Product Review

To make recording party chat as easy as possible, Chat Link features 1 female and 2 male jacks. To start, plug your headset into the female jack. Then, take the short male jack and plug it directly into your PS4 controller or into the Xbox One chat adapter connected to your controller. If you are using Game Capture HD60, take the long male jack and plug it into the Analog In port of your HD60. Once everything is connected, open up your Game Capture HD software settings and change the audio input to Analog Audio. If you are using Game Capture HD60 Pro, take the long male jack and plug it into the Line In port of your PC Motherboard (This is usually blue in color). Once everything is connected, open up your Game Capture HD software settings and change the audio input to Line In Audio. If you are using Game Capture HD, you will need an additional 3.5mm to RCA-Y adapter so that you can plug into the Component breakout cable allowing you to then connect to the A/V In port on the HD. Then in the same way as the HD60, open up your Game Capture HD software settings and change the audio input to Analog Audio.

4-pole 3.5mm (TRRS) Headsets

The most common headset, equipped with a 4-pole 3.5mm jack, is natively compatible with the Elgato Gaming Chat Link.

This includes but is not limited to:

Astro A40
Astro A30
Turtle Beach P12
Turtle Beach X07
Apple iBuds


Stereo PC headsets with 2 3.5mm Jacks

PC headsets with 2 3.5mm jacks, one for headphone, one for mic, are compatible with the Elgato Gaming Chat Linkcable when paired with a PC to 4-pole adapter.

This includes but is not limited to:

SteelSeries Siberia V2
SteelSeries 5hv2
Sennheiser PC360
Sennheiser PC350
Beyerdynamic MMX 300
Turtle Beach X12


Non-Compatible Headsets

USB headsets are not compatible with the Elgato Gaming Chat Link.

Wireless headsets are not compatible with the Elgato Gaming Chat Link.

However, certain wireless headsets can include a mobile cable which equips it with the 4-pole 3.5mm jack, where it can act as a wired headset as well. One headset that does this is the Sony Playstation Wireless Gold headset. A headset like this is compatible when using said cable that's included.