Last week, after Microsoftâs DRM reversal put it on more equal footing with the PlayStation 4, we took a fresh look at the differences between the two, but we missed one incredibly important feature â headsets. The PlayStation 4 comes with a mono headset. The Xbox One comes with none.
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IGN has confirmed with Microsoft that the spiffy Xbox One headset will not be included in the box with the console. Out-of-the-package communications will instead be handled by Kinect, which includes all the parts required to yell at and be yelled at, with none of the intimacy of a headset.
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It also bears mentioning that the PlayStation 4 features a standard headset jack and the Xbox Oneâs is proprietary, limiting the options available on Microsoftâs console, though third-party headsets are already in the works.
Now Iâm being a bit flippant about the whole situation, but thatâs only because I prefer not to hear other people talking while I am playing â or in general. If anything the inclusion of a headset in the PlayStation 4 box means the blissful silence of the early days of the PlayStation 3 wonât be replicated. Remember how quiet Resistance: Fall of Man was? Those were the days. I can only hope one of my cats or children eats the mono headset shortly after unboxing.
For the more social of you, this could actually be a big deal. Will headset availability factor into your next-gen console purchase?
