The sound quality of your TV speakers won’t be great if you’re listening to your game’s audio. Playing video games in the 90’s with a wired headset brings back memories of sitting cross-legged in front of your parent’s TV.
Here’s why you might want to connect Bluetooth headphones to your console. Wireless headphones make listening to your Xbox Series X|S harder than it sounds. No matter how hard it is, it’s doable.
Stream Xbox Series X|S music wirelessly with a native Xbox headset
Xbox Series X|S doesn’t support Bluetooth natively, which is why it’s so hard to connect Bluetooth headphones. Controllers and headsets connect wirelessly using Xbox Wireless Protocol. Only headphones with Xbox Wireless Protocol can connect natively to Xbox consoles because Xbox uses this exclusive technology. It’s easy to connect an Xbox Wireless Headset to your console if you have it.
The easiest way to connect the Xbox Wireless Headset to your Xbox Series X|S is to hold down the pair button on your console for about four seconds. Xbox Series S consoles have their pair button right above the USB port, and Xbox Series X consoles have their pair button right above the USB port.
Simply connecting your headphones wirelessly is a good way to improve the sound quality of your Xbox Series X|S, but the Xbox Wireless Headset gives you even more customization options. As a result, you’ll get better sound than your TV speakers or other headphones.
Sync your wireless headphones with your Xbox Series X | S with a Bluetooth dongle
Wireless audio on your Xbox console is easiest when you use a native headset, but not everyone has the money to buy specific Xbox headphones. It’s likely that most people already have wireless headphones, whether they’re for their mobile device or for gaming on another console. You still have a few ways to listen to your Xbox Series X|S wirelessly if you already have them.
Bluetooth dongles are the first way. It acts as a middleman between your system and your headphones by connecting to either your console or controller. It’s as easy as turning on and pairing your Bluetooth headphones with your Xbox Series X|S, no settings to mess with. Bluetooth headphones can also be connected to your PS5 with a Bluetooth dongle.
Skull & Co.’s AudioBox Bluetooth Audio Adapter for Xbox Controllers is a great option out there if you’re looking for a Bluetooth adapter. All you have to do is plug it in, activate pairing mode, and wait for them to connect.
Stream audio directly to your TV with Bluetooth headphones
The Xbox Series X|S is easy to use, whether you buy a native headset or a Bluetooth dongle. To make them work, you’ll need to buy another item. It’s easiest and cheapest to connect your headphones to your TV so you can listen to your Xbox audio wirelessly. It’s default for the system to play audio through the TV speakers, and your TV might have Bluetooth capabilities even if your Xbox Series X|S doesn’t.
You’ll need a Bluetooth-enabled TV to do this. In that case, unless you’re buying a new TV anyway, you might be better off going with one of the first two methods. Bluetooth is on a lot of TVs these days, so it’s always worth checking before giving up. Your TV’s settings can tell you if it supports Bluetooth or not. Go to Sound Output in the Sound settings. Your TV supports Bluetooth if it shows a Bluetooth Speaker List in the Sound Output settings.
Ensure your wireless headphones are on and in pairing mode before connecting them to your TV. Select Bluetooth Speaker List from the same settings as Sound Output. You’ll find your headphones at the bottom of the list. You can connect your headphones to your TV by selecting Pair and connect. There might be slight differences in your TV’s settings when it comes to pairing Bluetooth headphones, but the overall process should be pretty similar.
It’s frustrating to have to find all these workarounds to connect your headphones to your Xbox Series X|S, but it doesn’t happen all the time. It’s a good thing Switch owners don’t have to worry about this. If you have a Nintendo Switch, you don’t have to worry about searching for a similar tutorial since Bluetooth headphones connect to the Switch really quickly and easily.
Wirelessly listen to your Xbox Series X|S without the cables
Xbox Series X|S consoles are great for connecting wireless headphones. Whatever you need, whether it’s to hear every sound in-game directly to your ears or to keep your Mom from yelling at you to turn down your game box.
Regardless, you’ve got to connect your Xbox Series X|S to your wireless Bluetooth headphones to hear it. Let’s hope this guide helped you accomplish that so you can up your game instead of your TV’s volume.
