Enlarge / E2M1 has never looked so cool. Welcome to the ray-traced Doom experience. (credit: id Software) Since the launch of Quake II RTX in 2019, fans have kept their eyes peeled for similar ray- and path-tracing updates for other classic ’90s shooters. It’s fertile upgrade territory, since modern machines push vanilla versions of Doom […]
This gallery consists of shots taken from today’s PC reveal trailer. They all seem to better resemble live gameplay than the sweetened images on the PlayStation blog. [credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment ] Sony’s bullish-if-slow attitude toward launching its biggest PlayStation exclusives on Windows PCs will continue in January 2022 with a release that pretty much […]
Enlarge / Tux looks a lot more comfortable sitting on that logo than he probably should—Nvidia’s drivers are still proprietary, and DLSS support isn’t available for native Linux apps—only Windows apps running under Proton. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Jim Salter / Larry Ewing / Nvidia) Linux gamers, rejoice—we’re getting Nvidia’s Deep Learning Super Sampling on […]
Enlarge / No Man’s Sky added a bunch of trippy stuff this week, including rideable mounts. We love mounts. But we also love frames, so hence, we’re analyzing the game’s newfound use of DLSS, specifically in its punishing VR mode. (credit: Hello Games) Over the past few years, Nvidia’s Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS) standard has […]
Enlarge / Nvidia is already tied heavily to the existing Nintendo Switch, since it includes the company’s Tegra X1 SoC. But recent rumors make us wonder about Nvidia’s potential push into mobile 3D-rendering dominance. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Ars Technica) Earlier this week, Bloomberg Japan’s report on a rumored Nintendo Switch “Pro” version exploded with […]
Enlarge / An artist’s estimation of how a new DLSS-fueled Nintendo Switch dock might look. (credit: Getty Images / Sam Machkovech) As leaks begin to mount about a new Nintendo Switch revision, colloquially referred to as “Switch Pro,” one recent suggestion had enthusiasts scratching their heads: 4K support. How exactly would a dockable console like […]