NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution App Override Confirmed for Death Stranding 2 On the Beach and Marathon
NVIDIA has confirmed that 2 of the headline PC releases arriving this month will support NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution through the NVIDIA app override, positioning DLSS 4.5 as a high impact upgrade path for players who want sharper image quality and better performance without waiting on full in game integration.
For Kojima Productions Death Stranding 2 On the Beach, the studio had already confirmed support for NVIDIA DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation, alongside AMD FSR 4 and Intel XeSS 2. The new detail is that players will be able to switch Super Resolution to DLSS 4.5 via the NVIDIA app, enabling the latest second generation transformer model upgrade on top of the baseline DLSS feature stack. NVIDIA also indicated a dedicated driver will arrive closer to launch to optimize Death Stranding 2 On the Beach, which typically signals targeted profile tuning and day one performance polish for new flagship releases.
Bungie Marathon is receiving a similarly strategic DLSS 4.5 path through the NVIDIA app override, but with an important competitive shooter caveat. The game will not support Frame Generation, which aligns with a latency first design mindset for high stakes multiplayer where input responsiveness matters as much as raw frame rate. Even without Frame Generation, DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution via app override gives players a quality and performance lever to pull, and both Death Stranding 2 On the Beach and Marathon also include NVIDIA DLAA as a native option inside their graphics settings for players who want maximum image stability at native resolution.
NVIDIA also called out additional PC titles expanding their RTX feature coverage. CAPCOM Monster Hunter Stories 3 Twisted Reflection is set to debut on March 13, 2026, with NVIDIA DLSS Super Resolution, DLAA, and Reflex confirmed. There is no mention of DLSS 4.5 or Frame Generation for that release, so the current expectation is a more traditional DLSS Super Resolution plus latency optimization setup rather than the newest transformer model push. If you want to test the waters early, the demo is already live on Steam via the Monster Hunter Stories 3.
Where things get especially interesting for the PC optimization crowd is the indie update pipeline. Clock Wizard Games Demonologist has received a major upgrade to Unreal Engine 5.6 and now supports NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution, NVIDIA Reflex, and DLSS Frame Generation. On top of that, GeForce RTX 50 Series owners can enable Multi Frame Generation through the NVIDIA app, creating a high ceiling configuration for players chasing smoothness in heavier scenes and lighting.
Meanwhile, Helios Studio Black One Blood Brothers has been updated to Unreal Engine 5.7.2, adding support for NVIDIA DLSS Super Resolution and allowing users to upgrade to DLSS 4.5 via the NVIDIA app. That makes it a clean example of NVIDIA using the app override as a force multiplier, letting older or newly updated games tap into the latest DLSS model improvements without needing a full developer side integration rewrite.
Overall, this is NVIDIA continuing a clear platform strategy: ship core DLSS support in game, then scale DLSS model quality forward through the NVIDIA app override so newer Super Resolution improvements can land faster across more titles. For gamers, especially those on the latest GeForce hardware, the practical win is simple: more upgrade optionality, less waiting, and a broader set of performance tuning tools per title.
Are you planning to use DLSS 4.5 via the NVIDIA app override for Death Stranding 2 On the Beach or Marathon, or do you prefer sticking to native DLAA for maximum clarity and stability?
