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Isaiah Williams

I played NBA 2K27 with Nvidia's DLSS 5 at Gamescom, and I was genuinely impressed with it — but one thing still worries me

Nvidia logo at Gamescom alongside DLSS 5 image of NBA 2K27.
  • Nvidia unveiled DLSS 5 at Gamescom 2026, showing it off in NBA 2K27
  • DLSS 5 will launch alongside NBA 2K27, and be available from September 3, 2026
  • DLSS 5 is exclusive to RTX 5000 GPUs, but Nvidia is working to eventually make it available on older GeForce cards

It's no secret that Nvidia's reveal of DLSS 5 earlier this year led to instant controversy and a backlash from gamers, not to mention game developers. The technology was branded as generative 'AI slop', effectively changing the look and style of character models, notably Leon S. Kennedy and Grace Ashcroft in Resident Evil Requiem.

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