Many players believe: Features like DLSS lead developers to spend less time optimizing their games. In the end, the games don’t run without the wonder technology
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A user presented a trick on reddit on how to double the framerate in the new Star Wars game. However, those who want to use the trick need an RTX 4000 graphics card to use the latest DLSS features.
Under the post, many users complain that this cannot be the point: If you want to use new games, you need a high-end graphics card that delivers certain features.
DLSS as an excuse for bad framerates?
What feature is this about? DLSS and Co. were initially considered a “wonder technology” among gamers. Because it was possible to significantly improve performance in many games. The technology calculated the game at a lower resolution and then scaled it up to the correct resolution. Back then, you only needed an RTX graphics card. AMD later introduced FSR as an alternative to DLSS.
What are the concerns? Many players now fear that DLSS (and FSR) will soon no longer be considered a “nice bonus”. Instead, these features would suddenly become mandatory if you want to play games properly. Because, according to players, developers have no motivation to optimize their games, DLSS would be the solution for everything. Some write on reddit:
- “DLSS is not the answer to the fact that game developers are a bunch of crap and bring out terribly optimized ‘games’ that are glorified slideshows.”
- “The great days of DLSS, when you could enhance existing performance, are over; it was fun while it lasted. Now DLSS is a requirement to run at all.”
- “I tell you, this is the technology that game developers will increasingly rely on in the future.”
Opinions are quite unanimous. The disappointment over past releases is high and many do not believe that this will improve in the future. Because the latest releases for PC have all been quite disappointing.
2023 lacks poorly optimized games
What does it look like currently? The current situation seems to confirm the players’ fears. Because the last major releases for PC all stumbled over technical problems:
- Last of Us Part I (Mixed, 54 %)
- Star Wars Jedi Survivor (Mixed, 57 %)
- Wild Hearts (Mixed, 47 %)
- Wo Long Fallen Dynasty (Mixed, 47 %)
- RedFall (Mostly negative, 37 %)
- Forspoken (Mixed, 60 %)
All games were released in a technically disastrous state, and correspondingly poor were the ratings, and correspondingly loudly complained the players: Why should one spend 70 euros on a game if it does not work properly?
