[Video Games] Wearing Headsets with Microphones

What you do in the comfort of your home is your business. Personally I think it's kind of douchey, but I'm old school, I don't even game online. The only reason I have live is for netflix and updates.

 

I don't know about you, but I don't really like pausing in the middle of the game to type up a message...call me douchey.

 

Surround Sound Headset is better than Blasting surround sound through the stereo at 2am.

 

I'm not trying to message anyone when I play video games.

 

What is the point of playing with friends if you cannot talk to them? I don't wear it when I play Fifa or 2k because there is only me and the opponent but I wear it when I play FPS like Cod or Halo because it is easier to strategize and win when you can talk

 

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I guess . It's a must for me to be able to talk s**t when I'm playing madden or 2k...

 

I usually watch hulu.

 

I wear a headset when I'm playing with my friends in Bad Company 2, solely so we can all go "watch out, there's a guy hiding in such-and-such spot" or coordinating attacks or whatever.

Don't really use a headset for any other game, nor do I use a headset even in BC2 unless they're my pre-existing friends. Don't really want to listen to a bunch of random potty-mouthed kids screech, and I also don't feel the need to put a mic on just to taunt someone. Still, I don't condemn people who use mics all the time, it's just not for me.

 

I only play fighting games online, but I haven't had one good experience with a mic user on PSN. I imagine it's useful in a shooter though.

 

The prevalence of the headset brought us the classic Vince Vaughn scene from the Breakup where he is taunting the kid while playing Madden. For that, I cannot complain about it being used.

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I'm not as much as a gamer as I would want to be (I'm married, I have children, I also have real hobbies that require talking to people and being social), but I have never ever used a headset with Microphone to play any video game. I play Madden, Gran Turismo 5, Tekken, Wii Sports, Super Mario, etc., so those don't require them. I've never seen or been to a house of a friend or relative that uses them. I guess I don't know any hard core gamers that have used them.

I pass by those at the Worst Buy and think to myself: "Man, I hope I never have to wear one of those."

You youngsters love that stuff... go ahead and do it. Just don't complain later that you can't talk to a real woman.

I kid. To each his own. No, it doesn't make them a-holes... just hardcore gamer dudes.

 

I wear them, but I dont do much talking. I do it mostly for the sound quality on the headset.

 

You'll mostly find people wearing headsets if they're playing shooters.

So that's pretty much all 360 owners, since they have no other genre to play.

 

I don't talk ****, I use it to communicate to friends online. I usually never talk to the random Xbox Live people because every other word spoken is either profane, perverted, or r****ded.

 

I used to own a pair of Plantronics DSPs back in my competitive Counter-Strike days.

 

I know what you mean, when I look at new releases it's mostly all FPS however I own a XBox 360 and also own absolutely zero shooters for it and am quite happy with my game libray