I've got a new surround sound setup, and I have the Xbox set to 5.1 running through my receiver, but i still only have sound coming out my left and right speakers, As far as I know 360 games are supposed to be in 5.1, but i could be wrong. So is there some hidden setting I've missed, or do they just not run surround? I don't care about the rear speakers but I want it at least coming out my center and sub. Any help would be appreciated.
What type of connection are you using? Like HTMI, Composite (RYW), ext. Doesn't matter. I believe the only way to get true surround sound is with the use of a Fiber Optic Digital Audio cable. Instead of using the yellow or red audio hook ups or what ever you're using, unplug them, get one of those and use it. You'll have to have the HD composite cables (Blue, Green, Red) video cables. It has a slot for the fiber optic cable that you use to connect to the receiver. Of course, this is all my experience. There may be an other way but that's the only way I know of to get the surround sound from your Xbox.
I am using HDMI with some pretty decent audio cables going out of my reciever. The thing is, I've got movies to play in 5.1 off my Xbox, its only games that won't. I set the Xbox to play in 5.1 but it won't even come out the center or sub, only the left and right, when playing a game.