| MikeB said: Couldn't Mass Effect possibly have become an even bigger game or include more graphics, support 7.1 audio, etc, etc? |
How many households actually have 7.1 or even 5.1 audio? I actually guess that a lot less than 1% have 7.1 sounds and 5.1 sounds are very rare too. I have 5.1 sound system (and happy with it) but I only know a couple other people who have that good audio. I don't know anyone who has 7.1 audio. Majority of households still only have stereo sound systems. Anyway, very few people even notices any difference between 5.1 and 7.1 audio. Some people THINK they notice some difference but if you have an actual blind test they wouldn't know which is 5.1 and which is 7.1 audio.
Heck, most people don't even notice any difference between CD and MP3 audio (I would but I know many who don't). Right now I actually think that 7.1 audio is just a waste of disc space and 5.1 audio is enough for everyone except some very few audiophiles.
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