For Dolby has revealed that Dolby Vision is now available in a full software solution. As Dolby puts it:“There are implementations that can run Dolby Vision in software, certainly in the console space but also in the TV SoC space. In fact, Dolby has previously done a ‘proof of concept’ demonstration of Dolby Vision running on an original PS4 to make this HDMI point. Even if a product runs an all-software version of Dolby Vision, the brand that makes it will still, of course, have to pay Dolby the requisite license fee. Some of the more modern high-end TV SoCs are incredibly powerful, so implementing Dolby Vision playback blocks on those chips is possible, even if they haven't been designed for Dolby Vision from the outset.

Source: Forbes February 24, 2017 13:17 UTC