Overwatch not playing in 5.1 surround sound, just in stereo

Has anyone gotten 5.1 or 7.1 to work?

I don't mean simulated surround in Dolby Atmos headphhones.

I don't mean "Speaker Fill" or emulated surround sound either. I mean true 5.1 positional surround sound with 5 speakers and a sub.

Oddly, in another Blizzard game, Heroes of the Storm, it works.

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Best Answer

It does work. It turned out I had my hardware set up wrong and didn't even realize it. It works out of the box and auto-detects from windows system settings.

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How do I get overwatch with surround sound?

Here's how to do it:

Right-click on the speaker icon on your taskbar and select Sounds.

Go to Playback tab.

Right-click on your speakers and select Set as Default Device.

Select your speaker by clicking on it once and click Configure.

Here, pick 5.1 Surround from the dropdown menu under Audio channels and click Next.

How do I get my 5.1 surround sound to work?

Speaking of Blizzard's FPS Overwatch, it is the first game to completely support the Dolby Atmos surround system. Available now for Windows PC gamers, players can pretty much flip a switch and join the experience, no special hardware required, Dolby Atmos will work with any stereo headphones.

Does overwatch support surround sound?

Go to the Playback tab, select your 5.1 surround speakers and click on Properties. In Speaker Properties, go to the Enhancement tab and uncheck the box next to Disable all sound effects. Then, Scroll down to the menu below and check the box next to Speaker Fill. Hit Apply to save your configuration.

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