Video games are getting more and more interactive all the time. X-box gave gamers the option to wear a gaming headset, which allows a player to use live chat along with stereo sound. However, many of the gaming headsets only offered live chats from one speaker, and only mono sound in the other. This made what could have been a most excellent gaming experience into a bogus one (excuse the “Bill and Ted” language).

Turtle Beach has provided the remedy of this mundane gaming experience with the Ear Force X1 gaming headset. The wired configuration and integrated design overcomes the limitation of communicator headsets, and eliminates voice chat interference caused by traditional headset microphones when picking up sound from external speakers. The end result is an audio experience that completely immerses the user in a sound haven, as well as the chance to communicate with other players. Now you hear the game in full stereo glory, and trash talk whoever is on your live chat. Dang, it’s practically like being there. This ought to make your next Halo experience as close to heaven as you can get from here.

The Ear Force X1 is designed with the X-box in mind, especially the X-box 360. It can be used for any gaming console, PC, or laptop, but the microphone will not work for anything but X-box or PCs. The design looks like one of those old seventies Hi-fi headphone jobs from the seventies. Except this has a durable microphone with an adjustable boom and is powered by USB.

The entire kit retails for approximately $59.95, and includes an amplifier with individual game and volume control, an X-box Live connection cable, audio splitter cables, and a USB extender cable, as well as a quick start guide. It is available at the Turtle Beach site right now.