For gaming, sound is paramount. Whether needing to hear environmental cues like gunfire in a first-person shooter video game or simply reveling in AAA games atmospheric soundtracks, sound plays a massive role in my video game enjoyment.
I spend coin on a top-shelf graphics card to enjoy a video game's eye-candy. I can’t fully enjoy the splendor games from top video game developers without the right aural experience (sound) too.
For many video game developers sound is an afterthought, but when you combine video games that take sound design seriously with a fantastic pair of headphones the experience is without rival.