Platform enhancements
In keeping with our engineering vision shared in the Games Focus blog post, advances in platform support and technical integrations continue in 2023.1.
Ongoing platform support
We continue to add improvements for performance and functionality for key platforms, including Android, iOS, Meta Quest, Magic Leap 2, Xbox, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation VR2.
Adaptive Performance
Adaptive Performance 5.0 will include enhancements for controlling the lifecycle of Adaptive Performance at runtime. Additionally, we are launching an Android provider for Adaptive Performance that extends the Adaptive Performance package to most Android Devices.
HDR Display support for desktop and consoles
Unity 2023.1.0a22 extends HDR display support to URP for desktop and console platforms.
HDR displays are capable of reproducing images with higher peak brightness and wider color gamut in order to achieve better color saturation and contrast in highlights and shadows. The result is a more realistic variation in luminance across scenes, increased surface detail, and improved depth perception.
Split Graphics Jobs for improved DX12 performance on Windows
In order to further improve DirectX 12 performance for Windows platforms, Unity 2023.1 introduces a new graphics jobs threading mode called Split Graphics Jobs, which aims to reduce unnecessary beginning– or end-of-frame synchronization between the main and native graphics jobs threads, resulting in significant performance improvements. In our internal testing, we’re observing meaningful CPU render setup performance gains over DX11 when targeting DX12 using Split Graphics Jobs. For more information see the official forum post .
XR Interaction Toolkit 2.3
XR Interaction Toolkit v2.3.0 includes new features and capabilities including Interaction Groups, Poke and Gaze Interactors, hand interaction integration, and samples, Device Simulator usability improvements, and a new Interaction Affordance System, which allows users to easily build high-performance interaction indicators (visual, audio, haptics, etc). You can install XRI 2.3 via the Package Manager and find more details in our documentation.