Searching for the best Xbox Series X headsets available right now? We’ve rounded up the best cans you can get, from wireless to wired options.
The best Xbox Series X headsets offer something more than just great sound to a player eager to improve their gaming experience. A good headset – whether wired or wireless – needs to offer comfort, decent battery life, crystal clear chat… and look good, to boot. Whether you’re the sort of player that needs a headset to pick up every whisper and yelp as you call out snipers in Call of Duty, or needs to hear every slight bit of sonic detail as you race down an old English country lane in Forza Horzion 4, a decent headset should be able to adapt with you – no matter what you’re playing. The best Xbox Series X headset isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution – no, each person is going to value different parts of the package in different ways. Whether you’re gunning for top-end sound, a mic that won’t balk at your agitated shouting, or a headset that can sit for hours on top of your head without causing discomfort, we’ve got you. Our experts have appraised and tested each of the headsets below to bring you the information you need to have complete peace of mind when you hit the ‘buy’ button. As an added bonus, each of the accessories we’ve listed on this page work with the Xbox One, Xbox One S, and Xbox One X, too. You can thank Microsoft’s promise that Xbox accessories will be forward and backwards compatible for this gen and last-gen for that. Some of the headsets listed will also work on Windows 10 PCs or mobile, too, meaning you get even more bang for your buck. But we’re here to focus on getting you that perfect sound for your console, first and foremost. Without further ado, then, check out our selection of the best Xbox Series X headsets for 2021 below. Microsoft’s Xbox Wireless Headset almost defies belief at times. The official headset offers exceptional sound quality, a direct wireless connection with the console, Bluetooth and great quality of life features for a truly competitive price point. We were thoroughly impressed with the Xbox Wireless Headset, which offers a pleasing premium look and feel not often found in this price bracket. It can also be completely customized to suit your listening preference using the Xbox Accessories app. Not only are there various equalizers for you to try, but you can adjust them to dial in a sound that suits you. The Xbox Wireless Headset also makes use of clever functionality often reserved for higher-end headphones, such as the auto-mute feature, which isolates background noise when you’re not speaking, and mic monitoring. We particularly enjoyed the mic mute light which lets you know whether the microphone is active. Additional touches such as hearing the familiar Xbox sounds that help indicate when your headset is turning on or off only serve to make the Xbox Wireless Headset feel like a true extension of the console. However, you can also use it on Windows 10 PC via Bluetooth or an Xbox Wireless Adapter, and listen to another device at the same time. Honestly, apart from the slightly weak mic monitoring (which we hope can be improved via a future update), the Xbox Wireless Headset ticks so many boxes that you’d be hard-pressed to justify more expensive headsets.
