A Clearer Look at DLSS 5...

You'll have to forgive my use of AI, aside from it being "appropriate", I haven't reinstalled my editing software after recently reinstalling the OS...

It feels like an eternity since the ill-fated DLSS 5 reveal, back in March(?!!) but time has moved on and we a) now have the first implementation in a game, and b) have a slew of modded games and modding community integrations for inserting DLSS 5 into almost any and all games. We also have testing from the reviewer industry and a whitepaper from Nvidia (which is a little light on details). So, let's take a look at what I wrote in my first impressions, last time, and what all current data tells us, now...

Playstation's Sixth Sense...

Well, this week has certainly been a doozy! Sony's Playstation has been doing everything they seemingly possibly can to alienate users. First they say that they're closing down the digital stores for PS3 and Vita and in the same announcement state that, from January 2028, there will be no more physical games. Then, they issue a press release saying that PS+ is increasing in price. 

 

Yay, Playstation?!

The DLSS 5 lie...

A tongue-in-cheek header image...

 

DLSS 5 has exploded into our lives the last couple of days and it's been one hell of a ride. However, I think a lot of this comes from not understanding the tech because Nvidia's CEO keeps lying...

Analyse This: The Rendering Cost of AI...

Unironically, I used AI for this...

The interest surrounding the rumours of the next gen consoles has been slowly boiling over the last few months. Now, with new confirmations from Xbox's newly-minted CEO, Asha Sharma we have a firmer grasp of what the next gen holds for one side of the equation. On the other side, Playstation 6 also has a lot of hardware specification leaks but one thing still confuses me: why all the memory?!

In this post, I'm going to look at the logic of having a lot of RAM in the consoles and why, to my mind, the leaked specs for the memory configurations just don't make sense...

What could Valve do with the Steam Machine...?

I've been thinking some more about the Steam Machine's troubles and the latest summary article from Ars Technica has me thinking about what their options might be. 

So, let's explore the possible scenarios...