly willing to pay for on both platforms? Even Sony gets away with the paywall BS now.
Hold onto your TiVo. This can't act as a DVR or access your DVR unless something
magical
Why not bitch enough to get the console free when we're at it.....
killer rin
Member
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004GETLY2/?tag=neogaf0e-20.
Although I assume they will allow you to plug it in to a PC and play, either they will release a driver or someone else will within a week.
Don't most movies run on 24fps? I mean, I doubt we will be getting to 4k Games soon. Just 1080p is extremely expensive.