The manual shows a picture of the PS4 being connected to the G5 via USB, and the XboxOne via optical since the XBone doesn't have USB audio output. The G5 can be connected to PS4 via USB or Optical (if the console is set to PCM, not DTS or Dolby), in such a setup USB is preferred because that also takes care of microphone duties!
Someone earlier wondered if Creative could make Dolby or DTS decoding support via a firmware update... I don't know if they can. I also don't know if Creative was able to give us the nice Amp + DAC at the price basically equivalent to a new Mixamp (but sound much better) because they didn't include decoding. Well, "IF" a decoding download to install into the G5 was available, I for one would TOTALLY PAY FOR DLC FEATURES LIKE DOLBY/DTS DECODING. I think that would be cool, let us decide if the surround is something we want.
DagsJT,
Thanks for the impressions! I just KNEW it would sound good. Now, you know why we say there's a difference between amping for enough volume and amping for improved quality. How similar/different is the G5 sound/software setup from my E5 review? Does the surround demo on PC (or surround gaming) work better for you than the Mixamp in regards to the difference between frontal and rear cues?