Dolby Vision on Xbox: which games actually use it and why there’s so much confusion

Many players are looking for a reliable list of games with Dolby Vision on Xbox, but reality is more complicated.

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Anyone trying to find a clear list of titles compatible with Dolby Vision on Xbox will immediately run into a problem: there is no official and reliable list, and what was once available on the Xbox website no longer displays the information as it used to. To make matters worse, some games do activate Dolby Vision mode on compatible TVs, while others simply work with HDR10, but are displayed within the Dolby Vision container on the console, further confusing users.

Many players have shared their own tests and experiences after finding that titles like Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order activate Dolby Vision on their TV… despite not appearing on any official list. And that raises the big question: which games truly have Dolby Vision and which ones just display HDR through Xbox’s DV profile?

The Reality of Dolby Vision on Xbox: Much More Limited Than It Seems

According to those who have been following the format’s implementation on consoles for years, only one Xbox Series game has full native Dolby Vision: Halo Infinite. In this case, the game uses the TV’s brightness values to adjust the image, not a static tone map within the game. This is the only “real” and complete implementation of Dolby Vision on the console.

Other games may activate Dolby Vision on the TV, but not because they have the format integrated, but because Xbox places the HDR inside a DV container, without adding its own metadata or dynamic mapping. This explains situations like:

• Games that activate Dolby Vision even though they don’t support it natively.

• Official Dolby lists with titles that don’t use real DV (such as Microsoft Flight Simulator).

• Games that simply set their brightness to 1000 nits and don’t apply dynamic mapping.

Something similar happened on PC: some titles using the Frostbite engine, like Mass Effect Andromeda, did have authentic Dolby Vision and were very well received visually. But these are exceptional cases.

To make matters worse, many studios lack the resources or experience to implement Dolby Vision correctly, so most opt for standard HDR. And when the console forces the DV signal, it creates the illusion of compatibility, even when it doesn’t exist.

In the end, the situation means that there is no reliable or official list of games with real Dolby Vision support. Right now, the community agrees that the only title with full native support is Halo Infinite. The rest activate DV because of how Xbox manages HDR, not because the game supports it in a comprehensive way.