Xbox Series X Digital Audio

Fortunately my tv and pretty much any modern tv has an optical port so i can connect the series x to my tv via hdmi for video and the receiver can be connected to the tv via optical for audio.

Xbox series x digital audio. Audio on the xbox series x will run through hdmi 2 1 which outputs both audio and video up to 8k with dolby atmos. Sony elected not to bring back optical just like microsoft decided to with xbox series x. The playstation 5 will not have an optical audio out port like ps4 and ps4 pro. Speaking with ign xbox head phil spencer has provided.

An xbox wire article added xbox series x has custom audio hardware to offload audio processing from the cpu dramatically improving the accessibility quality and performance of these immersive. Xbox series x is compatible with standard standalone hard drive and products with the designed for xbox badge are supported by xbox. During microsoft s game stack live presentation an xbox series x with an s pdif optical audio port was spotted but microsoft confirmed this is not going to be in the final release. For the best experience the 1tb seagate storage expansion card for xbox series x s plugs into the back of the console via the dedicated storage expansion port and replicates the console s custom ssd experience providing additional game storage at the same.

This means that a number of soundbars speakers and high end headsets that connect via an optical audio port won t be compatible with the xbox series x though most modern televisions now feature. You can check out ign s full interview with spencer on the new episode of.