Immerse Gamepack

/TLDR: This addon is complete nonsense and a shameless scam. You want better audio? The first step is to uninstall this and every other surround sound virtualization software you might be using. Then spend your hard-earned money in higher quality hardware (Headphone, DAC, AMP) and let STEREO do the work! You are welcome! /FULL REVIEW: "Embody Immerse audio" is a GIMMICK software that is sold as a DLC, promising "improved surround sound" for Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3... It actually DESTROYS the STEREO SOUNDSTAGE by creating FAKE "7.1 virtualization for headphones" with random "personalized EQs" for low quality "gamer oriented" headset models. Under the hood, it's the same OLD GARBAGE every other fake "surround virtualization" software has been trying to sell to the gaming community for DECADES. Soundblaster, Razer Surround, Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, you name it... Even Microsoft has the option to emulate "spatial sound" inside Windows 11 sound settings. They are all promising to do and trying to sell the same thing: FAKE SURROUND to improve in-game "IMMERSION" and "Positional Audio". What an absolute joke! To top it off the software needs to be run independently every time you intend to use it in-game, and it creates a new sound device that outputs the fake virtualization to your headset of choice... As if all that weren't enough, in order to use their software they force people to register their emails, to then scan a QR code, giving them permission to your smartphone camera, to then allow them to scan your face and let their "algorithm®" do the magic with the "3D scan" of a head that no longer belongs to you... It's now theirs, and you just bought a LIMITED license for it! Yes, it has a device activation COUNTDOWN... I mean, I have no words to describe how despicable this business practice actually is. Just the worst of the worst that exists in the gaming industry. An insult to intelligence itself! /REFUNDED.

overpriced cashgrab, usually makes the in-game audio quality worse. only adds spatial processing that doesn't even work that well.

To be honest, showing a QR code telling you to scan it to personalize the exp. then finding out it just installs an app that is a home screen take over was not expected. I sorta expected an app that had audio options. Maybe it did but I'm not the type of person who wants useless app permissions and altered home screen for an audio app for 2 PC games on my phone. I run my audio through a pre-sonus interface and not my motherboard and after playing for an hour I can honestly say this is not worth the asking price by any means. Maybe if your gaming through a home theatre system but that's not where I'm at.

It sounds more dynamic (think of it like higher contrast ratio) with more noticeable effects in loud places when you walk behind a wall, etc., but.. BUT.. the price. Also the fact that Phantom Liberty is not part of the base pack.. It's quite clear they're trying to push for the highest amount audiophiles will pay because I doubt this is meant towards casual players (otherwhise it would cost $2-5 and would be far more popular). It is good, but not $40 good. The pricetag probably failed this cool piece of software.

Tried for three hours, no dice. I am no stranger to audio/computers/technology, and I have messed with my fair share of third party audio processing. Set it up first time, intuitive and easy. No audio in game. Watched their tutorial, found I did everything they did exactly the same. Re-set it up. No audio in game. System shows audio levels in EQ, not hearing any actual audio in game. Tried multiple times. Whatever, Dolby Atmos sounds great anyways.

Simply not worth the money. If you insist on software SONAR does a better job for free. However stereo, DAC, amp, and good headphones is just as good, or better. Would not purchase knowing what I do now.

Calibrating is almost impossible, as it tells you to move your head to the side until the source of the sound is in front of you. But it does not wait for me to find that point. It instead immediatly continues with the next sample and then tells me it's finished. The result is that a slight movement of the head to the left to see the right side of the screen will make the sound come from my left side as if the sound source suddenly almost behind me. There is the optione to reduce sensitivity but when I do that from 3.0 to 2.5 (goes in .5 steps) the effect will be almost non existend anymore. Definetly not worth the money. because I bought it in a bundle with the DLC refunding it would mean that I have to refund the DLC too. So I guess I can consider my self lucky that I purchased it for a reduced price.

Recommended! After 700+ hours with Immerse Gamepack, I can say it genuinely improves immersion when you take a few minutes to set it up right. That said, it’s not magic and it’s not for everyone. Bottom line: If you play single-player/immersive games and use headphones, this is a solid quality-of-life upgrade. If you hate any kind of processing or don’t want to tweak settings, you may bounce off it.

It works, but I'm not sure if it's any better than the software that comes with headphones, or with Windows. Probably not worth the money. And the head tracking. I don't like the idea of my computer watching me. And when I look around the screen, I move my eyes, I don't tend to turn my head, so the head tracking doesn't do anything.

idk why i even bought this. im UNC and cant even tell the difference in the quality of sound.