13 Ways To End Lousy PC Ports in 2023 - Improved Settings, Smoother Gameplay, Essential Features

2022 was a dire year for the quality of PC ports, from awful scalability to missing features to the inevitable #StutterStruggle. We're looking to kick off 2023 by trying to make a difference! In this video, Alex Battaglia puts together a list of 13 best practise points, cherry-picking the best in PC gaming to deliver the best options, stutter-free gameplay, improved tweakability and much more.

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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:00 - No shader compilation stutter
00:02:57 - Include visually responsive graphical options
00:04:52 - Include convention driven menu navigation
00:05:44 - Do not overly nest graphical menus
00:06:58 - Include refresh rate and resolution as separate options
00:08:10 - Include a field of view option
00:08:42 - Include a variable aspect ratio and variable framerate
00:09:43 - Include 1/2, 1/3 and 1/4 v-sync options
00:10:47 - Include multiple quality levels for heavy effects like ray tracing
00:12:26 - Include dynamic resolution if it is also used on console
00:13:15 -  Include HDR and surround sound if consoles have it
00:13:38 - Include console settings
00:14:30 - Include all vendor variants of image reconstruction (DLSS, FSR, XESS)
00:15:15 - Conclusion