Xbox Series X doesn't have exclusive Dolby features after all

Xbox Serial X doesn't have exclusive Dolby features subsequently all

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Update: Microsoft has reached out to Tom'due south Guide to provide a correction to the below article. The original Xbox blog post confirming that Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision are sectional to the Xbox Series X for the side by side two years was in fact posted in mistake.

A Microsoft spokesperson said: "A blog mail service was mistakenly published by a local Xbox team that included inaccurate data regarding exclusivity of Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision on Xbox Series Ten|South. There is no exclusivity agreement of either tech on Xbox. We are proud to partner with Dolby to offering Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision to gamers on Xbox and will have more to share about the general availability of Dolby Vision on Xbox Series X|S soon."

So it looks like these Dolby features could theoretically come to additional gaming consoles at whatsoever betoken in the future. The original commodity follows...

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The Xbox Serial X may accept the sectional use of Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision for ii years according to an official Xbox blog post — after this time window, the features could presumably come to PS5.

This news originally surfaced thanks to a post on the official Xbox Wire in French republic. While the article has since been removed — probable as the terms of Microsoft'due south bargain with Dolby wasn't supposed to be made public. Withal, information is tricky to eradicate from the cyberspace and the post was screen-capped and widely shared before it could exist taken down.

The blog post was translated (via VGC), and reads: "Xbox Series 10|S have been Dolby Atmos uniform since their release and Dolby Vision will arrive on these consoles sometime in 2021, with both technologies remaining exclusive to the Xbox ecosystem for two years."

Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos are exclusive Xbox for two yearshttps://t.co/hJVcyzg92KJune one, 2021

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Dolby Atmos is a surround sound system that primarily competes with Sony's 3D Audio technology, at least in the console space. Whereas Dolby Vision is a form of HDR that optimizes the way your TV delivers pictures. Neither feature is currently available on PS5.

These technologies are a serious benefaction for the Xbox Serial X when going head to head with PlayStation's flagship console in terms of audio and HDR. And while this exclusively bargain does mean Microsoft's bulky black box will remain the home of Dolby Atmos/Vision for now it does advise in the future the PS5 could get these features. Of class, Microsoft could negotiate further exclusivity, or Sony may take no interest in bringing Dolby features to its own console years subsequently launch.

The weblog post also revealed that the official Xbox Wireless Headset will just accept free Dolby Atmos support until the terminate of September. "Our partnership with Dolby allows you to activate Dolby Atmos for Headphones on all Xbox Wireless Headsets until September 30, 2021. Afterward this trial period, yous will be able to purchase the license for the app straight from Dolby," it stated.

We don't yet know how significant this news will exist for the Xbox Series Ten long-term. Though PS5 players will surely be pleased to know that, in a couple of years, these Dolby features could come to Sony's latest gaming console.

If yous're still after a adjacent-gen system simply oasis't managed to secure ane even so due to the ongoing supply issues, make sure to bookmark our Xbox Series Ten restock and PS5 restock guides. These comprise the latest stock information as nosotros go it.

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