One of PlayStation's biggest exclusives of the year, Horizon Forbidden West, has just been released, and like all releases, it's stirring up some controversy. While there have been manufactured controversies from a vocal minority of the internet, there's also some real issues hitting Horizon Forbidden West. Luckily, developer Guerrilla Games is working to address one of the biggest ones currently facing Forbidden West, even calling it a «high priority.»
Over on Reddit, an official thread from u/Guerrilla_Chante confirmed that Guerrilla Games is aware of a visual glitch that's affecting some users, and that a fix is being worked on. Unfortunately, the post doesn't have much more to offer than that, simply asking players to report any issues as they encounter them by capturing clips of the issue. A pinned comment on the post links to a thread describing how to report issues.
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The visual glitch seems to be affecting Horizon Forbidden West's performance mode, as users report issues with its sharpness settings, saturation, and artifacts muddying images. Some players are also reporting a shimmering effect. A comment from a Guerrilla developer on one thread states that the issue has been resolved, but some users are still reporting that they've encountered the problem. According to most fans on the threads, the hotfix patch has not corrected the issue.
The visual issues seem to be affecting OLED TVs, in particular. Players are reporting severe issues with brightness in outdoor environments while playing on an OLED TV, which haven't successfully been rectified by adjusting settings. Some players believe that the issues stem from how Horizon Forbidden West handles HDR. It's
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