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MacCait
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Just logged into PS4 ESO before work to quickly do my mounts... the colours seem to have changed and appear very bright and over saturated. Anyone else noticing that?


edit:typos
Edited by MacCait on October 4, 2018 6:24AM
  • swirve
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    Welcome to HDR, which provides a far better quality visual.
  • MacCait
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    phew, looks terrible. Messing about with my tv settings. Colours are so over saturated, makes the game look terrible. Trying to find a balance. WTF happened to PS4 ESO?
  • swirve
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    Turn off HDR then you can go back to inferior visuals :)
  • MacCait
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    swirve wrote: »
    Turn off HDR then you can go back to inferior visuals :)

    I've always had HDR on. Don't think it has anything to do with HDR, something changed
  • o_0
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    They reverted a change they made a while back that had unintentional consequences. What you see is how eso looked for the majority of its console life and how the majority of players prefer it as it was reverted due to player feedback.
    Edited by o_0 on October 4, 2018 6:26AM
  • MacCait
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    o_0 wrote: »
    They reverted a change made that had unintentional consequences. What you see is how eso looks for the majority of its console life and how the majority of players prefer it as it was reverted due to player feedback.

    Really? I've been playing since PS4 launch, I don't ever remember it looking like this. I am a retired graphic artist and am very up on colours, this looks disgustingly terrible. Have to go to work now, but couldn't find a way to adjust it to anything that looks good.

    ALL colours are extremely over-saturated. And contrast is overly dark in shadows. I'll have to play with tv settings when I get back, but this looks absolutely terrible compared to how it looked a couple days ago.
    Edited by MacCait on October 4, 2018 6:29AM
  • RouDeR
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    MacCait wrote: »
    o_0 wrote: »
    They reverted a change made that had unintentional consequences. What you see is how eso looks for the majority of its console life and how the majority of players prefer it as it was reverted due to player feedback.

    Really? I've been playing since PS4 launch, I don't ever remember it looking like this. I am a retired graphic artist and am very up on colours, this looks disgustingly terrible. Have to go to work now, but couldn't find a way to adjust it to anything that looks good.

    ALL colours are extremely over-saturated. And contrast is overly dark in shadows. I'll have to play with tv settings when I get back, but this looks absolutely terrible compared to how it looked a couple days ago.

    The HDR implementation IS TERRIBLE, sadly the vanilla game on PC is even worse it is Gray ASF ( the console players can boost the colors from the TV`s), however this is where the Custom shaders,overlays come in hand for PC player and they can transform the ugly vanilla to beautiful masterpiece :)
  • swirve
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    Maybe you need a better TV?

    I have an LG 4k UHD OLED and the colour is glorious.
  • GDOFWR420
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    We just got it back the way we like it, go away. :p
  • Beardimus
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    The colours now are how they have been all year, awesome.

    They meddled with HDR to try to reduce saturation and broke it with Wolfhunter. And now have reverted it whilst they work on a happy medium.

    It's looked appalling the last month, if you have a decent setup.

    Honnestly I'm surprised you guys missed the 15,000 view threads on this right after Wolfhunter.

    Work around - turn off HDR and its back to last weeks setting
    Edited by Beardimus on October 4, 2018 11:00AM
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  • MacCait
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    swirve wrote: »
    Maybe you need a better TV?

    I have an LG 4k UHD OLED and the colour is glorious.

    lol I have a 55" 4k Samsung, every other game looks amazing...

    ...but seeing how I seem to be the only one lol I'll just get used to it ;) Everyone else seems to like the cartoon over saturated look.
  • mdylan2013
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    MacCait wrote: »
    swirve wrote: »
    Maybe you need a better TV?

    I have an LG 4k UHD OLED and the colour is glorious.

    lol I have a 55" 4k Samsung, every other game looks amazing...

    ...but seeing how I seem to be the only one lol I'll just get used to it ;) Everyone else seems to like the cartoon over saturated look.

    You’re not the only one. I too have the same issue. Before the changes that they made last patch the game was overly colourful, the changes last patch made it look more relastic and now the colours look worse than before.

    My TV is one of the newer Samsung 4K HDR ones.

    All other games look awesome, this now looks like a cartoon.
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  • MacCait
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    mdylan2013 wrote: »
    MacCait wrote: »
    swirve wrote: »
    Maybe you need a better TV?

    I have an LG 4k UHD OLED and the colour is glorious.

    lol I have a 55" 4k Samsung, every other game looks amazing...

    ...but seeing how I seem to be the only one lol I'll just get used to it ;) Everyone else seems to like the cartoon over saturated look.

    You’re not the only one. I too have the same issue. Before the changes that they made last patch the game was overly colourful, the changes last patch made it look more relastic and now the colours look worse than before.

    My TV is one of the newer Samsung 4K HDR ones.

    All other games look awesome, this now looks like a cartoon.

    Cool. So I am not alone after all :)

    Nice to know it's not just me
  • swirve
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    MacCait wrote: »
    swirve wrote: »
    Maybe you need a better TV?

    I have an LG 4k UHD OLED and the colour is glorious.

    lol I have a 55" 4k Samsung, every other game looks amazing...

    ...but seeing how I seem to be the only one lol I'll just get used to it ;) Everyone else seems to like the cartoon over saturated look.

    Just a Samsung... hahaha....that could be a bad Tv or a great TV....
  • swirve
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    mdylan2013 wrote: »
    MacCait wrote: »
    swirve wrote: »
    Maybe you need a better TV?

    I have an LG 4k UHD OLED and the colour is glorious.

    lol I have a 55" 4k Samsung, every other game looks amazing...

    ...but seeing how I seem to be the only one lol I'll just get used to it ;) Everyone else seems to like the cartoon over saturated look.

    You’re not the only one. I too have the same issue. Before the changes that they made last patch the game was overly colourful, the changes last patch made it look more relastic and now the colours look worse than before.

    My TV is one of the newer Samsung 4K HDR ones.

    All other games look awesome, this now looks like a cartoon.

    Newer... budget, mid range or high end...

    It makes a difference!
  • mdylan2013
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    swirve wrote: »
    mdylan2013 wrote: »
    MacCait wrote: »
    swirve wrote: »
    Maybe you need a better TV?

    I have an LG 4k UHD OLED and the colour is glorious.

    lol I have a 55" 4k Samsung, every other game looks amazing...

    ...but seeing how I seem to be the only one lol I'll just get used to it ;) Everyone else seems to like the cartoon over saturated look.

    You’re not the only one. I too have the same issue. Before the changes that they made last patch the game was overly colourful, the changes last patch made it look more relastic and now the colours look worse than before.

    My TV is one of the newer Samsung 4K HDR ones.

    All other games look awesome, this now looks like a cartoon.

    Newer... budget, mid range or high end...

    It makes a difference!

    https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-home-entertainment/televisions/televisions/samsung-qe55q8fnatxxu-55-smart-4k-ultra-hd-hdr-qled-tv-10180669-pdt.html

    This one if I’m not mistaken. No other HDR game on my PS4 looks like a cartoon except this one.
    PS4/EU
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  • mdylan2013
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    MacCait wrote: »
    mdylan2013 wrote: »
    MacCait wrote: »
    swirve wrote: »
    Maybe you need a better TV?

    I have an LG 4k UHD OLED and the colour is glorious.

    lol I have a 55" 4k Samsung, every other game looks amazing...

    ...but seeing how I seem to be the only one lol I'll just get used to it ;) Everyone else seems to like the cartoon over saturated look.

    You’re not the only one. I too have the same issue. Before the changes that they made last patch the game was overly colourful, the changes last patch made it look more relastic and now the colours look worse than before.

    My TV is one of the newer Samsung 4K HDR ones.

    All other games look awesome, this now looks like a cartoon.

    Cool. So I am not alone after all :)

    Nice to know it's not just me


    There’s a few people with the issue. There’s a couple of other threads about it.
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    PVE/PVP
  • swirve
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    mdylan2013 wrote: »
    swirve wrote: »
    mdylan2013 wrote: »
    MacCait wrote: »
    swirve wrote: »
    Maybe you need a better TV?

    I have an LG 4k UHD OLED and the colour is glorious.

    lol I have a 55" 4k Samsung, every other game looks amazing...

    ...but seeing how I seem to be the only one lol I'll just get used to it ;) Everyone else seems to like the cartoon over saturated look.

    You’re not the only one. I too have the same issue. Before the changes that they made last patch the game was overly colourful, the changes last patch made it look more relastic and now the colours look worse than before.

    My TV is one of the newer Samsung 4K HDR ones.

    All other games look awesome, this now looks like a cartoon.

    Newer... budget, mid range or high end...

    It makes a difference!

    https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-home-entertainment/televisions/televisions/samsung-qe55q8fnatxxu-55-smart-4k-ultra-hd-hdr-qled-tv-10180669-pdt.html

    This one if I’m not mistaken. No other HDR game on my PS4 looks like a cartoon except this one.

    Fairly decent mid range...
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