Comment on Masahiro Sakurai refused to add Dolby Surround to a Kirby game because players had to sit through the logo

• GeekFTW@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  But do you as that person need to know that fact every time you launch the game or is finding out about it before you buy it from it’s technical information sufficient?

  You can care about surround sound options, but a non skippable splash screen on every launch gives you zero information or use.

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  • tacosplease@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Nobody is advocating for the sound to play at startup. The comment that started this conversation specifically uses the word “looking”. We’re just saying people do pay attention to what kind of surround sound something has.

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• h3mlocke@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It must be weird to care about being reminded of what surround sound the game is using everytime u play it? Nobody’s saying they don’t care about sound quality, nor options. Idk how u can read this thread and that be your takeaway. It should be on the box/product description, no need for a splash screen in the game is what the argument is about…

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  • tacosplease@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I was originally responding to the comment about looking for surround sound options and was not trying to defend the sounds. Obviously, the info on the box is usually the best way to tell.

    But as we discuss it, some use cases for the sound come to mind.

    If the media is just a file on a hard drive or if the original packaging is lost or damaged, I might appreciate having the sound to indicate what settings to use on the receiver.

    And honestly beyond all that… Who cares if somebody does like having the sound play every time? We all do weird shit.

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