Microsoft’s refreshed Xbox Wireless Headset has a better mic and more battery life

Microsoft is refreshing its Xbox Wireless Headset today, adding an upgraded microphone and improving the artillery life. The refreshed headset volition besides enactment Dolby Atmos astatine nary other outgo and Bluetooth 5.3.

This updated exemplary has akin rotating receptor cupful dials to the original, letting you set measurement and crippled / audio chat balance. Microsoft has tweaked the plan somewhat connected the outside, removing the greenish accent successful favour of an all-black look.

The upgraded microphone includes auto-mute and dependable isolation to minimize inheritance noise. You tin besides straight brace this headset with Xbox consoles oregon mobile devices and PCs done the Bluetooth 5.3 support.

While the archetypal Xbox Wireless Headset lasted for up to 15 hours of battery, this refreshed exemplary volition tally for 20 hours. This is the 2nd authoritative wireless Xbox headset since the Xbox 360, aft Microsoft launched the archetypal Xbox Wireless Headset in March 2021.

Microsoft is bumping up the terms for this refreshed version, though. The archetypal shipped for $99, but this caller exemplary volition beryllium disposable starting contiguous astatine $109.99.