'It's a new world and I'm loving it': Some gamers are now hooked on DLSS 5 and can't game without it — and I think this shows Nvidia's escape plan in the GPU crisis

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Things are happening real fast in the gaming world ever since AI began advancing at a rapid pace throughout this year. Emulation is taking huge strides for one thing, and on the PC front, DLSS 5 has made a big splash. Although as you may recall, when Nvidia debuted the feature, it was almost universally shot down.

But from the flames of what appeared to be a complete PR wreckage with that initial reveal, DLSS 5 has emerged as a graphical phoenix. The turnaround in opinion was slow at first, but sentiment has shifted notably since NBA 2K27 showcased the tech to great effect, and now there are comments appearing on Reddit indicating that 'wow' moments are happening. 'I can't live without this' moments, in fact.

A new normal

This thread illustrates what I mean, in which the original poster wrote: "I'm getting too used to DLSS 5 graphics....

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