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Xbox Series X Auto-HDR: one of next-gen's coolest features [Jeff Grubb & EvilBoris video]
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What's stopping the PS5 from doing this and/or why haven't they said anything on it if they can or do, do it. Can't watch the video yet.
I think we'll have to see how many games support it, but I suspect you'll be fine.
i dont think anythings stopping them, its just a feature microsoft chose to invest in and sony didnt.
Great to hear. Thank you both!
Sony is usually pretty slow with features like this. They also have been very quiet on BC in general, so while HDR may come to BC games on PS5 at some point, I certainly wouldn't expect it.
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It's no different than Enhanced BC, Smart Delivery, Game Pass, xCloud, universal accessory compatibility, etc..
There's nothing keeping Sony from doing any of that. It's something they've chosen not to invest into.
Nothing is stopping Sony, but really this is just an extension of Microsoft's emphasis on BC. Currently the PS4 BC story is it should work as is and maybe your saves will transfer, whereas the XB1/lower story is it'll work, saves will be seamless, and quality will be improved.
Thanks for the replies. It's a shame Sony doesn't look into these types of features. It would benefit them great since they sell and manufacture the things that output and display HDR.
My TCL series 4 had issues with HDR on Xbox One X.
When I googled the issue it seemed like it was a common problem with TCL TVs on XB1, but I didn't find anything definitive.
I'm hoping it works better on the series X.
When I googled the issue it seemed like it was a common problem with TCL TVs on XB1, but I didn't find anything definitive.
I'm hoping it works better on the series X.
I've never seen 4k/HDR footage in real life but everyone I know raves about it.
I'm going to upgrade my TV this month from a Sony 55" x900a (2013 — 1080p!! ) to a 75 or 85" X900H (4k/HDR) and I'm sure I'll notice a difference. I just don't know what to look out for in these videos as I don't have a frame of reference to compare it to, and my memory sucks so bad that I feel these examples look like the normally did back in the day lol
I think it's actually working on my phone. I think Im the issue lol As I mentioned above I don't have a frame of reference of how HDR enhances a games visuals, so the ones in the video look like how I remember them to look like (which is obviously wrong!)
I'll probably have to find some non HDR footage of the same clips to compare lol
PS5 is going to the same exact game as on ps4 with some games getting framerate/dynamic resolution lifts if they work with boost mode properly
Thats it
I love HDR but I am little worried that people will be turned off by how much darker it will look. I still have people look at my setup and say "I like it the other way" and not even give it a chance. It is good that they let you turn it off for those who are unwilling.
Damn, those explosions in geometry wars on my CX made be squint a bit from the brightness. Yakuza looked really good. Banjo popped like hell. I can't wait to try this out in non-HDR games. What a cool feature.
My only beef with it is I wish they trained the ML to not have the HUD at such high nits. You'd think they would be able to train it for objects on the screen that don't move. HUD should be left at SDR range IMO.
My only beef with it is I wish they trained the ML to not have the HUD at such high nits. You'd think they would be able to train it for objects on the screen that don't move. HUD should be left at SDR range IMO.
Less investment in software development, or maybe a better way to say it is different priorities for their software development. Either way they have little investment in anything BC.
The sheer love and attention Xbox pays to its legacy library continues to astound me. I can't believe replaying some of my old favorites on the Series X is going to be even better than when I played them on the One X. I would hope that this would pressure Sony to put in the same effort into their BC support, but I don't think anyone cares less about their own history than Sony does.
So is SpecialK HDR not that good? Would you recommend against using it and just sticking with SDR?
Didn't expect to see Yakuza 0, I wanna play it for the 3rd time! XD
Ohhh good idea, I think I wanna play it like that.
Well your phone is a 4K/HDR device, and apparently one of the best OLED screens.
Ah congrats on the new TV already! But guess what, I have you beat on how old my tv is haha.
Got a Samsung 55" UEC8700 (1080p) from 2010. But having said that, till this day it is one of the nicer tv's and only 2.4cm thick. Took an awful lot of convincing why I needed a new tv haha.
Great choice by the way, the X900H. Looks like a great tv. Would have gone for that myself, but since the Samsung and Sony were the same price I opted for a sammy tv once again. RIP DOLBY VISION 😭 😂
Took some 4K Enhanced shots when I played it on my One X a few years ago, and damn, HDR is really going to take it to the next level:
Ah, very nice. I'm playing Tomb Raider 2013 using Special K's HDR right now, and the results are pretty good. I can only imagine how much better this is. Do you think it's something that could be implemented in Windows?
Can't wait to try it, I bought the first 2 games and just need Lightning Returns, it's gonna be awesome.
Oh yeah, NG2 has lots of colors and shiny objects!
Yeah that's a big bummer on Sony's part. But is this feature something that just works for BC games or can games without HDR like say Control get HDR with this?
I know! I'm so excited. Just the idea of having a uniform HDR output at all times for every game is great. I wonder if the Series X dashboard will be in HDR.
Certain games can be blacklisted if the feature is detrimental, but it looks like the vast majority of games will work.
That's the ideal situation for me. Always playing in HDR with every game. A great step by the Xbox team I rate them for this move. I watch afraid the feature would be overlooked.
The only one we know for sure so far is Fallout New Vegas right? I haven't seen other confirmations.
Further to this, what's stopping the Series S from doing this?
Damn I thought this would be the standard feature for Xbox from here one I didn't know the Series S wasn't doing it.
Sadly! But I hope that changes in the future. 🤞
Took some 4K Enhanced shots when I played it on my One X a few years ago, and damn, HDR is really going to take it to the next level:
What game is this?
Footage looked great on my TV, better than many games with native (but borked) HDR implementations that I've tried. My pet peeve, however, are the HUD elements: they should never exceed the SDR range, IMO, and you can clearly see very high luminance HUD with Geometry Wars and Banjo Nuts 'n' Bolts in the video. Hopefully Microsoft can improve their algorithm in that sense.
