headphone-optimized game audio 2
https://tiny-wiki.win/index.php/Developers_Turn_to_Studio-Quality_Game_Audio_as_Player_Expectations_Rise
For games where positional audio matters, headphone-optimized sound profiles cut out the gimmicky reverb and focus on crisp directional cues. Footsteps in a forest sound like they're actually behind you, not sort of to the left. It's about making every gunshot and whisper feel immediate, without that hollow, echo-y cavern effect you get from virtual surround.