PlayStation 5 users are being urged to change a simple setting on their console immediately for the best possible gaming experience.
The latest generation in the PlayStation lineup of consoles already offers a fantastic gaming experience, with the PS5 Pro, which released in November, offering better graphics than ever seen before.
However, just a slight alteration of the settings menu can make a big difference – and even make your games look even more crystal clean.
You may not want to navigate through the tricky settings menu, but this simple change is a game changer and really easy to do.
To make the change, you’ll first need to understand whether your TV supports HGiG or not.
Tom’s Guide explains that if your TV does support it, it’s better to enable HGiG – which stands for HDR Gaming Interest Group – in order to ‘get the most accurate tone mapping in games that support the feature’.
One game that supports this is Spider-Man: Miles Morales – and what a game it is. Not that the game needed any improvement, but if you can swing from building to building with the best quality possible, why wouldn’t you?
PS5 owners are being urged to change a simple setting (RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)
Tom’s Guide explains that you can leave the setting on and it shouldn’t affect other games – ie ones that don’t support HGiG.
Once HGiG is enabled, you can then go to ‘Adjust HDR’. You’ll then need to follow the on-screen instructions to calibrate the HDR.
Another setting to change is VRR – aka Variable Refresh Rate – which is a new feature that lets the TV adjust its refresh rate in relation to the PlayStation’s frame rate output.
There are two options to toggle from – off and automatic. If your telly supports it, you can leave it on automatic, but if not, it’s best to turn it off.
VRR ultimately allows smoother playback, which will result in fewer lags.
Hogwarts Legacy will never look better (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
According to Tom’s Guide, simply making these two adjustments should have your games looking their absolute best.
The likes of Call of Duty Black Ops 6 and Hogwarts Legacy have never looked better!
In other PlayStation News, people have been left shocked after finding out what the PlayStation buttons actually mean.
Video game news Twitter account Genki took to the platform to offer a ‘reminder’ of the original ‘meaning of the PlayStation symbols according to original PlayStation Designer Teiyu Goto! #PlayStation30thAnniversary’.
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PS5 owners urged to change two settings in order to fix common issue with their controllers
PS5 owners can have a more seamless gaming experience if they adopt the settings changes
PlayStation 5 owners are being urged to change two settings on their console in order to fix a common issue know with controllers.
While in the middle of a long gaming session, whether that be playing the latest Call of Duty or delving into the world of Hogwarts Legacy, the last thing you want is the DualSense controller to die.
It’s an all too familiar tale for a lot of PS5 players, and an experience that can make gaming fell far less seamless.
PS5 owners are being urged to change two settings. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Well, to help with that there are two simple setting changes you can make to help provide a more enjoyable gaming experience.
And who wouldn’t want that?
According to the US Sun, there are some simple ways of boosting your DualSense battery life, and they couldn’t be easier to implement.
First, set the controller to automatically switch off when it’s not being used. This can be done by heading into Settings, selecting ‘System’ and then ‘Power Saving’.
You can also ensure your mic is muted to stop it from constantly being on in the background and draining your battery.
While these two changes should make a significant difference to your controller’s battery life, you can boost it even further with one extra change.
While the PS5 console offers a brilliant experience regardless, altering your settings ever so slightly can make a big difference.
To have your games looking their absolute best, you can also change some settings on your console.
You’ll first need to understand whether your TV supports HGiG or not.
Tom’s Guide explains that if your TV does support it, it’s better to enable HGiG – which stands for HDR Gaming Interest Group – in order to ‘get the most accurate tone mapping in games that support the feature’.
According to Tom’s Guide, you can leave the setting on and it shouldn’t affect other games – ie ones that don’t support HGiG.
Once HGiG is enabled, you can then go to ‘Adjust HDR’. You’ll then need to follow the on-screen instructions to calibrate the HDR.
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