Bethesda has announced that the first major update for Starfield is coming soon. Included is also DLSS, which many players demand. However, there may be a limitation.
Bethesda has unveiled its first major update for Starfield. At the same time, they published the first hotfix for Starfield, which fixes important bugs.
The first major update will include a lot of comfort features that players have long wanted. The requested features include, for example, a FOV slider and support for DLSS.
DLSS is coming to Starfield, but it is unclear which version
What exactly is coming? Bethesda has presented a whole range of content that will arrive with the first major update for Starfield. These include, among others (via videocardz.com):
- Brightness and contrast settings
- Menu HDR calibration
- FOV slider
- Nvidia DLSS support (PC)
- Support for 32:9 ultra-wide monitors (PC)
- Eat key for eating
What is the problem? So far, it is not clear which version of DLSS will be implemented in Starfield, as there are significant differences:
- DLSS 3.0 offers many new features, such as frame generation. The problem: DLSS 3.0 is exclusive to RTX 4000 graphics cards. This would exclude thousands of players who are playing with an older graphics card.
- While DLSS 2.0 lacks new features such as frame generation, 2.0 can also be used with older Nvidia GPUs.
Bethesda has only stated so far that Nvidia’s DLSS will be supported with the next update on PC and that they want to work closely with AMD, Nvidia, and Intel to improve performance. However, they did not specify the exact version of DLSS. It is also unknown whether they plan to address the optimization of Starfield in the future.
If only DLSS 3.0 is included, owners of older Nvidia GPUs will still have to use AMD’s FSR 2.0 for upscaling, which is already present in the game. The great strength of FSR is that you can use the software with Nvidia and Intel graphics cards as well. An AMD graphics card is not a requirement.
Players have long demanded DLSS for Starfield
Why do many players demand DLSS for Starfield? Starfield has demanding system requirements and you need a reasonably fast gaming PC if you really want to enjoy the game. You can also play Starfield with weak hardware, but you don’t really want that.
This is where software like DLSS or FSR comes into play: Nvidia’s DLSS and AMD’s FSR are upscaling technologies that calculate the game at a low resolution and then upscale it. This way you save performance and get better performance.
That is why many demand that Nvidia’s technology finally comes to Starfield, as it is considered better and more mature than AMD’s counterpart. After all, AMD has already introduced a new and improved version of its own upscaling technology with FSR 3.0.
When will the update for Starfield come? This is not yet known. Bethesda has not provided a schedule for when the first major update for PC and Xbox will be released. MeinMMO will keep you informed when the update is set to arrive.
If you want to boost your performance in Starfield right now, take a look at the following fix:
