Samson Dev: DLSS 5 Needs Full Pipeline Integration & Broad Hardware Support to Be Viable

Following the controversial reveal of NVIDIA DLSS 5 at GTC 2026 , we have heard all sorts of reactions from both sides of the argument. However, in most cases, they were heavily skewed towards one side, either embracing or condemning the technology. Nobody really delved too much into what it would really take to make it viable from a game developer's standpoint.

We've continued to reach out to various studios to gather their perspectives on this oft-neglected part of the DLSS 5 discourse. Today

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Apple’s M5 Ultra Architecture Details Are Unknown, But Some Pragmatic Thinking Concludes The UltraFusion Process Will Return

The Fusion Architecture that Apple introduced with the M5 Pro and M5 Max allowed the company to scale the limitations of chipset development, packing in more CPU cores operating at higher clock speeds while maintaining impressive efficiency. This leaves only the M5 Ultra to be announced, but unlike the other SoCs, there are few details surrounding its architecture.

Fortunately, a series of logical explanations indicate why Apple will bring its UltraFusion process to this silicon, just like it has with the M3 Ultra . However, this approach also


AMD’s ‘Mighty’ Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Will Launch With a Hefty $899 MSRP, And That Alone Should Keep Gamers Away

AMD's first processor to feature the dual 3D V-Cache layout is finally here, but official disclosures show the 9950X3D2's pricing isn't for gamers at all.

Team Red's newest X3D processors weren't just a leap in core/thread configurations; rather, the firm introduced a massive design revision, especially with the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 , which marks the first time AMD has adopted a dual-cache


Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resycned Will Reportedly Be Fully Revealed Next Week – Rumor

The Assassin's Creed Black Flag Remake , officially titled Assassin's Creed Black Resynced was finally confirmed to be real by Ubisoft last month as part of a larger update on the Assassin's Creed franchise . But even then, after years of leaks and rumors , all we got from Ubisoft was a piece of concept art just to confirm it was real. Thankfully though, a new report from indicates we'll get so see a lot more than just some concept art at an imminent reveal.

According to both

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007 First Light on Nintendo Switch 2 Has Been Delayed, But PS5 Players Can Enjoy a Special 007-Themed Controller

There's good news and bad news for those eagerly anticipating 007 First Light , the James Bond origin story from Hitman developer IO Interactive . If you own a PS5 and were looking forward to playing First Light next month, then you're in luck because you get the good news. If you were looking to play it on Nintendo Switch 2 , then unfortunately, you get the bad news.

Bad news first: the Nintendo Switch 2 version of 007 First Light has been delayed, and

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“Apple Will Grit Its Teeth” And Push Through With iPhone Air 2 And Its Successor, Claims A Source As It Pours Cold Water Over iPhone 18 Plus

By now, it has been largely established that the iPhone Air is the weakest link among the recently released iPhones, even if Apple's ultra-slim offering has managed to outsell the iPhone 16 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge , as per speedtest samples from Ookla.

Even so, an established Weibo-based tipster believes Apple will still release the iPhone Air 2 and 3, pouring cold water over the prospects of the iPhone 18 Plus, which was expected to replace the iPhone Air 2 in the


Playground Shows Off New Forza Horizon 6 Gameplay Packed With Some Stunning Visuals

Forza Horizon 6 is a little more than a month away from releasing on PC and Xbox Series X/S (with a PS5 version set to arrive later) . With its May 19, 2026 , release date quickly approaching, we're getting more looks at the coming racer, with recent previews from media outlets, and new gameplay footage showcased by developer Playground Games , which, unsurprisingly, is chock-full of some truly stunning visuals.

The studio shared gameplay from the game's

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Intel–SambaNova Collaboration Is One Answer to NVIDIA’s Groq Partnership, After It Became Clear GPUs Alone Can’t Dominate Inference

Inference is the next area of focus for compute providers, and after the NVIDIA-Groq partnership, the AI industry has realized it needs far more than just GPUs. This has led to a new pair emerging: Intel and SambaNova.

At this year's GTC, we saw NVIDIA talking about disaggregated inference, and how it has become important for them as a manufacturer to shift from their 'GPU-only' mentality, and instead bring in a relatively newer form of compute units into the infrastructure race. With the


Nexon ‘Reassigns’ The First Berserker: Khazan Team After it Failed to Meet Commercial Expectations

Neople's new Soulslike from last year, The First Berserker: Khazan , starring Ben Starr of Final Fantasy XVI and Balatro fame and set within the world of Dungeon and Fighter was one of the more loved and arguably better Soulslikes to come out in recent years. Our own Francesco De Meo really enjoyed his time with it, giving it a 9/10 in his review , and he wasn't alone in his praise. But despite its quality, its publisher Nexon has decided to " reassign " the development

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Samsung Will Soon Become More Profitable Than NVIDIA, And It Just Clinched An Exclusive 3-Year Display Contract From Apple

Samsung is on a seemingly endless winning streak these days, clinching one laurel after another in its quest to become the most profitable company in the world. And, akin to the saying 'when it rains, it pours,' Samsung has just obtained a very lucrative 3-year exclusive contract from Apple to supply foldable displays.

We noted recently that Samsung expects to report 57.2 trillion won ($37.8 billion) in operating profit for Q1 2026, which corresponds to an