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Will your headphones work with the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X? - Polygon
Sep 11, 2020 1 min, 10 secs

The last two console generations from Microsoft and Sony — spanning from the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 all the way to the PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X — have been transformative in terms of audio quality.

Unfortunately, the same can’t be said of Sony and its PlayStation 5.

Manufacturers like Astro, SteelSeries, and others use that optical connection to split in-game audio off from voice chat.

That allows you to have digital surround sound and low-latency, high-fidelity voice chat coming through the same speakers.

“It enables game sound + voice chat mixing and features lagless 4K HDMI video passthrough while adding a TosLink optical jack,” the company said in a news release dated Sept.

“Registered owners of Astro products will be able to submit their serial number and receive a $15 discount online.”.

The good news is that both of the next-generation console controllers still feature a 3.5 mm audio connector in them, which will enable you to connect the vast majority of products from companies like Astro, Kingston’s HyperX brand, Razer, and SteelSeries.

“Back in the Xbox 360 days, consoles actually didn’t decode [digital] audio for you,” Thadeus Cooper, head of brand at Astro Gaming, told Polygon in an interview.

Now, with the PlayStation 5, Sony is bringing its own new technology to bear.

No longer will they be able to depend on bells and whistles like adjustable in-game audio levels and custom sound profiles to set themselves apart

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