No Center Channel While Gaming?!

Discus and support No Center Channel While Gaming?! in XboX Insiders to solve the problem; I have an LG C2 TV hooked up to the LG S90QY 5.1.3 soundbar. Both work fantastic. I have an Xbox Series X and a PS5 hooked up to the TV. While playing... Discussion in 'XboX Insiders' started by /u/Topher41491, Oct 24, 2023.

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    No Center Channel While Gaming?!


    I have an LG C2 TV hooked up to the LG S90QY 5.1.3 soundbar. Both work fantastic. I have an Xbox Series X and a PS5 hooked up to the TV.

    While playing Xbox, I noticed that I lose 99% of sound through my center channel. The majority of sound comes out the L/R and rears. While flipping through the dashboard I get center sound, but as soon as I go back to the game I don't. I was playing Halo Infinite the other day. While watching one of the intro cinematics, I get beautiful 5.1 surround through every speaker. Once the cinematic is over, center channel and up firing center channel disappear almost completely. Any dialogue or any noise from directly in front of me will come from the sides.

    I noticed that as I search through all the online forums that this is a big issue for a lot of people. Is the problem just the specific games or content themselves? My sound bar works and doesn't have any issues. I spoke with LG and they told me it's the source of where the sound is coming from. Stereo uncompressed works fine with no problem in any situation, but when I switch the Xbox to 5.1, 7.1 or Dolby the problem shows up. I want to be able to enjoy 3D sound, not just L/R 2.0 being forced through every speaker.

    Has anyone discovered a work around or fix for this? I feel like I have tried all the possibilities for this. Passthrough, console to sound bar, etc. TV and soundbar use HDMI 2.1 e/ARC also. I've heard there have been issues with Xbox for a long time now regarding this. I have also read about people experiencing these issues on PS5. Any feedback would be super helpful. Thank you in advance.

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  2. BDawg0901 Win User

    No Center Channel in some games?

    I just noticed the same issue while using Netflix. The games I have played so far have center channel, but have noticed no center channel on Netflix and NFL so far. Sounds like there are more out there though with issues.
  3. Jason Lazette Win User

    No Center Channel

    I got my x1 on release day and just figured out how to get surround sound to work. It was my settings on my receiver.
  4. Tink5150 Win User

    No Center Channel

    Same issue and support is a joke, I have tried Chat, Phone and Twitter. On multiple occasions.

    Every time I have had to re-explain the problem to each group. I believe now each group is run by a different support enclave and none of them communicate with the others. It’s also clear the Xbox support does not review these forums in anyway. My specific
    problem is that occasionally I lose center channel playing a blu-ray or watching a movie from xbox video. Games have not been a problem... yet.
  5. THE SK1TZ Win User

    No Center Channel

    a quick fix I have discovered is to switch to use your TV audio connection and use Pro Logic or PL2. Its not Dolby Digital, but you still get surround. Just a work around until Microsoft updates the 5.1 audio.
  6. GeorgeHayduke3 Win User

    No Center Channel

    I'm having that problem in all of the games I've tested so far. Like you, Blu-Ray works fine, just games. It's extremely frustrating, the 360 worked fine.
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