I just want to get it purchased. It's pretty poor how little info Sony are giving away with not long until release. I also want to make sure they're not going to be doing something stupid with the sound output. It's really concerning how they keep talking about how amazing the 3D sound is, but there's no mention of actual speaker sound, and they've pretty much ruled out Dolby Atmos, so what the hell happens if you want surround sound in your living room? I have a horrible gut feeling that either they're going to output stereo only or some brand new stream format that only new Sony receivers can cope with.
Which would be insane, but... Sony are giving me nightmares with their bizarre PS5 decisions so far. Underpowered variable hardware, a bizarrely shaped console design, and focusing all their marketing on buzzing controllers and 3D sound... I just don't trust them not to do something stupid.
My current audio receiver only has optical ports on it (it's 20 years old) so I know it has to go. Depending on Sony's audio solution, I'm worried I might not be able to afford the necessary receiver and the console, let alone a new TV or the Xbox to go with it...
They are saying that. But how is it going to output to a receiver if the receiver can't decode the stream? They must be, surely, teaming up with DTS or similar to provide an output that most receivers will cope with. Even if they'll say something like "the best sound quality you can get is by buying some official Sony PS5 headphones".
I'm not interested in gaming with headphones on, unless the PS5 is as loud as the Pro. And if it is I won't be keeping it...
