Microsoft has unveiled a refreshed Xbox stereo headset, a $59.99 wired model that’s extra reasonably priced than its stellar $100 wi-fi headset that launched earlier in 2021. It’s launching on September twenty first, and as is to be anticipated, it’s lacking a number of options. But a lot of its design is undamaged. You can twist the dial on the surface of the precise ear cup to regulate the quantity, and there’s a mute button on the again facet of the versatile microphone — mirroring what you get with the wi-fi model. The stereo headset doesn’t seem to have the chat / sport audio mixing dial on the left ear cup because the pricier mannequin does, however that’s not a horrible loss given the worth distinction.

This headset connects by your Xbox controller through its daring inexperienced 3.5mm cable and plug, that means you should utilize it with different gadgets (and controllers) that help that plug. Microsoft says that the stereo headset helps spatial sound applied sciences like Dolby Atmos, Windows Sonic, and DTS:X, and that they function “clean mid and high frequency performance with strong bass.” If the sound high quality is something like it’s on the wi-fi model, many players needs to be pleased with this $59.99 mannequin. We’ll be testing it out quickly to see the way it holds up and compares to different equally priced headsets.

It’s available for preorder now by Microsoft’s Store. Microsoft says that it is going to be obtainable at different retailers, too.