When the sales figures for Halo 3 were released, the gaming and entertainment community was stunned. In fact, so surprising were the sales figures that it became top story news on several of the major search engine homepages. While the sales figures were surprising, they really were only surprising to people that were not avid gamers and those who do not follow the industry closely. Halo 3 was guaranteed to be a success because it is an exciting and innovative game. And, also contributing to its success has been the advent of accessories that add to the fun of play such as integrating the use of a headset. Of course, this means the player needs to understand how to use a headset with Halo 3. This really should not be considered problematic as the process is not as tough as some assume.

The purpose of the headset is to add voice chat capabilities to the online version of the game. For those that are huge aficionados of Xbox Live, this addition of the headset not only makes the game more fun, it also makes it a lot more realistic. And, of course, it allows the player to get into his character. But, there is a little more to using the headset than merely plugging it in.

In terms of actually using the headset to talk to players, how you use the headset will be dependent upon the matches that you are engaged in. Certain matches will involve a number of different opponents in a mass attack scenario. Other smaller bouts will involve fewer players in doubles or small team competitive action. In real life, it would be much easier to communicate in a small group of 5 people as opposed to communicating among a chaotic situation with two dozen people. In order to maintain the realism of game play, the Halo 3 headset will have different operational functions when dealing with large numbers of people.