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THX To Certify Videogame Audio

Posted by simoniker on from the but-not-game-quality dept.

dan_linder writes "According to an article on CNet News, THX are starting to certify the audio produced for video games. Good, now all I need are something better than my Labtec speakers on my PC..." According to the piece, "When a company signs up as a licensee... THX sends them specifications on what the company's audio and video production rooms should look like, down to the types of desks people sit at when they are working."

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  1. Rock on. by Lendrick · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm not much of an audiophile myself, but if this means getting that cool THX splash screen like in the movies, I'm all for it.

  2. Wuh? by captainstupid · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...down to the types of desks people sit at when they are working.

    What do desk types have to do with sound quality? Is THX concerned with the comfort of sound engineers?

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    "Anyway, long story short... is a phrase whose origins are complicated and rambling...." - Abraham Simpson
    1. Re:Wuh? by NanoGator · · Score: 2, Funny

      "What do desk types have to do with sound quality?"

      I get a pretty good beat going on my desk sometimes.

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      "Derp de derp."
  3. that suuuupid loud robot by ArmorFiend · · Score: 3, Funny

    I hate the damn THX robot that shows up before movies to loudly announce the presence of THX sound. The stupid THX noise is so discordant, ugly, and more often than not too LOUD. it puts me in a bad mood before the movie even starts.

    I'd better not hear it before I play my video games too, god dammit! Oh wait, something tells me not too many Linux games are going to have to worry about this. Whew.