This isn't new news but if you weren't aware, your current Xbox 360 headsets will not work with the new Xbox One console.
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Why can't John Halo and or Jane Codblops continue to make use of their hefty investment in an expensive headset brand? Well, as it turns out, the plugs are different.
Microsoft has provided us with more detail about why existing headsets are currently incompatible. There's also hope that existing devices may end up working after all, with help of course.
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"The Wireless Controller has been redesigned to allow for higher data transfer speed between the controller and the console," Microsoft told Game Informer in a statement. "This also required creating a new expansion port design for headsets and future controller add-on devices which is different from a standard audio plug input."
Microsoft goes on to say that it "plans to develop solutions in the near future to allow consumers to connect many brands of wired gaming headsets to the Wireless Controller for gaming and chat audio," though it does not say what form those solutions may take.
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That last part should make consumers very happy, especially if they've already invested hundreds in a premium personal audio solution.
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