Wonder Woman 1984 arrives on HBO Max in 4K and HDR

Wonder Woman 1984 will slide HBO Max into the present as the streaming service’s first movie to offer 4K resolution and HDR color, director and co-writer Patty Jenkins announced on Twitter Tuesday.

In addition to 4K and basic HDR – HDR10 format – HBO Max will offer Wonder Woman 1984 in the high-fidelity Dolby Vision HDR format, along with the Dolby Atmos object-based surround audio format, which adds height channels to the typical 5.1 or 7.1 speaker setup, Jenkins said. This will align HBO Max with Amazon Video, Apple TV Plus, Disney Plus, and Netflix as streaming library services that support 4K, HDR10, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos.

The sequel to 2017 Wonder woman will premiere in the US on December 25, following multiple delays due to the coronavirus pandemic, in theaters (where they are open) and on HBO Max. When WarnerMedia announced the direct streaming release last month, videophiles and audiophiles were desperate that they might not get the most faithful viewing experience possible at home, since HBO Max is currently limited. at 1080p resolution and Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 sound. .

Asked about support for 4K, HDR, and Dolby Atmos shortly after HBO Max launched in late May, HBO Max executive Tony Goncalves told The Verge that the features were “not unimportant and certainly something on the roadmap, ”but said WarnerMedia had deprioritized them. in order to start the service on time.

With Tuesday’s announcement, HBO Max subscribers will be able to watch Wonder Woman 1984 in 4K, HDR10, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos when it debuts on Christmas Day – but not necessarily through all devices where the streaming service is available. High-fidelity formats “will be available on supported devices including Apple TV 4K, Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K, Amazon Fire TV Cube and 4K Fire TV Edition, Chromecast Ultra, AT&T TV, and supported Android TV devices,” WarnerMedia said in a press release.

“HBO Max will extend these capabilities to other movies and TV series, as well as support for additional devices, throughout 2021,” the company added.

You may have noticed that WarnerMedia didn’t mention any game consoles in the device list. HBO Max is currently available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X, and some versions of these consoles – the PlayStation 4 Pro, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X – support 4K and HDR (and even Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, Xbox side) support for media streaming.

Asked specifically whether the HBO Max app on game consoles supports these video and audio formats, a representative from WarnerMedia told Polygon that “the list of supported devices” – that is, i.e. the press release list, which does not include game consoles – this is where the high fidelity Wonder Woman 1984 the viewing experience will be available, at least when the film premieres on December 25. “We will be rolling out support for additional devices in 2021, but nothing else to share there today,” the spokesperson said. The representative also said that WarnerMedia does not have an update at this time on when HBO Max will be released on PS5.