Could Microsoft's Xbox consoles offer wireless hi-res audio support?

With video game graphics continuing to improve, it's important that sound quality keeps pace. Plantronics has recently launched Dolby Atmos-enabled headphones for pro-gamers, while consoles such as the PS4 and the PS4 Pro received hi-res audio support last year.

But Microsoft has gone one further. The company's Xbox console has been registered as a member of the Wireless Speaker and Audio Association (WiSA), an industry group dedicated to bringing hi-res, wireless audio products to the home cinema market. Other WiSA members include products from Bang & Olufsen, Harman-Kardon and LG.

The Xbox's inclusion into WiSA will allow Microsoft to work with speaker manufacturers on ways of sending wireless hi-res audio from its Xbox One, Xbox One S and Xbox One X consoles to speaker systems.

Could hi-res audio streaming give Microsoft's console the edge over a conventional 4K Blu-ray player? If that day comes, you'll be the first to know.

Adam was a staff writer for What Hi-Fi?, reviewing consumer gadgets for online and print publication, as well as researching and producing features and advice pieces on new technology in the hi-fi industry. He has since worked for PC Mag as a contributing editor and is now a science and technology reporter for The Independent.