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Starting next year, Dolby Atmos will be coming to Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs and tablets, Xbox and Dolby have announced.
“With Dolby Atmos, sound moves precisely all around and above you. You can hear where your allies and enemies are in three-dimensional space,” explains Spencer Hooks, director of Gaming, Dolby Laboratories.
“Snipers on the roof? You’ll hear them over your left shoulder and know where to aim to take them out. The same goes for an attacker with a jet pack hovering behind you.
“Beyond its tactical advantages, Dolby Atmos also makes your experience of a game much more intense. You’ll feel like you’re inside the action as the voices, sounds and music move all around you.”
Xbox One will be the first games console to support Dolby Atmos, with the feature already available for the Blu-ray app in Preview and coming soon to everyone.
Dolby Atmos will work with Dolby Atmos enabled speaker systems and soundbars, but Hooks says you can “enable virtually any pair of headphones with the Dolby Atmos experience”.
Blu-ray Bitstream pass-through – including Dolby Atmos support on Xbox One and Xbox One S – is also now rolling out to Xbox Preview members. This feature enables all Xbox consoles to pass Blu-ray audio data untouched to a user’s audio equipment.
Setup tips:
- Ensure your console is connected via HDMI to a device that supports decoding of Blu-ray audio formats.
- Make sure you have the latest Blu-ray player by checking the “Updates” tab under “My Games & Apps.”
- Enable “Let my receiver decode audio (beta)” under the “Disc & Blu-ray” settings page.
- Insert your favourite DVD or Blu-ray disc.
Look out for more info on the release of Dolby Atmos support next year.
Source: Xbox Wire
