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Plantronics and Dolby Team Up to Bring Xbox One, Project Scorpio and Windows 10 Gamers a New Dimension of SoundSANTA CRUZ, Calif., June 08, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plantronics (NYSE:PLT), a pioneer in audio and wearable technology, today announced a partnership with Dolby Laboratories Inc. (NYSE:DLB) to give gamers a competitive edge with Dolby Atmos® audio technology that heightens players’ sense of awareness and gaming experience. In a revolutionary leap forward from surround sound, Plantronics RIG 400LX, RIG 600LX and the wireless RIG 800LX headphones will be bundled with codes that will let the end user activate Dolby Atmos for Headphones at no additional cost on their Xbox One console or Windows 10 PC to provide powerful, moving audio that sweeps around and above gamers with increased precision and realism. “Since building the first modular gaming headset designed for the competitive player, we’ve challenged ourselves to explore how audio can improve gaming, whether it’s bringing gamers closer together or to the heart of the action,” said Jack Reynolds, Gaming Director for Plantronics. “We believe that gamers who invest in next-gen graphics deserve next-gen sound, and Dolby’s mission to transform entertainment makes them the perfect partner to create that heightened experience.” Dolby Atmos provides gamers with advanced spatial precision by changing the way developers treat in-game sound. Instead of pushing flattened audio through 2-D stereo channels, Dolby Atmos gives gamers the full positional data of their surroundings by treating audio as individual objects that realistically move around them. With Plantronics RIG gaming hedsets featuring Dolby Atmos for Headphones, gamers can hear audio cues coming from the front, back, above and below. “With Dolby Atmos, gamers can more easily identify individual audio elements from their environment, and quickly pinpoint their source,” said Spencer Hooks, Director, Games at Dolby. “We saw collaborating with Plantronics as a tremendous opportunity to provide gamers with a more intimate and accurate sense of the digital world around them.” In addition to including Dolby Atmos for Headphones, the new RIG 400LX, RIG 600LX and wireless RIG 800LX deliver the signature lightweight construction, versatile design, sound isolating earcups and audio controls at your fingertips that define the Plantronics RIG family of gaming headsets. Plantronics RIG 800LX Wireless
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