That means those 7.1 Surround Sound, Xbox 360-only headsets gamers spent over $100 on won't go to waste. With this adapter, gamers could presumably use any of their headsets with the Xbox One controller. I bought this because it looked durable and the description stated it is designed to work with headphones on xbox 1. The original xbox 1 chat adapter 2.5 to 3.5 mm jack works great but is a cheap flimsy build. I have a xbox 360 turtblebeach x42 headphones with a small 2.5 mm jack. That last bit is probably the most important piece of news as it confirms Microsoft is developing a standard audio port adapter for the Xbox One controller. This product does not support chat on xbox 1. Xbox 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.” 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. "The Wireless Controller has been redesigned to allow for higher data transfer speed between the controller and the console. This port, however, isn't just for headsets anymore, but will eventually support other "add-on devices." We're not exactly sure what that means, per say, but we'd suspect it has something to do with cutting down latency.īecause the Xbox One controller has been redesigned for faster transfer speeds, Microsoft also needed to revamp their expansion port. According to a Microsoft representative (via Game Informer), the new Xbox One wireless controller was designed for faster transfer speeds between controller and console.