Can't have game audio go through headset

Not game audio, game chat.

In settings, Xbox has an option to make party chat output go through your headset, headset and TV, or TV.

but that's only for party chat. i've always wondered why xbox can't do the same for in-game chat too?

With in game chat, if your headset is plugged in; game chat automatically goes to the headset, with no option to have it output through TV.

really sucks when you can't wear headsets, you can't play socially outside of parties. (in party chat; i use my headset mic, but have their voice output through my TV. game chat has no option to do this, you must wear your headset to hear teammates)

In order to get game sound through the headset, you will have to go to the console's audio settings, and set the game audio to be played through the headset as well.

Otherwise only chat sound will be played through the headset.

After setting up sound through the headset, you can also choose to have stereo sound, or Spatial 3D sound through Windows Sonic. Or if you have purchased the Dolby Atmos app (you can try it for free for 14 days), you can also use Dolby Atmos for headphones.

If using headset for game audio and chat, mute the TV or any device your game and chat audio is coming through and make sure 'chat' is set to output through headset only. If you have your tv volume up in the background while you're on the headset there
will probably be echoing especially if you have your party audio set to output through your TV.

The chat headset is designed to only give you chat audio, and leave game audio coming through your television.

Any other headset will give you both game and chat audio through the headset, whether you use the new controller or the older version with the headset adapter.

From what I know you can't have the audio come through the standard Xbox headset. You need something a bit more substantial that plugs into the Xbox itself for game audio. I, for example, have the Turtle Beach X41's.