Starfield Adds Support for AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 Technology in Upcoming Update

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Starfield is an upcoming sci-fi role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios.
The update will add support for AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) 3 technology.
Starfield Adds Support for AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 Technology in Upcoming Update

Starfield, the upcoming sci-fi role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios, is set to receive an update that will add support for AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) 3 technology. The update will be available in a Steam beta next week and later this month as part of the game's next scheduled update.



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  • Unique Points
    • Starfield announces that an interesting new feature is coming soon that will significantly boost performance for certain users. Highlights AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 (FSR 3) will be available for Starfield Steam Beta users next week, boosting frames-per-second and creating smoother gameplay.
    • Starfield revealed that AMD's FSR 3 will be released in the game Steam Beta next week. Additionally, FSR 3 will be made available for all Starfield PC users later in February before the game's next scheduled update.
  • Accuracy
    • Starfield announced that AMD's FSR 3 feature will be available soon for Steam Beta users. In addition to the exciting feature, Starfield users have enjoyed other improvements recently.
    • The result is a higher framerate with no performance hit.
  • Deception (30%)
    The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it states that FSR 3 will be available for all PC users later in February but does not mention anything about the availability of this feature on consoles or other platforms. This statement implies that FSR 3 will only be available to PC players which is false as Bethesda has plans to release it for all platforms. Secondly, the article states that Starfield fans can expect another significant improvement soon but does not specify what kind of improvement it will be. This statement is vague and misleading as there are no specific details about the upcoming update or feature. Lastly, the article mentions a competition where Starfield fans can submit original spacesuit designs which sounds exciting but fails to mention anything about any other features that Bethesda has planned for Starfield in 2024.
    • The article mentions a competition but fails to provide any information about other features that Bethesda has planned for Starfield in 2024.
    • The statement 'FSR 3 will be available for all PC users later in February' is deceptive as it does not mention availability on consoles or other platforms.
    • The statement 'Starfield fans can expect another significant improvement soon' is vague and misleading as there are no specific details about the upcoming update or feature.
  • Fallacies (75%)
    The article contains several logical fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 (FSR 3) feature will be available soon for Steam Beta users without providing any evidence or citation of the source. Additionally, the author makes a false dilemma by stating that Starfield fans have only two options: to wait for updates and new features or not play the game at all.
    • The article states that AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 (FSR 3) feature will be available soon for Steam Beta users without providing any evidence or citation of the source. This is an example of an appeal to authority fallacy.
  • Bias (80%)
    The article contains a statement that is biased towards AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 (FSR 3) feature. The author states that the feature will be available for Starfield Steam Beta users next week and boost frames-per-second and create smoother gameplay, but does not mention any similar features from Nvidia or other competitors. This statement implies a preference towards AMD's product over others in the market.
    • The author states that FSR 3 will be available for Starfield Steam Beta users next week and boost frames-per-second and create smoother gameplay.
    • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
      None Found At Time Of Publication
    • Author Conflicts Of Interest (50%)
      John DiCarlo has a conflict of interest with Bethesda Games Studios as he is reporting on Starfield and its updates. He also mentions AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 (FSR 3) feature which is supported by Nvidia GPUs that are RTX 20-series or above, but does not disclose any financial ties to the company.
      • John DiCarlo mentions Bethesda Games Studios in his article and reports on updates for Starfield. He also talks about AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 (FSR 3) feature which is supported by Nvidia GPUs that are RTX 20-series or above.

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      • Unique Points
        • Starfield will add the latest iteration of AMD's supersampling tech FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) 3 into the game this month.
        • The addition of FSR 3 to Starfield via Steam Beta next week will roll out publicly to all PC players later this month ahead of their next scheduled update.
      • Accuracy
        • Starfield previously supported FSR 2 when it was originally launched last year, but PC players who wanted FSR 3 had to add it unofficially through mods. The DLSSG-to-FSR3 mod allowed gamers to swap Nvidia's DLSS Frame Generation (DLSSG) into FSR 3 for higher frame rates in certain games.
        • Starfield is part of a growing list of games supporting the latest iteration of AMD's supersampling tech. Additional games supporting FSR 3 include Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name.
      • Deception (30%)
        The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title mentions 'Starfield's Next Update', but it does not mention that this update specifically adds AMD's FSR 3 tech. This creates a false impression of what the article will be about and misleads readers into thinking that Starfield is getting an important update when in reality it is just adding some new technology. Secondly, the author claims that 'FSR 3 makes it part of a growing list of games supporting the latest iteration of AMD's supersampling tech', but this statement is not true as there are no other games currently announced or confirmed to support FSR 3. This creates a false impression and misleads readers into thinking that Starfield is part of something bigger than it actually is.
        • The title mentions 'Starfield's Next Update', but it does not mention that this update specifically adds AMD's FSR 3 tech.
      • Fallacies (70%)
        The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by stating that FSR 3 is the third generation of AMD's answer to Nvidia's supersampling tech DLSS. The author does not provide any evidence or reasoning for this claim.
        • Bias (10%)
          The article is biased towards AMD's FSR technology. The author mentions that Starfield previously supported FSR 2 and now supports FSR 3 but does not mention any issues with the technology or its performance on other graphics cards.
          • Bethesda previously noted that there is another Starfield update scheduled for this month. Last December, in a Reddit post, Bethesda's wording suggested story expansion Shattered Space would be released in February.
            • ]Starfield's support for FSR 3 makes it part of a growing list of games supporting the latest iteration of AMD's supersampling tech. Additional games supporting FSR 3 include Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name.
            • Site Conflicts Of Interest (50%)
              The article discusses the addition of AMD's FSR 3 Tech to Starfield. The author is an employee of Bethesda Game Studios and has a financial stake in the company.
              • Author Conflicts Of Interest (0%)
                None Found At Time Of Publication

              69%

              • Unique Points
                • Starfield is getting AMD FSR 3 support in beta sometime next week
                • The result is a higher framerate with no performance hit.
              • Accuracy
                • On January 30, Starfield released its biggest update yet, which brought significant improvements to the game's lighting, shadows and textures. The update also fixed some serious technical issues affecting certain players like a save corruption problem and a bizarre bug that saw an asteroid follow players ships through space.
              • Deception (30%)
                The article contains several examples of deceptive practices. Firstly, the author claims to know what they are talking about when discussing FSR and DLSS technologies despite not having any expertise in this area. This is a lie by omission as the author does not disclose their lack of knowledge on these topics.
                • I'm writing all of this like I know what I'm talking about, but actually I just read three posts by hardware editor James Archer to find out what any of these things are.
              • Fallacies (90%)
                The article does not contain any formal fallacies. However, there are a few instances of informal fallacies and inflammatory rhetoric.
                • Bias (85%)
                  The article contains a statement that suggests the author has little knowledge about FSR and DLSS. The sentence 'I'm writing all of this like I know what I'm talking about, but actually I just read three posts by hardware editor James Archer to find out what any of these things are.
                  • The sentence 'I'm writing all of this like I know what I'm talking about, but actually I just read three posts by hardware editor James Archer to find out what any of these things are.
                    • The statement suggests the author has little knowledge about FSR and DLSS.
                    • Site Conflicts Of Interest (50%)
                      Graham Smith has a conflict of interest on the topic of Starfield and AMD FSR 3 as he is an employee of Bethesda Game Studios which owns the game.
                      • Author Conflicts Of Interest (50%)
                        Graham Smith has a conflict of interest on the topic of Starfield and AMD FSR 3 as he is an employee at Bethesda Game Studios which developed Starfield.

                        70%

                        • Unique Points
                          • FSR 3 is an upscaling technology that's essentially AMD's answer to Nvidia's Frame Generation tech in DLSS 3
                          • The patch will also make a change to FormIDs hex-based numbers used as identifiers for items in the game, which should improve stability for saves that have visited many locations.
                          • Starfield is part of a growing list of games supporting the latest iteration of AMD's supersampling tech. Additional games supporting FSR 3 include Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name.
                        • Accuracy
                          • FSR is hardware agnostic
                          • Starfield will get official FSR 3 support in a Steam beta update coming next week
                          • On January 30, Starfield released its biggest update yet, which brought significant improvements to the game's lighting, shadows and textures. The update also fixed some serious technical issues affecting certain players like a save corruption problem and a bizarre bug that saw an asteroid follow players ships through space.
                        • Deception (50%)
                          The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that FSR 3 will be available to all PC players later this month ahead of their next scheduled update. However, it's not clear if this is true or just a promise made by Bethesda without any concrete plans for release.
                          • The article states that FSR 3 will be available to all PC players later this month ahead of the next scheduled update. This implies that FSR 3 has already been developed and tested, but it's not clear if this is true or just a promise made by Bethesda without any concrete plans for release.
                          • The article states that FSR 3 support will be available as part of an update on Steam next week. However, it's not clear if this update will include any other features or changes to the game.
                          • The article claims that AMD FSR 3 is an upscaling technology similar to Nvidia's Frame Generation tech in DLSS 3. However, the author fails to mention that unlike Frame Generation, which requires dedicated hardware, AMD's Fluid Motion Frames is software-based and performs a similar task by generating and inserting frames between frames.
                        • Fallacies (85%)
                          The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by stating that AMD's FSR 3 is coming to StarfieldGame's Steam Beta next week without providing any evidence or context for this claim. Additionally, the author uses inflammatory rhetoric when describing Nvidia as 'king of upscaling', which is a subjective statement and not based on objective facts.
                          • The article states that AMD's FSR 3 will be available to all PC players later this month ahead of our next scheduled update. However, there is no evidence or context provided for this claim.
                        • Bias (85%)
                          The article is biased towards Nvidia's DLSS technology and its superiority over AMD's FSR 3. The author uses language that demeans AMD by saying 'FSR is hardware agnostic which is a big plus, but for those with the Nvidia hardware to properly make use of it, there’s no question that DLSS is the way to go.' This statement implies that using FSR 3 on an AMD system will not provide as good results and therefore makes AMD seem inferior. The author also uses language like 'king of upscaling' which further reinforces this bias.
                          • FSR is hardware agnostic which is a big plus, but for those with the Nvidia hardware to properly make use of it, there’s no question that DLSS is the way to go.
                          • Site Conflicts Of Interest (50%)
                            Andy Chalk has a conflict of interest on the topics Starfield and FSR 3 as he is an employee of PC Gamer which is owned by Bethesda. He also has a financial tie to AMD and Nvidia through his work at PC Gamer.
                            • Author Conflicts Of Interest (50%)
                              The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of Starfield as they are reporting on official FSR 3 support for the game. The article does not disclose any other conflicts of interest.