Xbox 360 Headset Mic Not Working Without Kinect

Hello Pan,

The webcam mic's will not work with Cortana. The program is set up to go through either a Kinect or headphone mic unfortunately. Maybe in the future they will have this feature available.

With Cortana, you can use a headset with mic for voice control, in addition to the Kinect sensor. It works the same for both, with one exception: "Hey Cortana, Xbox on" only works with a Kinect. So you’ll have to turn on your Xbox with a controller
if you’re using a headset.

Thanks,

Brad

The "mic" you're referring to is the boom mic that plugs into the headset.



The mic I'm referring to is the chat system that allows one to talk to other players. Normally, that's supported by a wired mic cable that goes from the 360 controller to other headsets. On all other 360 headsets, a cable is required from the base of the
360 controller to the headset for chat. Even the wireless Astro A50 has a mic cable port to go to the 360 controller.



On the Tritton Warhead, that's all done wirelessly, same as the Microsoft Wireless Mic for 360 works. Tritton integrated the wireless mic into the headset base unit so that the headset can be completely wireless - no wired mic cable going to the controller.



It's the wired mic cable that the Tritton Warhead lacks that is the problem. There will be no way for the Warhead's base unit to sync its wireless mic with the Xbox One.



If all you want to do is use the Warhead as a wireless headset without a mic, it will be fine. If you want mic support, it won't.

[quote user="KingEdRock"]

So a couple questions I have is if you are in private chat or group chat with a headset/mic, do you give the XB1 commands through the headset/mic or via the Kinect mic? Also, if you are in private chat or group chat via the Kinect mic, can you still give
commands to the XB1 through the Kinect mic?

[/quote]In the 1st instance you would give commands via the Kinect mic - it's what it was built for & it makes sense that it would work similarly to the Kinect on the Xbox 360 in order to make it more familiar to those who have been using the previous generation
of Kinect. To answer the second half of your question, yes you can, but your friends will probably hear you give the command as well.

I hope that answers your questions.

I did reset the Xbox and kept games, but that only allowed me to chat with the Kinect attached. I disabled the mic on the Kinect, but still could not chat with the microphone attached to the headset. I decided to disconnect the Kinect altogether now the mic works.

Xbox One comes with Kinect it can be used as a mic. If you don't want to use Kinect as a mic then buy a headset. I have no problem using Kinect as a mic.