Starfield and ‘Future Bethesda Titles’ Will Use AI-Driven DLSS 5 Technology

NVIDIA has just unveiled DLSS 5, the next-generation rendering technology that seeks to bridge the gap between ‘rendering and reality.’ It has already been labelled the firm’s most significant breakthrough since real-time ray tracing debuted back in 2018, and it uses heavy generative AI to produce photorealistic results that, admittedly, look a little eerie.

In a statement saying nice things about the AI-driven technology, Bethesda Game Studios’ Todd Howard revealed that Starfield and ‘future Bethesda titles’ will use DLSS 5.

Fallout 5 to Have DLSS 5, Then?

In a blog post, NVIDIA sang the praises of itself and of DLSS 5, a revolutionary breakthrough. It has been dubbed the ‘GPT moment for graphics’ by Jensen Huang, the company’s co-founder and CEO. The technology has already been backed by the industry’s biggest developers and publishers, including Bethesda Game Studios.

Speaking in a statement captured on the blog post, Todd Howard said:

NVIDIA and Bethesda have a long history of pushing gaming graphics and innovation forward, and DLSS 5 represents the next major step in that journey.

With DLSS 5, the artistic style and detail shine through without being held back by the traditional limits of real-time rendering. We’re excited to work with this new technology and look to bring DLSS 5 to Starfield and future Bethesda titles.

DLSS 4.5 is a relatively young technology that, in NVIDIA’s words, ‘uses AI to draw 23 out of every 24 pixels seen on the screen.’ But DLSS 5 goes beyond that, using AI-centric modelling to render photorealistic visuals that aren’t landing well with every gamer, as you could imagine.

Bethesda’s pledge to use DLSS 5 going forward, which was indicated by a comparison image featuring Starfield’s characters, is logical. It could mean that The Elder Scrolls 6 and Fallout 5 boast the most sumptuous visuals in their respective franchise history.

Given how long it’s taken to make them, they’ll probably support DLSS 7.5, or something.

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