THERE a number of hidden settings on gaming consoles which players don’t even realise are affecting their game.
Your timing could be affected by your audio settings.
When you play games there are a number of cues that help you time your inputs for smoother gameplay.
There are a several ways that games do this, all through the feedback that games send to gamers.
The three most important ones are controller vibrations, audio cues, and visual cues.
This includes things like the sound a boss makes as it prepares to attack, the animation that plays when you whiff a hit, or the vibration you feel when you land one.
The important thing to know is that if these cues are slightly off, then it can throw off your whole game.
These cues are particularly important when playing games that rely heavily on timing, such as rhythm games and soulslikes.
So if these cues are not in time with the gameplay, it can throw off your game.
A new comparison has found that there is a significant difference in delay between the audio settings.
If you want to make sure that your gameplay is the best it can be, you’ll need to go into your audio settings.
You can find this from the home page under Settings, where the Volume & audio output setting can be found under the General settings.
Here you need to look at your Speaker audio, and see how your console is outputting the audio.
While Dolby Digital or Digital Surround may seem like the super audio type, it produces a lot of lag between output and the listener.
For the closest timing possible, you will want to choose Stereo uncompressed from this menu.
If you are playing casual games, this is not so important, and you may prefer to remain on the better Dolby output.
However, for hardcore and rhythm game players this setting change could up your game.
