New Hogwarts Legacy Trailer Shows Off Nvidia's DLSS 5 Enhanced Lighting and Materials

Nvidia just showed off DLSS 5 in Hogwarts Legacy in a new video that shows how its AI-enhanced lighting and materials model looks in-game. It’s a much more subtle effect compared to the images and clips going around after a leaked early version of DLSS 5 was modded into games.

Before, it looked like those yassification filters that were popular for like a week. It smoothed characters over, weirdly made some look about 30 years older, and generally warped the intended art style into something uncanny.

“On Thursday, November 5th, in collaboration with Warner Bros. Games and Avalanche Software, Hogwarts Legacy is updating the game to integrate DLSS 5 technology to enhance the lighting and materials, and use DLSS 5’s model controls to boost environmental uplift while preserving character identity,” Nvidia said.

According to the gargantuan tech company, DLSS 5 isn’t just a switch to be flipped — developers have to fine tune it and approve before release to hit …