Mark Cerny talks Dolby Atmos support for PlayStation 5

Mark Cerny talks to Digital Foundry about how Dolby Atmos support made its way to PlayStation 5.

[crazyCoconuts]

Cerny points out the advantage that DF keeps referring to as a disadvantage. Developers don't need to do anything special to have overhead sounds mapped to height speakers. It's all built in and processed lag free on existing and future PS5 games. This is obviously a superior approach imo as it works with virtually any speaker configuration.

[neutralgamer1992]

DF have been very negative when it comes to PlayStation. Very nit-picky

[ABizzel1]

I like DF, but they’re starting to let personal bias seep into their talking points especially John, and the others are being occasional followers just to be non-confrontational.

[just_looken]

Its just like the ps3 or any receiver over 8yrs old

2015 ps3 had support then got updated
https://games.dolby.com/new...

Man the ps5 is digging up the past to reveal its new hey are they going to have a menu next with native 7.1 audio support like my 2006 motor storm edtion ps3?.

[shadowT]

No latency, sounds good.

[Azfargh]

I see what you did there. Clever

[kythlyn]

I have an Atmos setup and in my case it definitely introduces some audio lag... probably around 10-20ms. The game I always use to test this sort of thing is Stray because of the dedicated meow button triggering the sound out of the Dual Sense. Makes it really easy to perceive a lack of audio sync. There's only one setting on PS5 that doesn't produce audio lag (at least with my setup), and that is Linear PCM.

[fr0sty]

So you are able to tell 1 frame of latency at 60fps, you're saying...

[kythlyn]

To fr0sty... yes? Not everyone will notice it, but people with trained ears such as musicians definitely will.

[Reaper22_]

The truth is that Atmos is superior. Plain and simple. The devil prefer it over what sony is providing. It's the standard for games, movies and music.

[DarthZoolu]

It’s definitely the leader of the industry right now

[crazyCoconuts]

And what about the PS5 implementation being discussed is NOT Atmos?

[Reaper22_]

Only DTS:X is on on par with atmos. I understand Sony wanting to use their own but Atmos is superior which is why is used throughout the entertainment industry.

[crazyCoconuts]

I'm trying to point out to you: PS5 is using Atmos. That's the whole point of this firmware update

[fr0sty]

From a hardware perspective, Atmos' 7.1.4 setup is indeed superior, but the software side of Atmos is far from superior. Dolby Atmos games (ISF) supports 32 objects and this is used in a 7.1.4 basebed + 20 dynamic object configuration most of the time. PS5's Tempest audio supports 100 dynamic objects, so it actually has to downmix the audio, dropping 68 objects in the process, to make it work properly over Atmos.

[jwillj2k4]

The truth is marketing is superior. Cant support something that kicks in after the scenes already ended lol

[gold_drake]

i like how calmy and detailed he explained it to the fools at DF.

[mastershredder]

Ah yes Mark, becuase less channels on a watered down feature is something to geek out about. You do realize you are getting atmos light right? Not for audiophiles. Totally designed for craptastic sound systems. It's all about tagging that name for a selling point.

[jwillj2k4]

At least it works, what good is a feature that introduces latency to the point it’s potentially “3x as bad” with a certain setup? You can’t even use it and it’s supposed to be a partnership between the two companies….

[AmUnRa]

So you know more then Mark Cerny..the man who made PS5 what it is now...the man who invented with his team the Tempest engine..., if you can read take a lot of tasks over from Atmos...

Woooow...you must be a genius in this field time to get a job In this expertise.

[OptimusDK]

I think one might be somewhat biased you can do your own guessing who that is

[BestBusdriver]

Bla bla....they didn t need atmos... sony tempest was soooo much better🤣... owing both first things first...microsoft s headset is 10 times better than sony s 3D headset.

Second : I have to turn up my receiver much more when I play on my ps5

Third : ps5 3d audio SUCKS. Plain simple. The immersion playing forza or gears is so much better than playing ps5 games. Atmos is better.

[Doomeduk]

You should try dualsense the immersion playing assetto Corsa it's so much better than playing Xbox games dualsense is better

[porkChop]

Is this a joke? Who plays a sim racer with a controller? You should try a decent wheel if you want actual immersion.

[jwillj2k4]

Enjoy hearing the engine sounds well after the race is over.

[purple101]

These jokers on DF still doing video calls using $19.99 wired apple airpods, talking about sound quality, makes me chortle.

[CobraKai]

I think it sounds great! I love that it just works, no need for updating the game or coding new sound.

[waljaber]

nice a breakdown.

[neomahi]

I'll take a DTS audio codec over Dolby ANYWAY. DTS-X or Dolby Atmos? Give me DTS-X. Its a cleaner purer sounding audio with no static and no noise. It looks like PS5 still has the DTS option, I just wish more devs have DTS certified techs who could work on that audio and run on that codec. Seriously, put the two next to each other, I promise you, DTS will win you over. I've never heard SDDS, maybe it's too similar to Dolby, THX isnt bad, but it's still no where near the pure sound you get from DTS. Wish we'd have gotten DTS-X support instead, but Dolby must be willing to shell out more money to buy tech manufacturers off where DTS lets the product speak for itself, I don't know, but that's my input