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Xbox Series X will have dedicated audio hardware-acceleration.
- Thread starter IbizaPocholo
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nikolino840
Member
Hope Is not something for headphones only
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Deleted member 775630
Unconfirmed Member
Definitely. I'm always a bit frustrated my mate doesn't use proper headphones in Apex, when it has such a huge influence on the game
Mista
Banned
Damn right! Unfortunately the audio is broken in this game since day one and they haven’t cared to fix it
Gavin Stevens
Formerly 'o'dium'
I fucking LOVE it when sound gets the attention it deserves. When Sony were talking about this I found t a bit odd Xbox didn’t have something to compete with it, so it’s good to see this is there as well. Expected, but good news.
Now if only that damn controller can get some new adjustments like the PS5 one.
Now if only that damn controller can get some new adjustments like the PS5 one.
Mista
Banned
Current Xbox has Dolby Atmos
nikolino840
Member
Are not so much the games with good sound system...never tried Apex but the only One i have found Is r6 siege that you can determinate the position with the footsteps even with tv speakers
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Great Hair
Banned
SOCOM on PS2 had this (you could hear someone heavy breathing, figure out where they were hidding).
GHG
Gold Member
Well if it's not then it will depend on the quality of your audio setup.
Most people don't use anything other than their substandard TV speakers and don't know any better.
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Gavin Stevens
Formerly 'o'dium'
While true, the impression I’m getting from this is something more in line what what Sony are doing on PS5, not what they did on Xbox one x.
nikolino840
Member
DunDunDunpachi
Patient MembeR
Audio is such an underappreciated aspect of videogame design. Good move, Microsoft.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Xbox Series X will use audio ray tracing for super-realistic soundscapes
Sounds like a winner
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Gavon West
Spread's Cheeks for Intrusive Ads
Like movies, sound is just as important as visuals. I have the proper headphones. Just hoping MS allows for Bluetooth head sets next gen. If they don't, fuck them! I'm going GameCube.
IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
All ray-tracing tech can be applied to audio; it's the same calculations.. so "hardware RT" = "hardware RT audio".
deriks
4-Time GIF/Meme God
Not true. There's tons of YouTube channels that have OSTs, there's live shows like Video Games Live and orchestras all over the world, essays, reports, journalistic articles about gaming music... One can argue about "caring" in hardware related stuff, but Audio in gaming is not even close to underappreciated
DunDunDunpachi
Patient MembeR
Appreciated by the niche of fans, sure, but it is an afterthought in most game coverage by the media and is rarely showcased as a selling point for new videogame releases.
And when companies do include audio tech -- like the PS2's optical audio port -- it often goes unnoticed.
Dural
Member
It's because such a small percentage of people can take advantage of it. Everyone has an HDTV to hook their console to, not everyone has a surround sound setup or a nice pair of headphones. Plus we've had really good multi-channel audio in games for a couple decades.
Tarin02543
Member
I hope this means the console itself will have an amplified 3.5mm audio jack so that I can use my high end headphones directly.
DoctaThompson
Banned
Good luck with that. High impedance headphones get no love unless you have dedicated amp/dac or recent motherboards in the past few years. Otherwise, it's just wishful thinking sadly. Wish more manufacturers would put audio more in the Frontline of things.
Hawking Radiation
Member
Good for those looking to pick up an Xbox Series X.
Honestly looks like its all going to come down to the games and services this time around.
Honestly looks like its all going to come down to the games and services this time around.
Mistershine.
Banned
If you have high end headphones, surely you also have a headphone amp?
OT: is this any different to the old audigy and x-fi cards I used to have back in the day?
diffusionx
Gold Member
Am I the only one who doesn't like playing vidya with headphones? Do young people just have shit attached to their ear nonstop? Are they all deaf?
Tarin02543
Member
I have an Asus soundcard (Xonar Essence STX) with built in head phone amp.
Sebastian Suola
Member
Ehh, you’re only talking about music. Game AUDIO is so much more. By only talking about music you essentially proved his point that game audio is underappreciated.