One of the best PS5 features is now on Xbox Series X and you really need to turn it on
Date:
Sun, 23 Jan 2022 15:30:33 +0000
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The Xbox Series X has finally adopted one of the best PS5 features, but its turned off by default.
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It may have taken eight years, but one of the best PS5 features which it inherited from the PS4 is now finally available on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles.
However, the fancy new Xbox feature is actually turned off by default, which means that many of you might be blissfully unaware of its existence unless youre the sort who diligently follows each and every Xbox system update.
So what is this game-changing feature, then? Well, if youve ever used a wired or wireless pair of headphones on Xbox Series X, youre probably used to picking up the remote controller and turning down your TV speakers.
Its something that Ive grown accustomed to over the years because unlike the PS4 and PS5, which automatically mutes your TV whenever a headset is connected, the Xbox One and its subsequent models never did.
But thankfully, thats no longer the case. The sound of silence (Image credit: Shutterstock/Miguel Lagoa)
In December of last year, an update dropped which added an option to mute TV audio whenever you connect a wired or wireless headset and its an absolute godsend. Youll need to head to Settings, Volume and audio output, Additional Options, and look for Mute speaker audio when headset attached. Tick this box and youre good to go.
Now, as if by magic, whenever you attach a wired headset to your controller using the headphone jack or use something like the Xbox Wireless Headset
which the console recognizes, your speaker audio will mute automatically.
That means no more echoing background audio because you forgot to mute the
TV, and the days of telling someone to turn down their speakers because you can hear their game audio blasting out through party chat will hopefully become a thing of the past. Its been a long time coming (Image credit: Microsoft)
This seemingly simple feature was something I actually requested way back in January 2021 , so its great to see that Microsoft has been able to add it, even if it has taken an inexplicably long time to arrive.
It made sense when the Xbox One was released in 2013 as the original controller didnt even have a 3.5mm headphone jack. But when the revised version of Microsofts popular pad arrived, it suddenly became a particularly irksome omission something which made less and less sense as the years
rolled on.
Credit to Microsoft, though. The Xbox team has continued to push out meaningful system updates that can either make minor or more substantial improvements to the user experience. Xbox One consoles in particular have
also benefited from updates like Xbox Cloud Gaming , even though Microsoft ended Xbox One S production in 2021 . But please, turn it on (Image credit: Respawn Entertainment)
Its admittedly frustrating that the feature is off by default, though, as Ive encountered a number of people who understandably dont even realize its
there. Theres really no downside to muting TV audio if youre using a headset, either, as Ive never understood why youd want the TV speaker on in the first place.
So the next time youre despairing at your teammate that you can hear their
TV, tell them about this setting. One day, well finally be able to eradicate this annoying scenario for good.
Consider this article a call to action, then, because I implore anyone who
has an Xbox console to turn on Mute speaker audio when headset is attached right now for the good of the communitys ears and blood pressure levels. Inside Xbox's backward compatibility journey with Microsoft's Jason Ronald
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Link to news story:
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