DTS Teams Up with Electronic Arts to Create the World's First Real-Time Surround Sound Game
DTS Interactive SDK Launch Enables Top Game Developers To Feature DTS Digital Surround Sound
AGOURA HILLS, CA - September 6, 2001 – DTS, a leader in multichannel digital audio, announced today that it has licensed its real-time surround sound technology, DTS Interactive, to Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS), for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system version of EA games. NHL® 2002, is set to be released in late Sept. and is the world's first game to include real-time interactive surround sound during game-play. DTS has also officially launched its Software Developers Kit (SDK) for DTS Interactive, allowing game developers to quickly and effectively encode surround sound for action-packed PlayStation 2 games. The SDK will be available through DTS and more information is available online at www.dtsonline.com.
"DTS is proud to be the first company to enable game developers to employ realistic, immersive audio quality to match the amazing video quality of home video games from leading edge companies like EA," said Jon Kirchner, DTS president and COO. "It has been our pleasure to work with EA, who shares the vision that interactive multichannel audio is the natural progression in gaming technology."
"As video games became a mainstream component to home theater entertainment we saw the opportunity to significantly raise the value of the gameplay audio experience, by incorporating surround sound," said Murray Allen, Vice President, Post Production at Electronic Arts. "We turned to DTS to provide the technology behind the enhanced audio because we knew that they would deliver the best quality surround sound."
The DTS SDK allows the players to be fully immersed for the first time in the gaming experience with realistic surround sound. EA is the first licensee to incorporate the DTS SDK into a PlayStation 2 console game. NHL Hockey 2002 is the first game to use the kit to create its enhanced audio offerings. EA's second game release featuring DTS Interactive surround sound technology, SSX Tricky, will be released later this fall and more titles will follow.
Gaming enthusiasts can now enjoy enhanced audio realism on games featuring DTS Interactive by connecting their PlayStation 2 console to any home theater system equipped with a DTS decoder and selecting the DTS option from the game's audio menu. DTS decoders are built into virtually every home theater A/V receiver today. Many major consumer electronics manufacturers have added a digital input to the front of their A/V receivers to make connecting a gaming console to the home theater system easier.
About DTS
DTS is a fast-growing entertainment technology company dedicated to delivering the "ultimate entertainment experience." DTS is featured on more than 20,000 motion picture screens worldwide, and in a variety of home theater, car audio and PC/Games products, as well as 5.1 Music CDs, DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, and DVD-ROM software. DTS Digital Surround decoders are now included in every major brand of 5.1 surround processors for the home. To date, more than 12 million homes are equipped with DTS decoders via A/V receivers and DVD players.
DTS is a registered trademark of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. of Agoura Hills, California. International offices for the company are located in the United Kingdom and in Japan. For further information about the SDK contact Glenn Arentzoff, Manager of Licensing, at garentzoff@dtsonline.com.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of more than $1.3 billion for fiscal 2001. The company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for the Internet, personal computers and video game systems. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTSTM, EA GAMESTM, EA SPORTS BIG™ and EA.COMSM. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.info.ea.com.
Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG, EA GAMES, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. EA.COM is a service mark of EA.com Inc. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. NHL is a registered trademark of the National Hockey League. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
"DTS is proud to be the first company to enable game developers to employ realistic, immersive audio quality to match the amazing video quality of home video games from leading edge companies like EA," said Jon Kirchner, DTS president and COO. "It has been our pleasure to work with EA, who shares the vision that interactive multichannel audio is the natural progression in gaming technology."
"As video games became a mainstream component to home theater entertainment we saw the opportunity to significantly raise the value of the gameplay audio experience, by incorporating surround sound," said Murray Allen, Vice President, Post Production at Electronic Arts. "We turned to DTS to provide the technology behind the enhanced audio because we knew that they would deliver the best quality surround sound."
The DTS SDK allows the players to be fully immersed for the first time in the gaming experience with realistic surround sound. EA is the first licensee to incorporate the DTS SDK into a PlayStation 2 console game. NHL Hockey 2002 is the first game to use the kit to create its enhanced audio offerings. EA's second game release featuring DTS Interactive surround sound technology, SSX Tricky, will be released later this fall and more titles will follow.
Gaming enthusiasts can now enjoy enhanced audio realism on games featuring DTS Interactive by connecting their PlayStation 2 console to any home theater system equipped with a DTS decoder and selecting the DTS option from the game's audio menu. DTS decoders are built into virtually every home theater A/V receiver today. Many major consumer electronics manufacturers have added a digital input to the front of their A/V receivers to make connecting a gaming console to the home theater system easier.
About DTS
DTS is a fast-growing entertainment technology company dedicated to delivering the "ultimate entertainment experience." DTS is featured on more than 20,000 motion picture screens worldwide, and in a variety of home theater, car audio and PC/Games products, as well as 5.1 Music CDs, DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, and DVD-ROM software. DTS Digital Surround decoders are now included in every major brand of 5.1 surround processors for the home. To date, more than 12 million homes are equipped with DTS decoders via A/V receivers and DVD players.
DTS is a registered trademark of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. of Agoura Hills, California. International offices for the company are located in the United Kingdom and in Japan. For further information about the SDK contact Glenn Arentzoff, Manager of Licensing, at garentzoff@dtsonline.com.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of more than $1.3 billion for fiscal 2001. The company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for the Internet, personal computers and video game systems. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTSTM, EA GAMESTM, EA SPORTS BIG™ and EA.COMSM. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.info.ea.com.
Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG, EA GAMES, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. EA.COM is a service mark of EA.com Inc. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. NHL is a registered trademark of the National Hockey League. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.