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Nvidia’s DLSS 5 reveal was always going to be controversial, but now the company has effectively confirmed the core fear driving the backlash: DLSS 5 is re-drawing the final 2D frame using AI, guided by motion vectors, rather than leveraging deeper game-engine data like geometry in the way its…
Nvidia is in full damage-control mode after DLSS 5’s reveal ignited a firestorm over “AI slop” visuals and character faces that looked outright reinterpreted. Now CEO Jensen Huang is pushing back hard, calling critics “completely wrong” and arguing the tech doesn’t change artistic control because…
Microsoft just pulled back the curtain a little further on Project Helix, its next-generation Xbox console—and the message is loud and clear: this isn’t just “the next Xbox,” it’s Microsoft doubling down on a PC-console convergence strategy with serious rendering tech at the center. At GDC 2026,…
A PlayStation 5 modder has demonstrated Linux running on PS5 and used it to boot Grand Theft Auto V with ray tracing enabled, effectively turning Sony’s console into a Steam Machine-style setup. The work, shared publicly by Andy Nguyen, shows 4K HDMI video and audio, functioning USB ports, and GTA…
