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Ninja Gaiden 2 Black - HDR Optimized Settings

 

The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings. 

The game has a bad HDR implementation as even if it does offer some in-game HDR controls (not in nits values) the picture will always result washed out and wrong compared to SDR.


2025-01-23 23:13:01 +0000 UTC View Post

LEGO Horizon Adventures - HDR Optimized Settings

The game is NOT using/applying Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.

The game has a good HDR implementation as even if it doesn't support system level calibration it still provides an in-game Peak HDR Luminance control (in nits value) along with additional sliders.

Factory black levels are a bit raised tho but luckily can be fixed with game settings.

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Path of Exile 2 - HDR Optimized Settings

The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings. 

The game has an only decent HDR implementation as while there are no black levels issues and it can reach up to 2.000 nits on average there is no in-game Peak HDR Luminance control but only an overall gamma slider along with an UI luminance slider.

2024-12-08 09:29:31 +0000 UTC View Post

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - HDR Optimized Settings

The game DOES USE/APPLY Xbox and PS5 HDR Calibration settings but not PC ones.

The game has a good HDR implementation as it correctly leverages Xbox HDR Calibration while it offers a...

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 - HDR Optimized Settings

The game is NOT using/applying Xbox or PC HDR Calibration app settings.

The game has a fairly good but confusing HDR implementation as it can actually reach 4.000 nits (in a cumbersome way) with many different in-game HDR settings...which can be improved from default.

CALIBRATION RE-DONE AND SETTINGS UPDATED!

2024-11-20 23:54:40 +0000 UTC View Post

Flight Simulator 2024 - HDR Optimized Settings

The game DOES USE/APPLY Xbox and PC HDR Calibration app settings. 

The game has a good HDR implementation as it correctly applies system-level HDR calibration and can go up...

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AMD AM5 - BIOS + "X3D" CPUs & RAM: Optimized

If you bought a brand new AMD AM5 Motherboard along with an AMD 7800X3D or 7950X3D or the newest 9800X3D, congratulations! You have the best architecture and CPU for gaming in the world right now!


That said, like for all things, the "stock" experience with those Motherboards and CPU configurations can be noticeably improved with <...

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Monster Hunter Wilds - HDR Optimized Settings

The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.  

The HDR implementation is just ok as even if the game offers many different in-game HDR contols, including Peak HDR Luminance (but not in nits value), the picture quality is still a bit off compared to SDR so additional adjustments are needed.

2024-11-03 19:49:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Dragon Age: The Veilguard - HDR Optimized Settings

The game DOES USE/APPLY Xbox and Playstation HDR Calibration app settings, but strangely not PC ones.

The game has a good HDR implementation as it correctly reads/app...

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - HDR Optimized Settings

The game DOES USE/APPLY Xbox , Playstation and PC HDR Calibration app settings.

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Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero - HDR Optimized Settings



The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.  

The game after patches has a fairly good HDR implementation as it now reaches 10.000 nits Peak HDR Luminance in some occasions but still with just a generic "Brightness" slider in-game which will only affect the exposure of the picture.

2024-10-11 07:59:14 +0000 UTC View Post

PC Gaming: Ultimate Anti-Stutter Guide (incl. Unreal Engine Universal Tweaks)


One of the most annoying but also most difficult things to eradicate from the PC Gaming Experience is Stuttering or more specifically when "Frametime" or "Framepacing" during gaming gets often interrupted by sudden "spikes" during the rendering flow which may automatically results in bad input response, sudden camera movements, VRR flicker and so a really bad exp...

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Until Dawn (2024) - HDR Optimized Settings

The game is NOT using/applying Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.  

The game has a fairly good HDR implementation as it offers an in-game Peak HDR Luminance slider (not in nits) which can go up to 2.000 nits.
Min luminance is also adjustable and when set to 0 black levels are perfect (no black level raise).

2024-10-07 13:20:44 +0000 UTC View Post

Silent Hill 2 Remake - HDR Optimized Settings

The game is NOT using/applying Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.  

The game has a fairly good HDR implementations as it offer many in-game HDR controls including a Peak HDR Luminance slider which on paper can go up to 5.000 nits (but I've not found anything actually exceeding 2.000 nits in-game)

Unfortunately, by default black levels are bit...

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Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC: The best official Windows version for Gaming [Download/Install/Activation Guide]

If you're tired seeing Windows, which is still the main/most complete OS for gaming, getting more and more bloated with ads, telemetry, useless consumer/gimmick focused, AI-riddled, features or borderline spyware, version after version...but at the same time you don't trust Windows "custom-ISOs" made by semi-unknown third parties (like Tiny11, Optimum, Atlas and others), there is a solution for you, ...

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Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster - HDR Optimized Settings


The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.
  

The game has a good HDR implementation with a Peak HDR Luminance slider (not in nits) which can go up to 5.000 nits and a Paper White slider, while also having perfect black levels.

2024-10-02 08:52:04 +0000 UTC View Post

New World: Aeternum - HDR Optimized Settings

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Control - Ultimate Edition (PC Native HDR Mod) - HDR Optimized Settings

The game DOES USE/APPLY PC HDR Calibration app settings (after Mod)

Control is still one of the best and innovative games released in recent years but unfortunately from Day 1 to current, fully updated, "Ultimate Edition" was always Native SDR only + the color gradin...

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Astro Bot - HDR Optimized Settings

The game DOES USE/APPLY Playstation HDR Calibration app settings.

The HDR implementation of this game could be better as, even if it does support/apply system level calibration correctly and still has true blacks in loading screens, the "creator intent" during gameplay...

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Xbox Elite Series 2 Wireless Controller - Optimized Settings

 

After many requests, I decided to share my personal Optimized Settings for Xbox Elite Series 2 Wireless Controller which, even if it starts to show its age compared to more modern, disruptive alternatives like 2024-09-02 14:17:46 +0000 UTC View Post

Hunt: Showdown - HDR Optimized Settings

The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings. 

Many of you asked me to analyze the HDR in this game but only after August 2024 update the game got a big engine upgrade which now also includes a native (fairly good) HDR10 implementation.

The game actually provides in-game Peak HDR Luminance control in nits value along with...

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Star Wars Outlaws - HDR Optimized Settings

The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.

The game on paper has a good HDR implementation as it offers in-game Peak HDR Luminance controls (in nits value) which can go up to 10.000 nits, along with additional picture controls.

But there are issues when actually configuring/playing it, so it could be better...

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Black Myth: Wukong - (Auto/RTX) HDR Optimized Settings

The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.

Currently the game has no native HDR implementation and relies on AutoHDR or RTX HDR on PC (for a live SDR-to-HDR conversion) but due to its popularity I still decided to provide some optimizations for the best visual and performance rendition on both consoles and PC.

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Important News & Announcements

First of all I would like to Thank You for your continuous and vital support on this project over the years.

I started sharing calibrated settings of my old LG 2017 B7 OLED to help others on both Reddit and 2024-08-11 14:39:01 +0000 UTC View Post

The First Descendant - 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 doesn't provide any Peak HDR Luminance control with a fixed peak of around 1.000 nits with a rendition which can look really good in some scenes and very washed out (with severe black level raise) in other scenes so the provided in-gam...

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Still Wakes the Deep - 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, even if it's not leveraging the system HDR Calibration, it actually offers an in-game Peak HDR Luminance slider in nits values which can go up to 10.000 nits along with an additional HDR UI Luminance slider.

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XDefiant - 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 offers different in-game HDR controls including a Peak HDR Luminance slider (which can go up to 3.000 nits).

Some adjustments are needed for Brightness/Contrast to look good tho.

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Hellblade 2: Senua's Saga - HDR Optimized Settings



The game is NOT using/applying Xbox or PC HDR Calibration app settings. 

The game has a good HDR implementation as, even if it doesn't offer a precise in-game HDR slider in nits value, actual peak HDR luminance seems around 2.000 nits.

For this reason Dynamic Tone Mapping is recommended.

2024-05-21 13:12:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Fallout 4: True Next-Gen Overhaul

 

With patch 1.10.980, Bethesda finally updated Fallout 4 and all its DLCs with the long awaited "Next-Gen Upgrade"...but the reality was much more disappointing than expectations.

Except higher framerate on the current-gen consoles and a slightly FPS bump on the PC version, literally nothing else was actually "upgraded" like most people where hoping ...

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