Xbox One Chat Adapter - Split Screen Games

I regularly play split screen games with friends. One bugbear of mine is that the audio for both players is combined, making it almost impossible to make sense of the soundscape.

So, I tried buying the new headset adapter for the XB1. I'm using it with some standard Shure earbuds (so no chat) and sound quality is great.

I was hoping that split screen games would be able to send separate audio for each player to each handset.

Tried it with COD Ghosts last week, and got the mixed audio for both players being sent to my headset!!!

Is this game specific, or will all headsets receive the game audio for all split screen players? Does anyone know.. as I can't seem to get an answer from anyone!?

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Does the new audio adapter allow games that do local split-screen to also support split audio for each player?

Split screen games are one of my main-stay game types on my Xbox One.

One of the most difficult aspects of playing a split screen is not the reduced size and resolution, but the mixed audio for all players.

Does the new audio adapter for the Xbox One controller allow games to send split audio to each player?

 

In Split-Screen, both players get all game audio when using headset adapter

Albert Penello mentioned this in an interview a few weeks ago:

Q: How does the adapter handle split screen multiplayer audio?

A: It supports separate audio streams for single player multiplayer. Each player can hear
their own chat and audio through their controller.

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When playing call of duty in split-screen I hear all of the game sound from the other player along with my own when using the headset adapter. This was one of the main reasons I purchased the adapter. This means that while we're in different parts of a map
I can hear footsteps and gunshots from the other split-screen player's game.

Does anyone know if this is a known issue?

 

Hey there EasyTarget197!

What you are experiencing is not game specific. Split screen audio for split screen games is not an available feature on the Xbox One. What this means is that all headsets playing a split screen game will receive combined audio.

Please let us know if there is anything else we can help with and we will be standing by.

 

I remember reading a statement by one of the Xbox on leads that left for another company when the Xbox One first came out... Said in my own words ,individual audio would be separate. I just today purchased a 2nd Adapter which was a big mistake as split screen
audio is still mixed. MS has to create a second player experience. MS lies like my GF and I can't seem to shake neither of them loose.

 

I would love multiplayer audio to be available as described above..... Please make the xbox a true multiplayer experience!

 

Hey there EasyTarget197!

Thanks for posting! In order to make sure that you suggestions get seen by the right folks, I recommend posting on our Xbox Feedback page. Thanks in advance!