DLSS 5 Is DIVIDING The Gaming Community

An episode of the Spawn On Me with Kahlief Adams: A Video Game Podcast podcast, hosted by Spawn On Me LLC, titled "DLSS 5 Is DIVIDING The Gaming Community" was published on March 18, 2026 and runs 63 minutes.

March 18, 2026 ·63m · Spawn On Me with Kahlief Adams: A Video Game Podcast

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Summary

We're back from GDC and I've got A LOT to unpack. This week on Spawn On Me. I'm diving deep into everything that had the internet buzzing coming out of the Game Developers Conference.First up: Project Helix. Xbox finally confirmed the name, the hardware direction, and what their partnership with AMD really means for the future — FSR Next, machine learning integration, a custom AMD SOC, and yes… it IS a console.Then I get into the DLSS 5 controversy that has the gaming community split right down the middle. Is NVIDIA's latest AI upscaling tech a game-changer or a line that shouldn't have been crossed? Plus — GDC sleeper hit alert. I got hands-on with a 90's nostalgia brawler that nobody saw coming, and it might be one of the most exciting indie games of the year. Think Double Dragon meets Scott Pilgrim with Demolition Manenergy. THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY GB STUDIO CENTRAL MAGAZINE!Have you ever wanted to make your OWN Game Boy game? Now you can — no coding required. My friends at GB Studio Central have an incredible open-source retro game creator AND a gorgeous quarterly magazine delivered straight to your door, packed with interviews, game showcases, and everything you need to get started in the GB game-making world.👉 Check out the magazine & get started at: magazine.GBStudioCentral.comShow them some love — they help make shows like this possible. 🙏━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━📲 FOLLOW SPAWN ON ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA🐦 Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/spawnonme📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/spawnonme🎵 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@spawnonme▶️ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@spawnonme🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spawn-on-me🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/spawnonme

Episode Description

We're back from GDC and I've got A LOT to unpack. This week on Spawn On Me. I'm diving deep into everything that had the internet buzzing coming out of the Game Developers Conference.

First up: Project Helix. Xbox finally confirmed the name, the hardware direction, and what their partnership with AMD really means for the future — FSR Next, machine learning integration, a custom AMD SOC, and yes… it IS a console.Then I get into the DLSS 5 controversy that has the gaming community split right down the middle. Is NVIDIA's latest AI upscaling tech a game-changer or a line that shouldn't have been crossed?

Plus — GDC sleeper hit alert. I got hands-on with a 90's nostalgia brawler that nobody saw coming, and it might be one of the most exciting indie games of the year. Think Double Dragon meets Scott Pilgrim with Demolition Manenergy.

THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY GB STUDIO CENTRAL MAGAZINE!

Have you ever wanted to make your OWN Game Boy game? Now you can — no coding required. My friends at GB Studio Central have an incredible open-source retro game creator AND a gorgeous quarterly magazine delivered straight to your door, packed with interviews, game showcases, and everything you need to get started in the GB game-making world.

👉 Check out the magazine & get started at: magazine.GBStudioCentral.comShow them some love — they help make shows like this possible. 🙏━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━📲 FOLLOW SPAWN ON ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA

🐦 Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/spawnonme📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/spawnonme🎵 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@spawnonme▶️ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@spawnonme🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spawn-on-me🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/spawnonme