Hi All,
I fear there is no solution to this but I’m hoping someone has a good idea. I have a playbar with a connected sub and surround speakers. No matter what I try… the Nintendo Switch 2 will only output to stereo which is super disappointing. I’ve tried to set the tv to passthrough the audio signal but no luck there. Screenshot below of the petulant screen displayed by the Nintendo. Appreciate an old soundbar but it’s been solid for a decade and works great with the PS5!
Hello
I am sorry to hear you are experiencing issues getting 5.1 audio on your Sonos Home Theater when playing on your Nintendo Switch 2.
Please have a look at my response on the following, very similar thread to yours:
When it comes to gaming consoles and Sonos, the Sonos soundbars simply play the audio format that they receive from the TV, and since you have no issues with your Sony PS5, that makes me think it’s relative to the newly released Nintendo Switch 2.
I would suggest you to disable the Nintendo Switch 2 System Virtual Surround setting, if it’s enabled, and see if that makes a difference. We don’t really want the console to configure the audio to that extend.
Another thing you could do is Submit Diagnostics while your Nintendo Switch 2 is playing audio via your Sonos HT and contact our Support Team for live troubleshooting.
They have tools at their disposal to provide you with information and advice specific to your Sonos system and what it reports.
I hope this helps.
Nintendo are too cheap to pay for a Dolby license. If your system can’t handle multichannnel PCM, (which obviously a Playbar cannot) then stereo is as good as you will get.
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