In a very first for consoles, the audio-visual leaders at Dolby have announced that incoming Xbox Series S and Series X will offer both Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos for gaming.
According to Dolbys site, Microsofts new consoles will use three-dimensional Dolby Atmos audio for video games at launch, with assistance for Dolby Vision gaming set to get here sometime in 2021.
The site likewise specifies that Dolby Vision will bring “brightness, contrast, color, and depth that exceeds even conventional HDR games” by using “40x brighter highlights”, “10x much deeper black levels”, and “up to 12-bit color depth”.
Presenting the next level of gaming. @Xbox, welcome to gaming in Dolby.
While Dolby Vision HDR for games was technically supported on Xbox One X, it was just ever offered to testers within the Xbox Insiders program..
Although Dolby Vision video gaming has never been openly used on a console previously, it is possible to play select video games on PC in the 12-bit HDR format– EAs Mass Effect Andromeda and Battlefield 1 have both gotten Dolby Vision assistance on PC.
What about PlayStation 5?
Dolbys verification of Dolby Atmos and Vision assistance on Xbox Series S and X will likely come as a blow to PlayStation fans– Dolby Atmos will not be supported on the upcoming PS5, and Dolby Vision assistance isnt anticipated either..
Instead, Sonys next-generation console will benefit from a brand-new proprietary Tempest 3D audio format which the company has actually established internal, presumably freeing the business from paying Dolbys licensing charges.
As for HDR, its anticipated that PS5 will only use standard HDR10 support, as the business has actually taken a tough stance against Samsungs HDR10+ format– Sony president and COO Mike Fasulo told TechRadar that “our concerns are focused on other innovation and shipment systems and were going to remain focused there.”.
