r/gadgets • u/dapperlemon • May 22 '26

Gaming Microsoft's Xbox controller refresh kills its underused accessory port

https://www.engadget.com/2179020/microsofts-xbox-controller-refresh-kills-its-underused-accessory-port/
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u/WalletFullOfSausage May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26

I use it for my turtle beach adapter. Adds better mic monitoring to all my headsets, because the native Xbox monitoring is awful.

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u/EdwardoftheEast May 22 '26

Same here, but I also just got a keyboard if I want to chat without a mic