'We found out at the same time as the public' Capcom and Ubisoft devs were out of the loop on Nvidia DLSS 5 involvement, adding to the AI controversy

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Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:39:39 +0000

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Nvidia has dug itself a huge hole with its DLSS 5 reveal, leaving game developers and gamers outraged by its use of generative AI.

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now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter Capcom and Ubisoft game developers weren't informed about Nvidia DLSS 5 being used by their publisher One developer stated they found out 'at the same
time' as the public Former Rockstar game dev condemns DLSS 5, claiming it's a 'complete AI re-render' Nvidia is under fire for its latest reveal of DLSS 5
, and rightly so, particularly after CEO Jensen Huang's response to the ongoing backlash for its generative AI use and the latest revelation could make the controversy much worse.

As reported by Insider Gaming , Capcom and Ubisoft game developers apparently weren't informed by their publishers regarding their involvement in Nvidia's DLSS 5. This comes after Jensen Huang stated gamers are "completely wrong" about Nvidia's "content-control generative AI".

One of the Ubisoft developers stated, "We found out at the same time as everyone else". Similarly, Capcom developers were reportedly shocked by the publisher's involvement, considering its "anti-AI" stance. Article continues below You may like Gamers are piling in on Nvidia's DLSS 5 here are 5
reasons why Nvidia reveals DLSS 5 to improve graphics with AI and the hate
is strong Nvidia's CEO says gamers are 'completely wrong' about DLSS 5 (Image credit: Nvidia / Capcom) This is so disrespectful to the intentional art direction of devs.
If devs wanted to lean in to hyper realism they would. This also drastically changes key aspects of visuals like character features, focal points,
lighting and so on.
What a terrible invention. Nvidia should shelve this one @kortizart.bsky.social ( @kortizart.bsky.social.bsky.social ) 2026-03-19T12:33:20.060Z bad ending: now every game is AI slop https://t.co/0PZofksAXI March 16, 2026 Game developers across multiple
studios and publishers have shared the same sentiment (as evident above). Notably, a former Rockstar developer, Mike York (known as York Street Gaming on YouTube ), implied that DLSS 5 poses a significant threat to game art, considering the changes it makes to character models.

"This isn't just some lighting, this is like a complete AI re-render," York said. "You're no longer looking at the game [ Resident Evil Requiem ]
anymore. This is scary. This is like an AI filter over every frame."

While Nvidia and Bethesda's Todd Howard have consistently tried to reassure gamers that DLSS 5 use in games will be controlled and tuned by developers,
it hasn't done much to allay concerns and it's not a big surprise, as many are already opposed to generative AI in sectors outside of gaming.

As of its initial reveal, it takes two RTX 5090 s to utilize DLSS 5, and that may scale down to one GPU by the time it launches this autumn. However, gamers, developers, and frankly, the majority of consumers online have made
it clear that generative AI is not wanted in gaming, and certainly not when it's changing character model details, which is integral to developers' intended art. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me
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