Xbox One Not Shipping With Official Headset: “Use Kinect”

<p>In what seems like another step back for Microsoft after it took a step forward last week by essentially reversing its policy for used games&comma; the company has announced that the Xbox One will not come with an official headset as it includes Kinect&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking to Ars Technica&comma; Microsoft explained their decision to not include the headset due to the inclusion of Kinect with every Xbox One console&colon;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<em>&&num;8220&semi;Xbox One does not include a pack-in headset accessory&period; Each Xbox One includes the new Kinect sensor&comma; with a highly sensitive multi-array microphones designed to enable voice inputs and chat as a system-level capability&comma; both in-game and with Skype and other experiences&period; For gamers who prefer a headset&comma; we have a variety of offerings that you can find on the Xbox Wire&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Gamers may remember the &&num;8220&semi;Wii Speak&&num;8221&semi; accessory which was supported by a handful of games for the Nintendo Wii such as &&num;8220&semi;Animal Crossing&colon; Let&&num;8217&semi;s Go To The City&&num;8221&semi; which&comma; as Kinect will do&comma; recorded and played all the sound n the room as the accessory was essentially a microphone&comma; not a headset&period; This is how the new Xbox One will act if you choose to use Kinect as your microphone&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Has this made you question purchasing the Xbox One&quest; Let us know on our Facebook page&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lbrack;Source&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;arstechnica&period;com&sol;gaming&sol;2013&sol;06&sol;microsoft-reveals-xbox-one-headsets-arent-included-with-base-system&sol;">Ars Technica<&sol;a> via <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;eurogamer&period;net&sol;articles&sol;2013-06-26-xbox-one-doesnt-come-with-a-headset-because-it-includes-kinect-microsoft-explains">Eurogamer<&sol;a>&rsqb;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"zemanta-pixie" style&equals;"margin-top&colon; 10px&semi; height&colon; 15px&semi;"><img class&equals;"zemanta-pixie-img" style&equals;"border&colon; none&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;img&period;zemanta&period;com&sol;pixy&period;gif&quest;x-id&equals;5ef665cd-2a0d-44a2-a270-1ecdac8344c9" alt&equals;"" &sol;><&sol;div>&NewLine;