The drama around DLSS 5 has overtaken the gaming industry during the last week. Nvidia's image upscaling tech has been present in our space for years, but its newest iteration (set for a proper fall release) has many people scratching their heads. Have we gone from frame generation to art reinterpretation? Why is this technology being deployed so aggressively, anyway? And how come so many companies were so excited about it until they saw the overwhelmingly negative audience response? Let's delve headfirst into the mystery of the Yassified Grace, and all of the fallout therein. Plus: A fresh rumor indicates PlayStation Network branding will disappear later this year, Sony has apparently automatically refunded people for any spending in the now-cancelled Highguard, PSVR2 second party FPS Firewall Ultra has silently been delisted, PlayStation 3 received its random annual firmware update, legendary Tom Clancy developer Red Storm has been gutted, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! Have any of us messed around with a PS3 emulator? What's going on with Street Fighter 6's creepy new storyline? With Bravely Default skipping PS4 and PS5, is it safe to assume Square Enix isn't actually done with exclusives? Did two Sacred Symbols fans miss each other by mere seconds in a Dollar Tree parking lot?

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0:00:00 - Intro
0:17:29 - Sacred Symbols missed connection
0:18:46 - The Oscars Vs The Game Awards
0:27:32 - New Titans logo
0:32:29 - This is life huh?
0:35:29 - DLSS 5
1:14:13 - Sony is dropping the PlayStation Network branding
1:27:46 - Sony refunding Highguard purchases
1:34:14 - Starfield is officially coming to PS5
1:41:19 - Portal update
1:48:15 - Firewall Ultra delisted
2:02:31 - New PS3 Firmware
2:07:15 - Layoffs at Red Storm
2:13:26 - Exodus gameplay
2:18:24 - Saudi Arabia buys 5% of Capcom
2:19:50 - What We’ve Been Playing (Minishoot Adventures, Chronicles of the Wolf, Resident Evil Requiem, Marathon)
2:59:57 - PSNProfile leaderboards change
3:05:44 - Giving up on gaming
3:12:18 - PS3 emulation
3:21:05 - Bravely Default only on Xbox
3:23:33 - Flopathon website
3:29:19 - Street Fighter 6 controversy

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