Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
It's been a wild few days. When we posted about DLSS 5, we were impressed with the technology and what it was doing - but we posted too soon. When generative AI is so divisive and with the future of games development possibly at stake, we should have taken the time to get the story straight and to analyse what we saw more thoroughly drawing on the thoughts of the whole team. In this video, we try to do just that while tackling the big questions raised by our supporters.
00:00 Explaining our initial DLSS 5 video
02:26 How can developers maintain artistic control with DLSS 5, especially for faces?
15:40 When the game industry is hurting, what are the ethics of using DLSS 5?
23:23 Why show off DLSS 5 now? Why call it DLSS 5?
30:38 Our technical reactions to DLSS 5
47:15 Dealing with harassment and concluding thoughts
It's been a wild few days. When we posted about DLSS 5, we were impressed with the technology and what it was doing - but we posted too soon. When generative AI is so divisive and with the future of games development possibly at stake, we should have taken the time to get the story straight and to analyse what we saw more thoroughly drawing on the thoughts of the whole team. In this video, we try to do just that while tackling the big questions raised by our supporters.
00:00 Explaining our initial DLSS 5 video
02:26 How can developers maintain artistic control with DLSS 5, especially for faces?
15:40 When the game industry is hurting, what are the ethics of using DLSS 5?
23:23 Why show off DLSS 5 now? Why call it DLSS 5?
30:38 Our technical reactions to DLSS 5
47:15 Dealing with harassment and concluding thoughts

![DF Direct Weekly #261: F1 25 PS5 Pro Path Tracing Demo, AC Black Flag Resynced, LiberNovo Omni
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A new DF Direct arrives and with it, some remarkable news that failed to emerge from this years GDC - namely that Codemasters has a demo of path tracing working on the PS5 Pro version of F1 25. How good is it? How fast is it? Alex clues us in. Meanwhile, the team discuss the AC Black Flag Resynced reveal, Tom looks at Mouse PI For Hire across several platforms and theres much excitement about the prospect of Panther Lake arriving in the handheld space.
Note: F1 26 wont happening - instead therell be an update for F1 25... still a good point to add path tracing though, right?
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0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:03 News 1: GDC talk: F1 25 path tracing implemented on PS5 Pro
0:20:22 News 2: LiberNovo Omni Chair [Sponsored]
0:33:15 News 3: Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced revealed!
0:44:09 News 4: Game Pass Ultimate price slashed, Call of Duty access restricted
1:03:05 News 5: News 5: Mouse: P.I. For Hire tested!
1:18:11 News 6: Intel planning Panther Lake handheld reveal DF Direct Weekly #261: F1 25 PS5 Pro Path Tracing Demo, AC Black Flag Resynced, LiberNovo Omni](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5uNxLnL8Jcg/mqdefault.jpg)








