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Forza Horizon 3 |OT| uozoH zo

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Lucifon

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I really need some way to compare hdr vs non hdr. I was lead to believe hdr is a bigger difference then 4k but... I can't tell the difference.
 
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Big Brett

Member
I envy you all, game looks fantastic. I start work next week! It will be mine soon!

Is the ultimate edition limited? I'd like to get the steelbook and added codes.
 
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c0de

Member
Lucifon said:
I really need some way to compare hdr vs non hdr. I was lead to believe hdr is a bigger difference then 4k but... I can't tell the difference.
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You can't tell the difference between hdr and non-hdr or what can't you tell the difference between ... what?
 
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Doikor

Member
Tried the game out on PC for a while this morning. Don't have VIP enabled for some reason (no free cars or vip spins). Is this some common issue/known fix for it?
 
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Pif

Banned
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Don't know if it got posted in here. This supposed screenshot looks stunning.
 
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Lucifon

Junior Member
c0de said:
You can't tell the difference between hdr and non-hdr or what can't you tell the difference between ... what?
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I can't tell the difference between hdr and non hdr. At least not from memory. Played the demo in non hdr now playing the full game in hdr and it looks great but it doesn't really look any different than I remember. Comparing directly would be really handy.
 
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Apoleptica

Banned
List of new things and features so far in FH3 that I haven't seen in FH2:
Ability to open car doors, hood, trunk, and get inside while in garage (Forza vista iirc)
Ability to create your own customized single player races
Car auction house (buy and sell cars online)
Driving in large bodies of water
Drone mode
Car body kits
"Building" your own festival

Am I missing anything? I feel like I'm going to easily put over 100 hours into this game.
 
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golem

Member
The classical station has some pretty long songs, good for skill bonuses. Also hilarious that the dj is all confused as to why Horizon is sponsering his station
 
Impulsor

Impulsor

Member
MANGOD said:
How's dat HDR?
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I'm quoting myself, hoping somebody with HDr has discovered some secret setting or something, because I do not notice a big difference as I do with moviesand I'm kinda bugged about it:

Impulsor said:
Yappadappadu said:
Oh, not what I wanted to read. What about the HDR mode is it that you don't like?
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It looks washed out compared to the demo. Some. Scenes look better but most of them do not. At least to me.


I'm Playing on a Samsung UE55KS9000. Movies most certainly look WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY better than their non hdr counterparts, but with this I do not notice a very big difference and what I do notice, I do not really like.
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I'll add that I turned up HDR brightness to the max, upped my backlight brightness and dynamic brightness and it looks better than it initially did, but I still have the feeling it looks better without HDR.
 
Caayn

Caayn

Member
Lucifon said:
I really need some way to compare hdr vs non hdr. I was lead to believe hdr is a bigger difference then 4k but... I can't tell the difference.
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Not all TVs have the same HDR performance. Especially the cheaper ones fail to deliver a good HDR image.

And not all HDR sources are created equal. Also HDR games on XB1 can't make use of the 10 bit colour gamut, which other HDR source do use. I'd love to test it on a OLED but I don't get to play untill next week :(
 
Impulsor

Impulsor

Member
Lucifon said:
I really need some way to compare hdr vs non hdr. I was lead to believe hdr is a bigger difference then 4k but... I can't tell the difference.
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I can tell the difference in Movies. Watching movies for me is a spectacular difference but with THIS game in particular it seems that the HDR mode is not as ... "good"?

For me HDR with this game is looking kinda washed out and I'm really dissappointed.

I'm using, as said above, a Samsung UE55KS9000, which is not a cheap display at all and looks stunning when I watch movies or netflix 4k hdr.
 
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harz-marz

Member
This thread is really making me want an Xbox One! I just purchased a Samsung KS8000 4K HDR tv for the PS4 Pro but this game looks too good to miss.

Quick question.. is the HDR a game changer?
 
Impulsor

Impulsor

Member
harz-marz said:
This thread is really making me want an Xbox One! I just purchased a Samsung KS8000 4K HDR tv for the PS4 Pro but this game looks too good to miss.

Quick question.. is the HDR a game changer?
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HDR is a game changer, but in my experience, not for this game at the moment :(
 
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ChazGW7

Member
Mohasus said:
If you pause, it gives an error on resuming and starts again anyway.
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That didn't happen for me, started pre-loading Tuesday and paused it at 30GB or so to go to sleep, started up the next day and finished it off. The Windows Store is very inconsistent.
 
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Recreat3

Member
ChazGW7 said:
That didn't happen for me, started pre-loading Tuesday and paused it at 30GB or so to go to sleep, started up the next day and finished it off. The Windows Store is very inconsistent.
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Cant wait to play this game when i get back from overseas.

Ps. Quoted you for the avatar (y)
 
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Lucifon

Junior Member
Caayn said:
Not all TVs have the same HDR performance. Especially the cheaper ones fail to deliver a good HDR image.

And not all HDR sources are created equal. Also HDR games on XB1 can't make use of the 10 bit colour gamut, which other HDR source do use. I'd love to test it on a OLED but I don't get to play untill next week :(
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I'm using a B6 OLED, the series of TVs which seem to be widely regarded as the best panels you can buy this year from an image quality perspective. Certainly not cheap.

Impulsor said:
I can tell the difference in Movies. Watching movies for me is a spectacular difference but with THIS game in particular it seems that the HDR mode is not as ... "good"?

For me HDR with this game is looking kinda washed out and I'm really dissappointed.

I'm using, as said above, a Samsung UE55KS9000, which is not a cheap display at all and looks stunning when I watch movies or netflix 4k hdr.
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Glad to hear I'm not alone in this. Would like to hear some more comments from people. I'm of the belief if you turn HDR off on the Xbox it has to restart, is that right? So you can't just toggle it. Don't get me wrong the game looks awesome, but people were touting HDR as a bigger gamechanger than 4K and right now with Forza I'm genuinely struggling to tell the difference from memory of what it looks like without HDR.
 
Impulsor

Impulsor

Member
Lucifon said:
I'm using a B6 OLED, the series of TVs which seem to be widely regarded as the best panels you can buy this year from an image quality perspective. Certainly not cheap.



Glad to hear I'm not alone in this. Would like to hear some more comments from people. I'm of the belief if you turn HDR off on the Xbox it has to restart, is that right? So you can't just toggle it. Don't get me wrong the game looks awesome, but people were touting HDR as a bigger gamechanger than 4K and right now with Forza I'm genuinely struggling to tell the difference from memory of what it looks like without HDR.
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I honestly think that it may be a bad implementation of HDR in Forza, because the difference is mindblowing to me in movies.
 
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MANGOD

Banned
These hdr impressions are disappointing.....
Is it an option you switch on in game and does the tv automatically switch into hdr mode like it does when watching a uhd?
 
Impulsor

Impulsor

Member
MANGOD said:
These hdr impressions are disappointing.....
Is it an option you switch on in game and does the tv automatically switch into hdr mode like it does when watching a uhd?
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You can't activate/deactivate HDR on the fly.

You have to disable it via system settings. The game automatically launches in HDR mode if otherwise.

c0de said:
Others said they are quite satisfied with the HDR implementation.
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I wish I could be as satisfied. I'm not hating just because, I'm truly disappointed.
 
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Lucifon

Junior Member
MANGOD said:
These hdr impressions are disappointing.....
Is it an option you switch on in game and does the tv automatically switch into hdr mode like it does when watching a uhd?
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The TV switches into it assuming it's enabled on the Xbox. As soon as the application is fired up. If you close the application or open another it switches back into non-hdr mode.
 
Caayn

Caayn

Member
What about the Warthog codes? I still haven't received mine.
Lucifon said:
I'm using a B6 OLED, the series of TVs which seem to be widely regarded as the best panels you can buy this year from an image quality perspective. Certainly not cheap.
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You shouldn't be having any problems with HDR content on that TV. Reading more impressions it does sound like the game just doesn't utilize HDR well.

Which would be a big disappointment if that's indeed the case. On the other hand this makes me less bothered that the PC version won't include HDR.
 
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JackAubrey

Member
Apoleptica said:
List of new things and features so far in FH3 that I haven't seen in FH2:
Ability to open car doors, hood, trunk, and get inside while in garage (Forza vista iirc)
Ability to create your own customized single player races
Car auction house (buy and sell cars online)
Driving in large bodies of water
Drone mode
Car body kits
"Building" your own festival

Am I missing anything? I feel like I'm going to easily put over 100 hours into this game.
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Convoys. That's a pretty cool new feature I've just discovered.
 
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ManUnkindH

Member
So I've been asking this over and over, but could someone tell me how exactly do you unlock the Halo Warthog? I have the ultimate digital edition. Is it in the game?
 
Impulsor

Impulsor

Member
Caayn said:
What about the Warthog codes? I still haven't received mine.
You shouldn't be having any problems with HDR content on that TV. Reading more impressions it does sound like the game just doesn't utilize HDR well.

Which would be a big disappointment if that's indeed the case. On the other hand this makes me less bothered that the PC version won't include HDR.
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Applied to my TV, as I said, HDR is spectacular in other content, just not in this game.

And I know it isn't the xbox one s' problem because I watch HDR blu rays with it and they absolutely blow my mind.

So yeah.

danowat said:
Did any of the reviews mention how the HDR was in the game?
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ACG's Karak review mentions it. He even tried it in different tv sets it seems.
 
Daffy Duck

Daffy Duck

Member
Rasko said:
So I've been asking this over and over, but could someone tell me how exactly do you unlock the Halo Warthog? I have the ultimate digital edition. Is it in the game?
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I imagine it will be in the autoshow (place where you buy cars) and listed as free for you to 'buy' then it will be in your garage.
 
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danowat

Banned
Impulsor said:
ACG's Karak review mentions it. He even tried it in different tv sets it seems.
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I just re listened to it, and it's only a brief touch that it "looks good"?

Apols for a potentially dullard question, but I am not that au fait with HDR, Is it possible to show the differences in HDR and non-HDR in screenshots?
 
Impulsor

Impulsor

Member
danowat said:
I just re listened to it, and it's only a brief touch that it "looks good"?

Apols for a potentially dullard question, but I am not that au fait with HDR, Is it possible to show the differences in HDR and non-HDR in screenshots?
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Only kinda.

Since you are not looking at an HDR screen, you can only "kinda" understand and see the difference.
 
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Vitacat

Member
Played a while. Just finished the "Bust A Move" bucket list race. So much fun! Game is amazing.

Playing on a PC, ultra wide 2560x1080. So immersive, LOVE this aspect ratio. Powerful rig, 6700k, GTX 1080, etc. so constant 60fps on ultra settings. Gorgeous game.

Also own an Xbone. Will have to try that version later as well. If I understand things we can pick up our game between systems, so long as we're logged in as the same profile.

I'm gonna have to break down and buy a racing wheel... game is just so good...
 
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