a feature that ruins the game

Forza Horizon 5 received an update containing a new feature to improve the gaming experience. This was what was expected, but the opposite happened.

The excellent Forza Horizon 5 welcomed a novelty a few hours ago. But apparently, there is a big hiccup that completely breaks the game.

Forza Horizon 5 and DLSS 3 don’t mix

Already impressive graphically and technically without additional technological artifice, Forza Horizon 5 is now fully compatible with Nvidia’s DLSS 3.0. A process that aims to improve the performance of games. Generally, everything goes very well and the results are there, but for the title of Playground Games, it seems to be a whole different story. And our colleagues at WCCFTech have had bitter experience of it.

An editor on the site put FH5 through a technical test with a PC equipped with an i7 12700KF processor and a GeForce RTX 4090 for the graphics card. For the settings, we have ultra 4K settings with DLSS on “Quality” and ray tracing activated. With all that, Forza Horizon 5 runs at 168fps on average, compared to 128fps without DLSS 3. A 31.25% gain, which while it doesn’t impress WCCFTech over other titles, is still fine. detectable.

No, the problem here is that the addition of Nvidia’s DLSS 3.0 causes very significant technical issues. In detail, the site noted ghosting, visual artifacts and clearly deteriorated fluidity. We can see it very well on their capture, something that should not happen given the gain at this level. We can see that with this feature, Forza Horizon 5 runs in slow motion with a fairly violent rendering. According to the editor, it is ” the worst DLSS 3 integration it’s ever seen before ». The contrast with Nvidia’s promotional video is stark.

A game that gets even richer

Along with the arrival of DLSS 3.0, Forza Horizon 5 has made room for its second expansion “Rally Adventure”. A DLC included in the Premium Expansion Bundle, Premium Edition, and Expansion Bundle. As the name suggests, this is additional content focused on racing in the dirt of the Sierra Nueva, with even night tracks “which stretch for miles”.

We’ve created 61 kilometers of roads, which can be classified as some of the most fascinating in the series, filled with unpredictable turns with vertiginous drops, crests with reduced visibility and jumps. Provide spare tires and keep your handbrake within reach, the clouds of sand created by the vehicles standing in your way could cause you to go off the road! These dust plumes are governed by our physics engine, it is the most complex weather effect ever seen in the series.

Within a new career, you will be able to join three rally teams to complete timed rally stages from point A to point B, as well as traditional races. Listen carefully to the advice of your co-pilot following the action from the Horizon Rally helicopter, which also has a spotlight, which is useful during night races in low visibility.

The Sierra Nueva also offers you several new biomes to explore, including the city of Pueblo Artza, a huge abandoned quarry perfect for the Gymkhana, epic deformable sand dunes, the narrow Desert Valley and its meanders, green hills and a fully destructible palm forest. You’ll even find the secluded village of Cráteres Secos, behind a breathtaking crater.

Through Xbox Wire.

Forza Horizon 5 is available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC.