God of War - HDR Optimized Settings (Patreon)

The game is NOT using/applying Playstation HDR Calibration app settings.


The HDR implementation could be better.

The in-game luminance controls are confusing: they do not correspond in exact values in nits and any change to one of the settings provided ("Brightness" or "Contrast") will alter the rendition of the other:





UPDATE: After the game landed on PC, HDR options actually improved adding numerical values (also on Playstation), therefore I updated my suggestions accordingly as shown below.

First thing to do is making sure to have in-game SDR Brightness to 50 in all cases (it will influence HDR as well), then proceed with the in-game HDR controls.


If you have an LG OLED and:

> you're using Dynamic Tone Mapping or Dynamic Contrast:

• Set HDR Brightness to: 50
  
• Set HDR Contrast to: 39
  

> you're using HGIG:

• Set HDR Brightness to: 50 or 52 (for G2) or 55 (for G3)

• Set HDR Contrast to: 39
  

If you don't have an LG OLED:

• Set HDR Brightness to: 52

• Set HDR Contrast to: 39
  

Dynamic Tone Mapping is still recommended over HGIG as, even when setup correctly, it may look too often too dim.


BONUS:

• Disable Film Grain: to improve both clarity and contrast of the picture.