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There's so much potential here to introduce a product or couple this with the Xbox. I'm not as interested in the video game aspects as the general use ones -- movies, videos, etc.. I would consider buying a Blu-ray if it added specific content that increased immersion using this device.

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I don't think that's a good idea. If the director didn't intend for a work to have these immersive lights as part of their work, then you are adding a dimension to it that could change the work's meaning.

E.g. What if you used this with the crazy freakout scene at the end of 2001: A Space Odyssey and it totally changed the meaning of the film? Wouldn't that diminish the purpose of the work?

When originally revealed, the XBox One was supposed to have this. This was then decided against, as the price would have been way too high for a gaming console.

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