Xbox Series X Will Bring HDR Support to Older, Backward-Compatible Games Like Halo 5

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The Xbox Series X will be a real boon for older-generation Xbox titles, bringing faster loading times, higher and more stable frame rates, and resolutions up to 4K. But that’s not all: the backward compatibility in Microsoft’s next-generation console is so sophisticated that it will even add HDR to certain titles.



One of the games that will be blessed with high-dynamic range is 343 Industries’s Halo 5. Eurogamer – which was lucky enough to be invited to Redmond to get a first-hand look inside the Xbox Series X – met with Microsoft ATG principal software engineer Claude Marais, who showed the implementation off and confirmed that it’s the real deal, not “fake” HDR...

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[Brian_B]

Hmm, how can you add color data that doesn't exist in the source material?

Sounds like they are just applying a filter that makes a best guess for the value for a dynamic luminosity channel?

 

[AntiQuark]

This ^
Theres a lot of fake HDR.
Sometimes there is a benefit but mostly its a con.