Compelling article, but I can’t help but feel the author hasn’t appreciated some of these games on an HDR capable screen. They call out Battlefield 1 and Horizon Zero Dawn, both of which look stunning in HDR mode on an LG OLED screen. BF1 only got HDR mode implemented in a patch fairly recently, and before then was unplayable on an OLED with its deep blacks, it was a contrast fest with no luminance range what so ever. After the patch however, that all changed.
I’ve never played HZD in anything but HDR mode (in fact, I bought the game specifically to test HDR) so admittedly I don’t know the difference there. All I know is in HDR mode, HZD is one of the prettiest games I’ve ever played, with fantastic colors and brilliant transitions in luminance.
HDR I feel is one of those things you just can’t appreciate in screenshots or comparison videos. You have to get a good screen (I can’t see myself coming back from OLED, it’s – no pun intended – a game changer) capable of HDR and just appreciate it for yourself, it’s really something.
I’m sure it’ll be even better as technology matures and game developers become more familiar with it, and as well the market penetration of HDR capable screens increase, but to say they don’t know what they’re doing now seems a bit of a stretch. Especially if all you have to go on are screenshots.
I’ve never played HZD in anything but HDR mode (in fact, I bought the game specifically to test HDR) so admittedly I don’t know the difference there. All I know is in HDR mode, HZD is one of the prettiest games I’ve ever played, with fantastic colors and brilliant transitions in luminance.
HDR I feel is one of those things you just can’t appreciate in screenshots or comparison videos. You have to get a good screen (I can’t see myself coming back from OLED, it’s – no pun intended – a game changer) capable of HDR and just appreciate it for yourself, it’s really something.
I’m sure it’ll be even better as technology matures and game developers become more familiar with it, and as well the market penetration of HDR capable screens increase, but to say they don’t know what they’re doing now seems a bit of a stretch. Especially if all you have to go on are screenshots.