PS3 sound issue with some games

ic1male · 9 Jul 2014 at 22:58

It's been bugging me for years but tonight I decided to ask here about it. On some games like Borderlands 2, Resistance 2 when you've got characters speaking to you in the game world, if I turn away from them I can no longer hear what they're saying. It's only because of the subtitles I realise they are still speaking.

So is it a setting on my PS3 that's not right or do all games do this because of 5.1 surround sound? I am only using basic HDMI to connect from PS3 to my tele.

I could swear it doesn't do it on the 360 or the PC though. :confused:

mmj_uk · 10 Jul 2014 at 10:21

I'd check your audio settings, it sounds like your PS3 is set up for surround?

ic1male · 10 Jul 2014 at 10:25

mmj_uk said:
I'd check your audio settings, it sounds like your PS3 is set up for surround?

In the Audio Output Settings, I just get -

Connector Type : HDMI
Output Format : Linear PCM 2 Ch. 44.1 kHz (and 48kHz)

mmj_uk · 10 Jul 2014 at 10:58

Have you tried with another HDMI cable? does it happen if you turn away from them both ways or just one side?

ic1male · 10 Jul 2014 at 11:23

mmj_uk said:
Have you tried with another HDMI cable? does it happen if you turn away from them both ways or just one side?

Yes and yes. I think it's just a peculiarity with certain games. The audio coding on PS3 might have weird quirks like this compared to the others.

TheVoice · 10 Jul 2014 at 11:27

ic1male said:
Yes and yes. I think it's just a peculiarity with certain games. The audio coding on PS3 might have weird quirks like this compared to the others.

Check in the audio settings in the game(s), and maybe your TV settings also. It's more likely to be a game issue than a PS3 one though; if it's outputting a stereo signal then it's not really doing anything wrong.