Game developers share mixed reactions to DLSS 5

Nvidia has announced DLSS 5, an AI-led model for photorealistic visuals that, in early footage, mostly looks like an AI filter over Resident Evil Requiem. The reveal prompted a stream of sharp reactions from game developers and artists. Critics have called it "Pure Slopium" and a "slop filter", with some labelling Nvidia "an absolute joke." Others argue the tech disrespects intentional art direction and could erase character identity — Jon Ingold warned it would remove the main character of Heaven's Vault — while Corey Brickley asked, "What if we blended every famous woman into one woman..." Chris Gardiner called it the "Scarlett Johansesonification of videogames." Not everyone objected.

Todd Howard said, "When Nvidia showed us DLSS 5 and we got it running in Starfield, it was amazing how it brought it to life. We've played it.

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