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Obviously an outlier here, but I have as much desire to hear sounds behind my ears as I do to see images around my butt.

Best case scenario I've ever had is that it's distracting as hell.

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In some games like tactical first-person shooters, having the ability to pinpoint accurately and with precision the footsteps or gunfire can make the difference between a kill or be killed.

Most of them do better with 2 speaker output. It's competitive, having a realistic sound is usually worse than one that is easily distinguishable.

It is for immersion, and distracting when it is not done. Having audio location decoupled from the audio source is immersion breaking, and distracting. This is a no-brainer for VR and 3d applications, but more nuanced for video. For a movie, do you want the action happening on the screen in front of you, or immersive with a sense of it going on around you? I think this is where opinions start differing.

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