video game console, home theater systemUsing a video game console in conjunction with a home theater system definitely has an impact. I have found that this is especially true when I am playing a scary game on my video game console because it can give me a thrilling fright. However using surround sound speakers with my video game console has not always proved fun. My husband and I have recently been playing a strategy game on our video game console and both of us are rather addicted to it. In this game the characters speak in various non-languages. For instance an Italian character speaks in a way that sounds like Italian but is actually gibberish. This gets annoying after a while when heard via surround sound speakers and a home theater system. However I found the solution to this problem.  I went to the options section of the game I was playing on my video game console and turned off the sound of the characters speaking their gibberish. I kept the music and the other sound effects because they add to the game. Now we can both enjoy playing our game without becoming irritated by it, which makes it much nicer.