YouTube finally allows HDR support on Xbox consoles

YouTube is finally activating HDR support on Microsoft’s Xbox consoles. HDR support works on existing Xbox One S / X devices and new consoles such as the Xbox Series X and S series. As long as you have a TV or monitor that can display video HDR, the YouTube app will now automatically switch to output HDR content. .

The YouTube app on Xbox has never supported HDR before, although HDR has been available on the PlayStation 4 since 2019. The PS5 and Xbox Series X launched in November without support for YouTube HDR, and it’s still not available on the PS5 – a step back from what was available on PS4.

Engadget Note that you can confirm HDR is exiting correctly from the YouTube app on Xbox by activating the “stats for nerds” panel (see above). Many TVs will also display an HDR prompt or switch to HDR mode while playing the content.

Now we just need more HDR content to become available on YouTube. Some of the best HDR content on YouTube is still test videos that were uploaded years ago. We’re starting to see more and more trailers and videos with HDR options, but the vast majority of creators don’t upload content with HDR.