We've brought back our "zoomer" screenshot tool and loaded up a range of DLSS 5 on/off comparisons from a range of games. Check it out: digitalfoundry.net/features/nvidi…
@digitalfoundry It's really funny John was praising the RE9 character models less than two weeks ago and now NVIDIA comes with this new AI model that replaces it for something that completely ignores artists' work and removes many traces of the face models' features
@digitalfoundry Absolutely shocking that you would call this “a massive leap for graphics” when it looks so blatantly like every crap AI image on the internet, on top of destroying the artists character design. Very disappointing.
@digitalfoundry Ah the inevitable downfall of Nvidia. It won't be long until game developers put a block on dlss 5 to protect the integrity of their game design. Sure it's cool, but it completely changes the game designers vision. This is not going to go well for Nvidia. Calling it now.
@digitalfoundry This is not Grace Ashcroft. I’ve generally enjoyed DLSS for the performance and resolution, but this DLSS 5 ai generated filter on character models looks horrible. I’m really surprised by how much you guys are praising it.
@digitalfoundry For anyone having doubts that dlss5 is in fact changing character features and is not just lighting. Her eyes and lips are clearly bigger, apart from other subtle changes.
@digitalfoundry I understand the imperative to sound impartial when reporting on new technology, but in this instance, you all need to be loudly calling this out for what it actually is.
@digitalfoundry I'm sorry but this is absolute garbage.
The fact that you're promoting it so much is shocking.
That Grace "transformation" looks like something a random person on X would post and looks nothing like the original model (and her face model).
@digitalfoundry I like DLSS 4/4.5, but this is a direction I absolutely did not want to see it go in with DLSS 5; it's just an AI slop filter and isn't doing its job anymore.
@digitalfoundry this slop is quite literally the worst thing that has happened to PC gaming graphics, because it will LITERALLY destroy original art/designs (see: Grace becoming an entirely different person)
@digitalfoundry Guys, this honestly looks awful. There are arguments for environmental detail, but it’s horrific looking at character faces. I’m extremely surprised you all don’t point it out much.
@digitalfoundry What you say will distinguish how I feel about your entire existence right now.
Are Digital Foundry for this tech, replacing artistic vision who developers worked hard for, with AI overlaying, destroying the artistic vision in the process?
@digitalfoundry Very disappointed in you all. You've been my trusted source for understanding video game performance and new graphical technologies. The fact that you offer no criticism towards this generative AI slop shows that you cannot be trusted to be honest with gamers. Upsetting.
@digitalfoundry Seeing your enthusiasm for this illustrates everything wrong with your channel and commentary. Everything is “muh realism” with you guys and didn’t seemed to be bothered by the slightest that they changed Graces face into that of a generic IG egirl. Not respect for the creators.