Bethesda says DLSS 5 will be under artists' control and optional

Nvidia has unveiled DLSS 5 as the "future of real-time rendering", and an early demo largely resembled an AI filter applied to several games. Reactions to those clips have been mostly negative. Bethesda, which partnered with Nvidia to show the technology in Starfield and Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, says it plans to offer DLSS 5 as an upscaling option.

Todd Howard said DLSS 5 lets "artistic style and detail shine through without being held back by the traditional limits of real-time rendering." Bethesda added that "this is a very early look" and that art teams will adjust lighting and the final effect. "This will all be under our artists’ control, and totally optional for players," the company said.

Nvidia initially said developers would have "artistic control" but gave few specifics beyond a simple on/off toggle; it later clarified the SDK includes intensity, color grading and masking, and that DLSS 5 inputs the game's color and motion vectors for each frame, anchoring the output in the source 3D content.

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