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Coming in Fall 2026, Nividia's DLSS 5 is a brand-new technology for RTX 50-series GPUs, bringing next-gen quality, photo-realistic lighting to any supported game. We went hands-on with four existing games running with DLSS 5 in place, discussing how the technology works, how games are transformed, and starting the discussion on ML tech vs artistic intent in video games. Truth is, we're still processing this one and we'll have a longer DF Direct coming soon with further impressions from our time with the tech.
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00:00 Introduction
01:31 First contact: Resident Evil Requiem
03:36 Nvidia’s intent
05:04 Starfield
07:06 Oblivion Remastered
08:41 Assassin’s Creed Shadows
10:05 DLSS 5 implementation details
12:52 Concluding thoughts: neural rendering, artistic intent, remaining questions
Digital Foundry is now fully independent! Join the DF Supporter Program and support the team: bit.ly/3jEGjvx
Coming in Fall 2026, Nividia's DLSS 5 is a brand-new technology for RTX 50-series GPUs, bringing next-gen quality, photo-realistic lighting to any supported game. We went hands-on with four existing games running with DLSS 5 in place, discussing how the technology works, how games are transformed, and starting the discussion on ML tech vs artistic intent in video games. Truth is, we're still processing this one and we'll have a longer DF Direct coming soon with further impressions from our time with the tech.
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00:00 Introduction
01:31 First contact: Resident Evil Requiem
03:36 Nvidia’s intent
05:04 Starfield
07:06 Oblivion Remastered
08:41 Assassin’s Creed Shadows
10:05 DLSS 5 implementation details
12:52 Concluding thoughts: neural rendering, artistic intent, remaining questions




![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)





