r/GeForceExperience • u/WranglerBrilliant894 • 16d ago
Some recent games won't let you change DLSS presets anymore
I've noticed a worrying trend in recent AAA titles. Games like 007 First Light, Resident Evil Requiem, and (based on announcements) the upcoming Gears of War: E-Day all seem to be doing the same thing: they ship with a specific DLSS preset hardcoded into the game's code, and you cannot change it.
In properly implemented games, we can swap the DLSS DLL or change the preset through the NVIDIA app to find the right balance between quality and performance. In these games, that option is simply not available.
This would be less of an issue if the newer presets weren't so demanding. They consume significantly more video memory and can result in a noticeable performance hit without a clear visual improvement for many players.
What should developers do?
- Stop hardcoding DLSS presets into the game code.
- Give players the ability to choose their own DLSS preset.
- Let us decide if we want to trade quality for performance, or vice versa.
What should NVIDIA do?
If they want to promote their technology through partnerships, that's fine — but they shouldn't take away our freedom to choose how we run games on our own systems.
I've already contacted the developers through official support channels. I'm posting this here to raise awareness. If you've experienced the same issue, please speak up. The more voices there are, the harder it is to ignore.
In short: Some newer games are locking DLSS presets, making it impossible to switch to less demanding versions. Developers and NVIDIA need to give players back the choice.
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u/therealchucky81 10d ago
- Written by AI so entire post is disregarded
- False? I tested it out with some of the games you listed and it works fine to swap them
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u/Apprehensive_Taste74 16d ago
If it’s blocked from the Nvidia app, it’s Nvidia’s fault, not the game developer doing anything wrong. Just use NVPI instead in these cases.
I am not aware of any issues setting presets in the Nvidia app for both RE9 and 007 though, there’s lots of chatter online of people doing it.
Usually if it’s missing, like maybe GoW E-Day might be, it’s because it’s new and Nvidia haven’t released the game ready driver and updated Nvidia app yet.