Considering the amount of TV oriented marketing Xbox One received, you would assume that the TV experience would be phenomenal. However, Xbox One is unable to support digital surround sound. Well, now it seems that they may be working on that.
Over on the Xbox support pages, the reply to complaints about digital sound not working was:
The Xbox One console does not support digital surround sound input over HDMI. If your cable or satellite box is sending audio data through your Xbox One over HDMI, only stereo sound will be received. For surround sound, you’ll need to consider an alternative configuration.
Note Your Xbox One can still produce digital surround sound for games and Blu-Ray or DVD films – it just doesn’t have pass-through surround sound from the HDMI In port.
However, as of this morning, the page has been updated with a new response. Digital surround sound is available as a beta. I’m not entirely sure how sound can be in beta, but okay. The Xbox One can produce digital surround sound for games, Blu-ray and DVDs; it’s only the digital audio pass-through from cable or satellite boxes that’s now in beta. Maybe they were being honest all along – at least the games work with surround sound; maybe TV isn’t the primary focus.
In a way, it’s nice that Xbox will only be launching locally next year; by the time we get it, all these strange kinks should be ironed out. At least, that’s my hope.
Last Updated: November 21, 2013
Happy Hamster
November 21, 2013 at 10:06
Ok i dont have kinect so how did you guys get the photo of my surround sound centre i have at home
Unavengedavo(aka. MadeYouLook)
November 21, 2013 at 10:13
They got it from CSI… They just zoomed in a lot on Google maps 😀
TiMsTeR1033
November 21, 2013 at 10:28
So it has that crappy xbox logo on it too? hahaha
JHN
November 21, 2013 at 10:11
Sony fan boys incoming!!!
Hammersteyn
November 21, 2013 at 10:13
Mom?
GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness
November 21, 2013 at 10:20
How did you manage to get that Photo of Foxhound?
Skyblue
November 21, 2013 at 12:39
Bismarck du Plessis on a day off?
Jonah Cash
November 21, 2013 at 10:13
My goodies has arrived!! How cool is that???!!!! Awesome hamper!!
Hammersteyn
November 21, 2013 at 10:13
AWESOME!
TiMsTeR1033
November 21, 2013 at 10:22
Did you get the game aswell?
Jonah Cash
November 21, 2013 at 11:30
Yes sir, yes I did!!!!
Anon A Mouse
November 21, 2013 at 10:28
Nice, even has equipment to strengthen your non-flap arm. lol
Weanerdog
November 21, 2013 at 10:47
Ahh yes the infamous Douche maker.
RinceandShrubbery
November 21, 2013 at 10:29
Awesome man! Now to put that on, stand on your couch, and do a big elbow onto someone!
TiMsTeR1033
November 21, 2013 at 10:30
John Cena style!
Hammersteyn
November 21, 2013 at 10:31
Cena SUCKS!
TiMsTeR1033
November 21, 2013 at 10:31
I know!
RinceandShrubbery
November 21, 2013 at 10:39
HAHA! He does!
TiMsTeR1033
November 21, 2013 at 10:41
his music is so 90’s right now.. and that is saying something!
Umar Moe Moe
November 21, 2013 at 10:34
I’ve never seen John Cena
TiMsTeR1033
November 21, 2013 at 10:35
You have seen Justin though…
Umar Moe Moe
November 21, 2013 at 10:36
Has anyone seen John Cena?…I thought you can’t see him?
TiMsTeR1033
November 21, 2013 at 10:37
Nicely avoided you Bielber!! I should throw a water bottle at you!
RinceandShrubbery
November 21, 2013 at 10:39
lol
Jonah Cash
November 21, 2013 at 11:29
Like my wife? She is off today and sitting on the coach? You think she would appreciate it though????
RinceandShrubbery
November 21, 2013 at 11:38
NOOOOO! *Waves fist at sky
Umar Moe Moe
November 21, 2013 at 10:33
Don’t shower for 10 days then walk around and ask people if they can smell what the Jonah is cooking
TiMsTeR1033
November 21, 2013 at 10:34
The will smell some kinda cooking… not sure how good it will be…
HvR
November 21, 2013 at 10:36
Then he should trip them, sit on their face and yell “Jonah Bottom!!! Jonah Bottom!!!!”
Umar Moe Moe
November 21, 2013 at 10:37
LOOOL and then poke a beer bottle and drink the beer coming out of the hole while sitting on top the person…WWEception
TiMsTeR1033
November 21, 2013 at 10:39
What hole? 0_0
Umar Moe Moe
November 21, 2013 at 10:40
The whole that you poked in the beer bottle obviously 😛
TiMsTeR1033
November 21, 2013 at 10:41
I have no idea what you are saying man..
Umar Moe Moe
November 21, 2013 at 10:42
Stone Cold Steve Austin….
TiMsTeR1033
November 21, 2013 at 10:44
by poke you mean stab a hole?
Umar Moe Moe
November 21, 2013 at 10:45
…hmm, Nevermind lol
TiMsTeR1033
November 21, 2013 at 10:46
I don’t watch wwe much anymore.
HvR
November 21, 2013 at 10:48
Cheez you kids of today. It is called shotgunning a beer.
Shake up the beer (in a can)
Poke a hole in the side of the beer.
Put mouth over hole.
Open the beer.
The whole can of beer is shot into your mouth within 3 seconds.
TiMsTeR1033
November 21, 2013 at 10:49
damn! sounds sweet!
HvR
November 21, 2013 at 10:58
If it is too hard you always for the double beer chug.
Beer is GOOOD!!!
Vampyre Squirrel
November 21, 2013 at 14:41
Really awesome man!
HvR
November 21, 2013 at 10:21
This is the biggest problem I’ve encountered with numerous media devices. Is something wrong with the HDMI spec?
From no audio pass through, stereo only, multi-channel only, support for only certain formats. Certain issue pop up when switching devices on my amp.
I just pick up a Toslink cable when buying a new media device.
Skyblue
November 21, 2013 at 12:42
The PS3 was the biggest culprit in my experiences so far. The sound config’s don’t stream continually so it forces your amp to connect on sound input only causing distortion whenever browsing the menu.
HvR
November 21, 2013 at 13:15
I do not have any issues with my PS3 ultra lsim but then again my new Yamaha amp do not distort sound when connecting or disconnecting. Something that did drive me crazy with my old NAD amp.
I think the Yamaha amp stops any signals going to the audio outputs until proper sound input input signal have been established.
Ultimo_Cleric N7
November 21, 2013 at 10:26
Yes, lets thank the US for beta testing the XBoxOne for us.
Shot ‘Murica
Umar Moe Moe
November 21, 2013 at 10:29
Sharp Sharp
TiMsTeR1033
November 21, 2013 at 10:30
Lekker soos a cracker my bru!
Umar Moe Moe
November 21, 2013 at 10:33
Salute braaah
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 21, 2013 at 10:38
Oops.
Skyblue
November 21, 2013 at 12:44
Only on pass through, not a biggie for me, been using an HDMI switchbox for years now due to too many devices.
DrKiller
November 21, 2013 at 14:03
I really hope the new gen will have loseless audio… will make me sooooo happy!
Edit: Makes sense that Xbox has problems with that Samsung set.. Its not the way games are meant to be played 😉
Brian Murphy
November 21, 2013 at 16:34
http://www.dualshockers.com/2013/11/19/ps4-is-the-first-device-in-the-world-to-include-new-dts-hd-master-audio7-1-decoder/
DrKiller
November 21, 2013 at 16:39
Seems like they focus a lot on streaming and BluRays though.. Not really the games..
Brian Murphy
November 21, 2013 at 16:45
Eh, wasn’t sure if it exactly matched what you were talking about, but it was the most recent audio related topic I remembered reading about recently, so figured I’d post the link. 🙂
DrKiller
November 21, 2013 at 16:50
Ban! 😛
raceReady
November 21, 2013 at 14:14
hahaahha
BF4 with surround sound….
only possible choices left or right ahahahahaaha