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Battlefield 6 - HDR Optimized Settings
The game DOES USE/APPLY Xbox& Playstation HDR Calibration app settings, but not PC ones.Battlefield 6 has a great HDR implementation as by default has perfect black levels, great contrast and highlights, leverages system-level HDR Calibration on Consoles while it offers an accurate in-game Peak HDR Luminance slider (even if not in nits) which can go up to 10.000 nits (with +25 nits increments for each click) for the PC version.So basically if you play it on Xbox/Playstation (and you have already calibrated the system level HDR) you can directly...
Ghost of Yōtei - HDR Optimized Settings
The game DOES USE/APPLY Playstation HDR Calibration app settings.The game on paper has a good HDR implementation as it accurately reads and applies system level HDR Calibration values and still provides additional in-game Brightness and Contrast settings, but final picture may have mixed results based on conditions and environments.With the default settings above the game will in fact reach perfect black levels (or even crushed black levels) in some areas while still looking very washed out with lifted blacks in others, which only means both ar...
Dying Light: The Beast - HDR Optimized Settings
The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.Even if the game doesn't leverage system-level HDR Calibration, it offers one of the best HDR implementations ever made with accurate in-game HDR sliders in nits value (which can go up to 10.000 nits and actually show you the in-game changes you make in real-time, even cycling between day/morning and night scenes!), perfect black levels and great contrast with very well represented highlights.If you have an LG OLED and:> you're using Dynamic Tone Mapping...
Silent Hill f - 4K/HDR Gameplay (with PC + HDR Optimized Settings)
More info in the YT video description.Enjoy :)-P
Silent Hill f - HDR Optimized Settings
The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.The game has an average HDR implementation as you can't exactly control Peak HDR Luminance (which seems fixed around 1.000 nits) but only generic Brightness and Contrast sliders which, when used together, can at least improve the overly dim/muted picture the game will have by default in HDR.For all displays, be sure HDR is enabled and then set both Brightness and Contrast sliders to MaxThis will make the game actually reach its maximum peak highlights withou...
Borderlands 4 - HDR Optimized Settings
The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.The game has an average HDR implementation as while it has good black levels (with no black level raise) it only offers a single Peak HDR Luminance slider (in nits value) which can only go up to 1.000 nits...but with a very curious bug.Even if the game doesn't seem to support system level HDR Calibration (as when you change values there those will not be changed in-game on next game restarts) it may happen that on the VERY FIRST game launch, the game WILL ac...
Cronos: The New Dawn - HDR Optimized Settings
The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.Unfortunately the game by default has terrible, elevated black levels when in-game but thankfully it can be mitigated with in-game settings. In this regard, the game offers many in-game HDR controls including a proper Peak HDR Luminance slider (in nits value), but strangely the value you put there is not exactly reflected in the max measured nits in-game so it needs to be adjustedIf you have an LG OLED and:> you're using Dynamic Tone Mapping or Dynamic Contr...
Mafia: The Old Country - 4K/HDR Gameplay (with PC + HDR Optimized Settings)
More info in the YT video description.Enjoy :)-P
Hell is Us - HDR Optimized Settings
The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.The game has a good HDR implementation as it actually offers an in-game Peak HDR Luminance slider (in nits) which can go up to 4.000 nits, along with additional HDR controls.Black levels by defaults are not great but they can also be adjusted/fixed in-game.If you have an LG OLED and:> you're using Dynamic Tone Mapping or Dynamic Contrast:Set Max Brightness slider to: 4.000 (nits)> you're using HGIG:Set Max Brightness slider to: 800 (nits) or 1.000 (for ...
Gears of War: Reloaded - HDR Optimized Settings
The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.This Re-Remastered (yeah) has a fairly good HDR implementation by offering precise in-game HDR controls in nits value.If you have an LG OLED and:> you're using Dynamic Tone Mapping or Dynamic Contrast:Set HDR Brightness (Max nits) slider to: 4.000 (nits)Set Brightness (Paper White) slider to: 200 (nits)> you're using HGIG:Set HDR Brightness (Max nits) slider to: 800 (nits) or 1.000 (for G2/C4) or 1.500 (for G3/G4/C5) or 2.400 (for G5)Set Brightness (Pape...
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater - HDR Optimized Settings
The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.The game has an average HDR implementation as it seems using a fixed Peak HDR Luminance of around 1.000 nits and only has a single in-game exposure slider.Default "Display brightness" set 0 is overbright so I recommend to set it to -2 for all calibrated TVs/Displays.If the game results being too dim for you, you can try using Dynamic Tone Mapping.BONUS:On Consoles: use the Performance (60fps) mode on XSX and PS5 Pro only if you have VRR enabled (as frame...
[PC] How to easily keep all DLSS + Streamline files updated Globally (no more manual swapping!)
With NVIDIA constantly releasing newer and better versions of both DLSS Super Resolution, DLSS Frame Generation, DLSS Ray Reconstruction and all the .dll files related to them (in the Streamline SDK), both devs and users are struggling to keep up as (more often than not):Developers used outdated DLSS versions during the games' development and keep them that way without ever updating them with a patch after their release (as they aren't willing to re-test them with newer versions or they just move on to other projects)Users needed to man...
Mafia: The Old Country - HDR Optimized Settings
The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings. The game has a very good HDR implementation by offerinThe game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.The game has a very good HDR implementation by offering almost perfect black levels and precise in-game HDR sliders including a Peak HDR Luminance control (in nits value) which can go up to 10.000 nits with only a minor caveat: set Peak Brightness +10% higher the value of the slider to actually match it on the Display (after ...
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers - HDR Optimized Settings
The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.After latest game patch, the game HDR implementation is now fairly good, as it now includes proper HDR sliders including a Peak HDR Luminance control (in nits) which can go up to 2.000 nitsIf you have an LG OLED and:> you're using Dynamic Tone Mapping or Dynamic Contrast:Set Overall Brightness slider to: 2.000 (nits; max)> you're using HGIG:Set Overall Brightness slider to: 800 (nits) or 1.000 (for G2/C4) or 1.500 (for G3/G4/C5) or 2.000 (max; for G5)If ...
Cyberpunk 2077 (2.3) - 4K/HDR Gameplay (with PC + HDR Optimized Settings)
More info in the YT video description.Enjoy :)-P
Donkey Kong Bananza - HDR Optimized Settings
The game DOES USE/APPLY Switch 2 HDR Calibration app settings.Even if the game supports and reads system level HDR calibration, the Peak HDR Luminance is always a lot lower than what we've setup so the overall contrast of the image is flatter than it should be.The game seems in fact to totally ignore the first Luminance slider/section of the system HDR Calibration app, but changes dynamically only when changing the second Paper White slider/section (giving the impression that also this Nintendo first party title has "fake HDR" or it...
PC Gaming: Optimized - The Ultimate Guide (including NVIDIA/AMD CP + G-Sync/Freesync + HDR Best Settings)
Many of you asked me to provide the most Optimized Settings for PC Gamingfor a very long time, so (since the launch of Starfield) I finally decided to dig deep into the PC optimization void and, after months of research and direct testing, here's my complete guide and suggestionsfor it.The goal istonoticeably increase average FPS (incl. 1% lows), stabilize Frame Time, remove micro-stutters, decrease input lag, properly setup HDR and all without sacrificing picture quality.My direct testing and focus was on Windows + NVIDIA Control Panel + I...
Ultimate Engine Tweaks (UET) Mods for Unreal Engine 4/5+ Games
If you followed my PC Gaming: Ultimate Anti-Stutter Guide you know that I worked hard (and for months) to find, test, integrate and improve all available optimization tweaks for Unreal Engine 4 & 5 in order to remove most stutters, increase performance, lower input latency and improve picture clarity, all without any visual/graphical loss.This was mainly possible thanks to the IMMENSE feedback I gather directly from users on Nexusmods for each of the game mod I personally "packaged" using my Ultimate Engine Tweaks, with Oblivion Remaste...
Death Stranding 2 - HDR Optimized Settings
The game DOES USE/APPLY PlaystationHDR Calibration app settings.Unlike previous game, DS2 will correctly read and apply system level HDR Calibration values so you basically don't need to adjust anything HDR related in-game....except one thing.The HDR Luminosity Settings slider will basically control HDR contrast and with this game's HDR implementation it could have sense. By Default 5 the game can already reach perfect black levels in many occasions (especially in closed areas) while in open areas black levels are often quite lifted ins...
Switch 2 HDR Calibration app - HDR Optimized Settings
Like Xbox, Playstation and PC: finally Switch 2 now also provides an official system-level HDR Calibration app with the same goal of all the others: 1 time setup HDR for your display on system level so for the (supported) games to automatically apply the settings they find there.It can be accessed from Display settings -> Adjust HDRIn the first screen you see above, there over 250 steps or clicks from the downmost position to increase for matching your display TV luminance, which it would be a gigantic task for me to measure for each step (at l...
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P40L0 | Technology: Optimized (@tech-optimized.bsky.social) — BlueskyThat's it, that's the news. :D See you there as well!Have fun,-P
Doom: The Dark Ages - 4K/HDR Gameplay (with PC + HDR Optimized Settings)
More info in the YT video description.Enjoy :)-P
Doom: The Dark Ages - HDR Optimized Settings
The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.On paper the game has a good HDR implementation as it offers many different in-game HDR controls (in nits value) as Peak HDR Luminance (up to 10.000 nits), Paper White, Saturation and more...but in reality the HDR presentation is pretty washed out with very raised black levels and muted contrast...Luckily the game offers so many other options that you can much improve it with a workaround.UPDATE - 2025/06/05Today first major "Update 1" added a new in-gam...
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered - SDR to HDR Optimized Settings
The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.Unfortunately the game is native SDR only and its default in-game SDR setting provide a slightly raised picture which can be partially improved with a small change.For all TVs/Displays,Decrease the Brightness Intensity slider to -1 in order to mitigate the raised blacks without crushing detailsOnce you've adjusted SDR, you can then just use RTX HDR on PC to have a good "simil-native" HDR presentation.Unfortunately the game doesn't support AutoHDR...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - SDR to HDR Optimized Settings
The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.Unfortunately the game is native SDR only and its default in-game SDR settings provide a slightly washed out image.The game has also a bug on PS5 when the console is set to HDR "On When Supported": even if this system setting is the recommended one, this will almost completely wash out the picture of the game while HDR: "Always on" will make it even more unaccurate. My recommendation for the PS5 version is to temporarily turn the PS5 system HDR s...
South of Midnight - HDR Optimized Settings
The game is NOT using/applying Xbox or PC HDR Calibration app settings.The game has a decent HDR implementation as Peak HDR Luminance seems fixed to 1.000 nits and there's no way to change it in-game.Luckily though, black levels are almost perfect with it.The only available in-game slider is related to a generic "Gamma" settingwhich you can set to Gamma 2.2for a more accurate picture.Then in the end, if you have an LG G2/C4 or a 1.000 nits Peak HDR TV, use HGIGFor all the others TVsyou can try enabling Dynamic Tone MappingBONUS:The ...
Atomfall - HDR Optimized Settings
The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.The game has a fairly good HDR implementation as it has reference black levels and good contrast but with a fixed Peak HDR Luminance to around 1.000 nits, which unfortunately cannot be changed.The only available in-game slider is for regular Brightness which will act as a Gamma adjustment but the default value is already balanced.So if you have an LG G2/C4 or a TV with 1.000 nits Peak Luminance, I recommend using HGIGOthersiwe Dynamic Tone Mappingmay be a better...
Assassin's Creed Shadows - HDR Optimized Settings
The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.The game has a mixed HDR implementation as even if doesn't support system-level HDR calibration it does provide different in-game HDR controls including Peak Luminance (in nits) which can precisely go up to 4.000 nits...but like recent AC entries like Valhalla, it suffers from black level raise with default settings.Let's see how improve it as much as possible!If you have an LG OLEDand:> you're using Dynamic Tone Mapping or Dynamic Contrast:Set Maxim...
Split Fiction - HDR Settings Optimized
The game DOES USE/APPLY Xbox, Playstationand PC HDR Calibration appsettings.The game has a good HDR implementation as it actually leverages and applies system-level HDR calibration when the one and only "HDR" in-game setting is set to "On"The only small issue is that with native HDR the initial loading videos will be washed out but in-game content will look fine.Enjoy ;)-P
Avowed - HDR Optimized Settings
The game DOES USE/APPLY Xbox HDR Calibration app settingsbut only partially while does not use the PC one at all.The game has not a very good HDR implementation, I would say it doesn't even have one as it's SDR-only on PC while it will leverage AutoHDR on Xbox in a way like it seems native HDR (as it will actually apply system level HDR Calibration settings) up to 1.000 nits but then it will stop there.The only provided in-game setting is in fact Gamma, which only relates to SDR (but can affect the HDR rendition as well):So:On Xbox: set...
