idsyphe
Head-Fier
How does the "headphones though HDMI" work on the XBOX?
I have been away from console gaming for 20 years... but I am getting my son an XBOX Series X for his birthday, so interested to know
It just allows you to select the encoding method for the output (dolby atmos headphones, windows sonic, or dts headphone x), and then the audio track that is sent over hdmi is encoded with the option you selected.
This means if your xbox is plugged into a home theatre receiver, you should get virtual surround through the headphone jack, as long as the receiver isn't doing its own processing (some receivers do dolby headphone for instance).
If you plug your xbox into a monitor that has a 3.5mm jack output, then again the audio will be processed by the chosen processor.
Someone else may be able to clariftly whether it then sends multiple tracks (i.e. 2ch headphone + dolby digital at the same time)