No 5.1 sound in games with Creative digital speakers

Hi,
is it true that you can't use 5.1 sound in games with a Creative soundcard and Creative digital speakers?

Go to Knowledge Base article SID3069 then expand the "7. Soundblaster Cards".
It is possible to have 5. digital sound in games if your Creative speaker system has a digital DIN connection.

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    well first of all u should be like me ... really ungry with creative ! HOW CAN THEY SELL SOUNDCARDS INCOMPATBLE WITH THEIR OWN SPEAKERS IS INCREDIBLE ! (example Inspire 5500D/5700D ... incompatible with sbli've 5.D (and all the rest of creative soundcards...) is a joke ?) ....
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