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Deezer 360 - future?

  • 8 September 2022
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Is there any future for 360 format on Deezer after the 360 app is no longer supported? Integration of RA360 in the main app or maybe Dolby Atmos? Or nothing like this and you will focus on lossless 2ch stereo only? There is a message now “360 by Deezer will no longer be supported from 27/10/2022.” on https://support.deezer.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360002137757-360-By-Deezer.

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Best answer by Anonymous 8 September 2022, 16:04

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Interesting that different dates are circulating.

The email says it's over from 31/10/22.

 

This was actually the main reason I switched from Spotify recently—I bought the Sony headphones and wanted to experience 360 audio. Scrolling through the 360 app, I realized there were relatively few artists on there that I would actually listen to, but I was hoping the 360 experience would get some momentum and more would be added quickly. I guess not…

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This was actually the main reason I switched from Spotify recently—I bought the Sony headphones and wanted to experience 360 audio. Scrolling through the 360 app, I realized there were relatively few artists on there that I would actually listen to, but I was hoping the 360 experience would get some momentum and more would be added quickly. I guess not…

Sony hasn't remixed that many songs yet so there's not a great selection to choose from, but they are adding new ones regularly. The format isn't dead, its just that Deezer's pulled their support for it so you'll have to switch to Tidal if you wanted to use it going forward.

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