Xbox One Vs. Xbox 360: Voice chat quality comparison

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Microsoft has released two sound files to compare the Xbox 360's voice chat with that of the vastly improved Xbox One.

Microsoft will come bundled with a new, higher quality voice chat headset which, combined with new audio codecs, will result in far clearer voice chat between Xbox One users.

"Thanks to integration with Skype's audio codec, which has a proven track record of high-quality voice through billions of hours of use within Skype, as well as dedicated audio processing, Xbox One offers higher quality voice chat with the Xbox One Chat Headset compared to Xbox 360," said Microsoft.

"The Xbox One Wireless Controller's new expansion port dramatically expands the data transfer rate between the controller and console," it adds.

"Combined with Skype's audio codec, this enables crystal-clear digital audio with the Xbox One Chat Headset, both capturing and rendering speech at 24 KHz PCM, which is triple the rendering sample rate and a 50 percent capture rate improvement over Xbox 360 headsets."

Check out the audio comparison below





Xbox One will launch in 13 markets this November. The Xbox One price has been set at £430 / €500 / $500.

GAME is once again taking pre-orders for Xbox One Day One Edition consoles after halting them at the weekend.

Xbox One Day One Edition consoles come with a commemorative controller, a code to unlock an exclusive Achievement, and - in Europe - a free digital copy of FIFA 14.

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Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/426985/xbox-one-vs-xbox-360-voice-chat-quality-comparison/

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MentalistPosted:

Wow, that is an amazing improvement, I hope PS4 gets decent voice chat now.

ImpossibilityPosted:

yeah lag spikes might ruin this

KatsumiPosted:

JPEG That sounds pretty rad, though I'll have a headset so I dont really care, my voice will be crystal clear anyways.


What matters is how you will hear the other players voices, more clear communication will make the gaming experience much better

JPEGPosted:

That sounds pretty rad, though I'll have a headset so I dont really care, my voice will be crystal clear anyways.

BLUELIGHTINGPosted:

Also they say it will be clearer, what about if you have a slower pretty bad connection ?

BLUELIGHTINGPosted:

Its mic quality? Nobody really cares about the crappy default mics quality!! People normally buy turtle beaches, Tritions ... Etc

TomorrowLandPosted:

Boar Woah that is a big improvement, although whats the Kinect mic like?
This is from the crappy mic that comes free with the console. It's valued at about $10. The Kinect will be even better...

TreyarchedPosted:

Boar Woah that is a big improvement, although whats the Kinect mic like?


If it's like the current one then it will be total crap.

LuckyOtterPosted:

Well guys it is Skype. If anyone uses it then they know it work very well.

BoarPosted:

ZENU96 It sounds so clear, it sounds like when you call someone over skype now!


Probably because the Xbox One is using Skype, I can't wait if it sounds like this!