Half-Life 2’s opening scene in City 17 was shown with NVIDIA DLSS 5 technology in 4K resolution.

The creator of the channel Phoenix Ascent Gaming has published a video demonstrating gameplay of Valve’s classic shooter Half-Life 2 using NVIDIA DLSS 5 technology. The footage was recorded on a PC in 4K resolution at 60 frames per second without voiceover. The published footage shows the introductory sequence of the 2004 game. The clip begins with a monologue by the G-Man and protagonist Gordon Freeman’s arrival by train in City 17. The video then shows a meeting with Alyx Vance, a visit to Dr. Kleiner’s secret lab, and a failed teleportation experiment that raises alarm among Combine forces. The recording concludes with the protagonist escaping through the city canals with a crowbar, his first encounter with a Vortigaunt, and the recharging of his HEV suit.

The NVIDIA DLSS 5 (3D-Guided Neural Rendering) system used in the video is a generative neural rendering technology that works on top of standard graphics to create photorealistic visual effects. The video’s creator emphasized that the demonstration does not represent native or official support for this feature from Valve. The original footage was recorded in the original PC version of Half-Life 2 and then processed through…