Hogwarts Legacy Receives DLSS 5 Update on November 5

Hogwarts Legacy has been available since November 14, 2023. Players looking at the action, adventure, and RPG release now have an upcoming graphics update to consider, as Nvidia announced that Hogwarts Legacy will receive an update to integrate DLSS 5 on November 5. According to Nvidia, the update introduces AI-enhanced lighting, materials, and neural rendering for supported GeForce RTX hardware as well as the GeForce NOW Ultimate streaming service.

What changed

The announcement places Hogwarts Legacy among the first titles to use Nvidia’s next generation neural rendering features. A demonstration video showed DLSS 5 in Hogwarts Legacy, presenting the updated materials and lighting models in game environments. The visuals differ from initial leaks of the software:

Before, it looked like those yassification filters that were popular for like a week.

IGN reported that comparison when reviewing the difference between early leaks and the current build. Beyond Hogwarts Legacy, IGN reported that Where Wind Meets will include DLSS 5 support upon its launch on November 23, while War Thunder will upgrade later in mid-November.

Where this leaves buyers

Hardware restrictions prevent many PC owners from running the new technology locally. The official requirements set limits on compatible hardware:

DLSS 5 only works with GeForce RTX 50-Series GPUs and laptops, RTX Spark PCs, and GeForce NOW Ultimate, Nvidia’s cloud streaming games service.

IGN confirmed that DLSS 5 works only on that hardware lineup. Players who own earlier GeForce graphics cards or other PC hardware cannot run DLSS 5 locally, though supported cloud streaming remains an option through GeForce NOW Ultimate.

Platform choices also determine what features apply to the game. Hogwarts Legacy is available on Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox. Console editions on PlayStation and Xbox do not receive Nvidia’s DLSS 5 update, as the technology is built for GeForce RTX hardware and PC streaming. The catalog includes standard game copies as well as PlayStation 4 account options for console users.

Regional activation options cover Global keys, United States releases, and United Kingdom packages. Key listings include Latin America keys, excluding Mexico and the Dominican Republic, alongside European region options that exclude Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Croatia, Iceland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia.

For customers browsing current store offers, prices start at €8.99.