By Kaitlyn Huamani
Publication Date: 2026-03-18 23:07:00
Upgraded graphics in video games sound like they would be popular amongst players and enthusiasts, but Nvidia is finding that the opposite appears to be true with its latest tech.
The company announced at a conference Monday that the new version of its artificial intelligence technology designed to boost performance will enable game developers to deliver “photoreal computer graphics previously only achieved in Hollywood visual effects.”
DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) is Nvidia’s image enhancement technology. First released in 2018, the technology was initially used to upscale resolution, but now it can generate entirely new frames. It has been integrated in over 750 games, according to the company.
DLSS 5 will arrive this fall, but Nvidia presented a sample of what games will look like with the new technology earlier this week.
So why and how are gamers mad about what the company calls its “most significant breakthrough in computer graphics” in recent years?
Because the examples it used in a presentation look —as those on the internet would say — “yassified,” or heavily edited in an attempt to look more attractive, often to the point of comedy.
A brief clip of the character Grace Ashcroft from Resident Evil Requiem shows a before and after shot of her with DLSS 5 both off and on, and the difference is significant. While some aspects of the image vastly improve its appearance, like enhanced details and texture in the background, the…
