The third day of CES 2021 isn’t the last, but it does mark a conclusion to the show’s keynote sessions. LG led the day with a roundtable discussion on the future of gaming in 2021, and GM outlined a practical plan to put an EV in every garage. Microsoft didn’t have any products to show, but the company’s president did share an ominous warning about the larger implications of hacking, and Asus unveiled the only dual-screen laptops shown at CES 2021.

Gaming took off in 2020 as people around the world sought entertainment and escapism. LG hosted a panel to discuss how these trends will continue in 2021. Lesley Rohrbaugh, director of research for the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), opened the panel by noting, “Game consoles recently ranked as the third most desired tech gift on U.S. consumers’ wish lists.”

The discussion quickly shifted to HDR. Habib Zargarpour, head of film development at Digital Monarch Media, said during the session, “I think this year is probably going to be the breakthrough year [for HDR] because I think the platform challenges have been largely addressed.” That includes not only support for all next-gen gaming consoles, but also gaming monitors, PC graphics cards and HDTVs.

HDR isn’t just about image quality. Evil Geniuses CEO Nicole LaPointe Jameson says it can be an advantage in competitive gaming, since HDR can highlight small details that are invisible in SDR. “That has huge implications for our ability to compete and perform,” Jameson said during the session. “We love it when technology pushes the boundaries so our players can consume more information at higher speeds, in real time, just like you would see it simulated in real life.”