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Article: Dolby Surrounds the Xbox 360; Dolby and Microsoft Team up to Bring Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound to Both Movies and Games on the Xbox 360.
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- Business Wire
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- November 17, 2005
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) announced today that the new Xbox 360(TM) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft will support Dolby(R) Digital surround sound for both games and movies. This next-generation game console includes both interactive Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound for game play, as well as Dolby Digital decoding for video playback.
The combination of these two Dolby technologies enables consumers to enjoy their games and movies in cinematic 5.1-channel surround sound on the tens of millions of home theater systems worldwide equipped with Dolby Digital technology.
For game play, the Xbox 360 features interactive ...