How to reproduce:
1. Open the “IN-51569_repro“ project
2. Open the “Loading Scene“ and switch to Game View
3. Navigate to Assets/Settings/ConsolePipelineAssets and select “PS5PipelineAsset.asset“
4. In the Inspector, disable and enable Cast Shadows
Expected result: Shadows do not appear hard
Actual result: Shadows appear hard
Reproducible with: 2022.2.15f1, 2022.3.8f1, 2023.1.10f1, 2023.2.0b6, 2023.3.0a2
Not reproducible with: 2022.2.14f1
Could not test with: 2021.3.29f1 (did not render)
Reproducible on: Windows 10, Windows 11
Not reproducible on: No other environment tested
Note: Reproducible in Player
Workaround: Make sure the Game and Scene view are visible at the same time when enabling “Cast Shadows“