Microsoft has announced a new wireless headset for Xbox consoles, mobile, and PC. The Xbox Wireless Headset is set for release in March, bringing what the company calls the “future of gaming audio”. The Xbox Wireless Headset is a competitively priced audio solution packed with features, including low latency lossless audio, and support for spatial sound technologies such as Windows Sonic, Dolby Atmos, and DTS Unbound. As per Erik Garcia, project architect and lead, the team has spent quite some time in audio testing chambers “trying to characterize and understand how the headset reproduces audio in different room environments”. Similarly, the team has also “studied gameplay to ensure great sounding chat with a sensitive mic”. This resulted in a dual beamforming microphone featuring voice isolation tuning to preferably pick your voice instead of background noise and an auto-mute feature to keep the communication channels clear. A manual mute button and LED mic indicator have also been added, allowing users to silence the mic when needed and to know when it’s turned on.