Dead Island 2: How To Enable HDR
Dead Island 2 is widely recognized for being an impressive-looking game on the market today; perhaps its delayed release was intentional to ensure this would occur! For optimal viewing experience during an apocalypse scenario, HDR mode should be turned on; doing this can really bring Hell-A’s colors alive during its terrifying aftermath!
To activate HDR in Dead Island 2, go to Options > Display > HDR Enabled > Yes and adjust its brightness here as well. Save these selections before entering back into game; when you return you should have HDR turned on!
However, if the HDR option is greyed out on your system or display, this often signifies either that HDR has not yet been enabled on it (PC or console), or your monitor does not comply with HDR requirements.
On PC, setting HDR can be easily resolved. Simply navigate to System > Display > HDR and turn Use HDR ON; if there’s no option for HDR display it may mean your monitor doesn’t support them yet and may also benefit from Auto HDR being turned OFF so as to avoid potential conflicts when eventually your HDR setup works; restart your game before it becomes accessible again.
Consoles work differently; for PS4, head into Settings > Sound and Screen > Video Output Settings and adjust accordingly; on PS5, navigate to Screen and Video > HDR Output and switch it on there, while Xbox users should visit Profile & system > General > TV & display Options > Video modes and choose HDR mode there.
However, if HDR has proven inaccessible in Dead Island 2, then your display might not meet requirements for its usage. While HDR technology has become more and more prevalent these days with modern displays, its availability might not always be guaranteed when purchasing budget displays. Furthermore, some display manufacturers advertise themselves as HDR ready; but these devices simply recognize an HDR signal without actually doing anything with it.
Assuming all settings are set appropriately, Dead Island 2 in HDR should allow you to experience its bloody beauty – one of the finest looking games currently. Just keep in mind when recording video that HDR tends to cause some unexpected results! If capturing footage with it though, keep an eye out as its use might produce odd footage!
Dead Island 2 can be played across PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and the Xbox Series X/S consoles.
