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Xbox Update To Improve Headset Audio Quality
If you’ve ever griped about the quality of sound Xbox 360 headsets offer, you’re not alone. Thankfully, Microsoft will be implementing an update this fall that will improve the quality of the headset audio “significantly.” Eurogamer details that the update will drop simultaneously with Kinect, and promises clearer chat between gamers while they play online.
"The codec we used when we first launched was a low bit rate codec and we stuck with that," Jerry Johnson explained during the Edinburgh Interactive Festival. "We launched and we said we required broadband. We required a 64k connection, which not many people think of as broadband any longer. But that was the minimum requirement to run the service at the time."
"It's time for us to move on. Especially if we want to think about broadening – a crackly headset on the top of your head – not what people think of when they talk about popular entertainment."
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