{"id":85515,"date":"2016-01-22T14:30:19","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T12:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=85515"},"modified":"2016-01-22T15:47:27","modified_gmt":"2016-01-22T13:47:27","slug":"the-division-for-consoles-boasts-visual-settings-pc-requirements-included","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/85515-the-division-for-consoles-boasts-visual-settings-pc-requirements-included","title":{"rendered":"The Division for consoles boasts visual settings: PC requirements included"},"content":{"rendered":"

While the PC promises the best visual experience for The Division<\/em><\/a>, thanks to a huge array of visual settings, the console versions of Ubisoft’s latest open world title will sport some of their own.<\/p>\n

Those options include being able to hide damage numbers, increase the overall visual sharpness and toggle chromatic aberration on and off.<\/p>\n

What exactly is chromatic aberration you ask? It’s essentially a visual filter that causes the edges of your screen to blur.<\/p>\n

Chromatic aberration causes games to look as though they’ve been captured by a slightly out of focus camera, and has been used by many game developers.<\/p>\n

That said, many gamers dislike the filter as it causes a high level of distortion.<\/p>\n

The Witcher 3<\/em> is well-known for using the filter and CD Project RED recently released a patch to disable the filter much to fans’ pleasure.\u00a0NVIDIA\u2019s Andrew Burnes provides some information about chromatic aberration:<\/p>\n

Chromatic Aberration is an age-old visual artifact associated with cheaper camera lenses and improperly taken photos<\/a>. In recent years however, Chromatic Aberration has grown popular with game developers, much to the dismay of gamers who prefer cleaner images free of unsightly distortion. In the context of a photographer, or a security guard viewing the game world through a cheap camera, its use might make sense, but when playing in first or third person it merely suggests a trip to the optician is in order.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, CD Projekt RED has made Chromatic Aberration an optional effect in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt<\/em>, ensuring a clean, clear image is obtainable. When enabled, it distorts the picture slightly, but no where near the extent seen in other games featuring the effect. This doesn\u2019t really come through on screenshots, however.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Beyond that, there’s a limited amount of visual tweaking you can with console versions of\u00a0The Division<\/em>,\u00a0when compared to the PC version.<\/p>\n

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At least console gamers can adjust settings like image sharpness.<\/p>\n

There are some other interesting options to be found in the console visual settings, such as:<\/p>\n