It takes three hours to fully charge, but plugging it in for 30 minutes will give it about four hours of use. According to Microsoft, the Xbox Wireless Headset can last up to 15 hours at a time. The right earcup's back edge has a USB-C port for charging the headset. That said, it doesn’t telescope or otherwise disappear from view. The microphone is a long, narrow black capsule on a short, flexible arm that can curl up against the headset when not in use. The boom microphone is mounted just below it, with its own tiny, mic mute button. The left earcup's back edge houses a small, green button that functions as both power and pairing. The right ear’s dial adjusts the headset’s master volume, while the left ear tweaks game/voice balance (with a helpful click-stop in the middle for setting the balance to neutral). The big, flat circles on each earcup are large, smoothly spinning dials that act as the headset's primary controls. You should be able to wear the Xbox Wireless Headset for long play sessions without issue. The earcups and headband are a bit stiff at first, but once the headphones are fitted to your head size, the Xbox Wireless Headset feels lightweight and comfortable. Thin, green rings around each earcup, along with an embossed Xbox logo on the right earcup's back, give the headset a bit of Xbox personality. The large, circular earpads are padded with soft memory foam and covered in supple, black faux leather, matched with similar padding on the headband's underside. It's nearly all-black, with flat, matte plastic surfaces on the earcups and headband that evoke the Xbox Series X. The Xbox Wireless Headset has a surprisingly simple design. Still, if you take Xbox Wireless Headset as an Xbox-specific headset first and foremost, it’s an excellent pick that earns our Editors’ Choice award. The bass can be a bit too heavy without tweaking the headset’s EQ, and the Bluetooth connection isn’t nearly as good as the Xbox wireless connection it uses with the consoles (or with Windows 10 PCs, with an optional adapter). The headset looks and feels nice for the price, and it features powerful, bass-heavy audio. ![]() This $99.99 headset is designed to work with the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, along with the different Xbox One models, and it features Bluetooth so you can connect it to other devices, too. Microsoft tosses its hat into the wireless gaming headset ring with the Xbox Wireless Headset.
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