Game Junk Episode #266: DLSS 5… Megaton or Debacle?

About this episode

The episode discusses the controversy surrounding Nvidia's DLSS 5 and reviews several games.

We wade into the scorching hot debate surrounding Nvidia's DLSS 5 reveal and the future of A.I. in game development plus we also catch up on a bunch of games we've been playing including John Carpenter's Toxic Commando, Under the Island, Ratcheteer DX, Death Howl and Frank's heartbreaking struggles with Marathon.

People in this episode

Host: Game Junk

Topics covered

• Nvidia DLSS 5
• AI in game development
• game reviews
• John Carpenter's Toxic Commando
• Marathon struggles

Keywords

• DLSS 5
• Nvidia
• AI
• game development
• Toxic Commando
• Marathon
• game reviews

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nvidia

Products: DLSS 5

Books & works: John Carpenter's Toxic Commando, Under the Island, Ratcheteer DX, Death Howl, Marathon

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