My post on atmos (Gaming)

by Kermit , Raleigh, NC, Thursday, March 01, 2018, 09:13 (2460 days ago) @ kidtsunami

Thanks!

I actually read that last night before posting (I remembered someone posting about it), but there weren’t many other thoughts in that thread, so I was looking for some other impressions now that it’s been around a while. I downloaded the app and stated the trial. I don’t notice a huge difference in Elite (things do sound a little punchier maybe? Or maybe I’m just focusing too much and looking for a difference). I also redownloaded Rise of the Tomb Raider which has official support, so I think I’ll play a bit of that tonight.

Ah, in most games that only support 5.1 or 7.1, it's not going to sound much better than any of the surround sound amps that handled those formats for you. It just means you don't need those amps.

It's in games like Tomb Raider or Overwatch which specifically support Atmos that it becomes actually better.

I honestly use my A50s with it's surround sound processing turned off with Atmos. It's one of the things that's led to me playing my PS4 less often. Can't wait for Sony to add it too.

Do you know that they will? I thought they were invested in their own 3D audio.

I'm a fan of the Xbox implementation. It's got me thinking about ditching my mixamp and just getting a DAC for my headphone amp.