Helldivers 2 patch draws backlash over broken upscalers

A major new update for the popular cooperative shooter Helldivers 2, intended to resolve long-standing performance issues, has been released but is facing significant backlash from players due to widespread technical problems. The patch, officially titled "Machinery of Oppression" (version 6.2.5), was developed in collaboration with support studio Nixxes Software and adds support for several advanced graphics technologies.

The update introduces support for NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR, and Intel XeSS upscaling technologies on PC, which are designed to boost frame rates and improve image quality. It also adds features like NVIDIA Reflex and AMD Anti-Lag for reduced input latency. For console players, the patch raises the resolution in Performance mode to 1440p on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, adds Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) support on PS5 models, and implements Variable Rate Shading and Dynamic Resolution Scaling.

Despite these ambitious additions, the community response has been overwhelmingly negative. Players across PC platforms are reporting that the newly implemented upscalers appear to be broken, resulting in severely blurry or pixelated graphics when any setting below native...