LogFAQs > #908727922

The simple fact is, not that many people have surround systems. Surround sound has carved out a decent following of aficionados between video games and feature films, but whether it's TV speakers, headphones, bookshelves or a pair of towers, the bulk of listening is still done in stereo.

Not to mention the difficulty of making good recordings of live audio in surround. Mixing audio for games or movies can be incredibly simple and still sound fine even with mediocre tools and software, getting that "sitting in the chair" feeling out of a live recording is much more difficult.