By Jon Porter
Gears of War 4 and Crackdown 3 will be the first two games to support Dolby Atmos on the Xbox One platform, a Dolby representative has confirmed.
Dolby Atmos is the newest piece of sound technology from the company, and features an object-based audio system that makes it sound as though things are above you, as well as to the sides and behind you as with a traditional surround sound setup.
The technology, which is available on both Xbox One S and Xbox One X consoles, support both speakers and headphones, although if you want to use the latter then you’ll have to pay a one-off $14.99 fee to enable it in your console.
A representative clarified that this charge is due to the fact that Atmos-enabled home theater equipment already includes an Atmos licence, a pair of headphones does not.
However, if you want to use headphones you don’t need to buy new equipment, your existing pair should work just fine.
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Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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