Digital Foundry Direct Weekly

Geoff Keighley rolls into town, meaning only one thing - Summer Game Fest, aka Geoffcon aka Keigh3 is finally upon us. The Last of Us Part 1, Modern Warfare 2 and The Callisto Protocol headline the proceedings alongside a whole host of other great-looking games. Meanwhile, 343 Studios announces Halo co-op preview flighting in July and Apple reveals the M2 chip, smart upscaling and a new focus on gaming. Finally, what is T-LOO and will it forever dominate our destinies? 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:04 News 01: Summer Game Fest 00:42:33 News 02: Plucky Squire looks fabulous 00:47:08 News 03: Halo Infinite Co-Op in public beta 00:50:05 DF Supporter Q1: What are your thoughts on Apple's MetalFX Upscaling? 00:50:25 DF Supporter Q2: What are your thoughts on Apple's MetalFX and the new M2 SoC? 00:54:31 DF Supporter Q3: Can you see Sony making their own PC client for Playstation games? 00:56:04 DF Supporter Q4: How much in contact are the MS and Sony console divisions? 00:57:33 DF Supporter Q5: How do you maintain your launch day PS3? 01:00:36 DF Supporter Q6: Is there any chance we can get more DF Retro E3 presentation watch-alongs? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DF Direct Weekly reaches its 'landmark' 64th episode, automatically making it as good as the Nintendo 64, Commodore 64 and Mega 64 (?). John, Rich and Alex team up to discuss the Sony PS5 State of Play, including Resident Evil 4 Remake, Spider-Man's PC port and PlayStation VR2. Meanwhile, there's confusion and disappointment surrounding Sonic Frontiers' gameplay reveal, and anticipation for God of War PC's FSR 2.0 update and Horizon Forbidden West's new patch. 00:00:00 Introductions 00:59:00 News 01: State of Play June 2022 00:41:38 News 02: Sonic Frontiers gameplay underwhelms 00:48:25 News 03: PS+ Japan gets NTSC classics 00:52:08 News 04: God of War and Horizon PC gets updates 00:55:31 DF Content Discussion: DF Retro PS3 1080p video update 01:01:53 DF Supporter Q01: Any thoughts on breathless tech site stories saying RTX cards are "back to MSRP"? 01:07:41 DF Supporter Q02: What do you guys think AMD needs to pull out of the hat to surpass or at least be on the same level playing field as Nvidia on the PC market? 01:20:31 DF Supporter Q03: How about a comprehensive tech terms and techniques explanation video? 01:22:46 DF Supporter Q04: Why do most US, Canadian and Euro Genesis / Mega Drive games just sound so much worse musically than their Japanese counterparts? 01:26:32 DF Supporter Q05: With all the games that you guys have reviewed all these years, which post-processing effect is the one that makes a great impact in a game, or which is your favorite? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Much to discuss this week as the silly season brings us unconfirmed rumours of new consoles, plus a wealth of new information from Sony on its PC strategy and its future plans for PS4. Meanwhile, Windows Central reveals news on Microsoft's xCloud streaming stick, but can the technology actually become viable for all? Also - the PlayStation Plus classics emulators. They're not great and John's not happy about it. Finally, Alex has been spending 'quality time' with Steam Deck but what does that actually mean? 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:46 News 01: TCL anticipates new consoles by 2024 00:13:07 News 02: Sony doubling down on PC 00:21:55 News 03: PS4 Cross-Gen here to stay for a while. 00:25:42 News 04: Next Xbox is a cloud streaming stick? 00:29:34 Supporter Q: What's your take on whether the big obstacle for making game streaming more attractive being the problem with Internet infrastructures, or something the streaming software can solve by itself? 00:35:42 News 05: PS Classics on PS+ isn't great 00:36:39 Supporter Q: PS Classics questions 00:50:42 Supporter Q01: If FSR 2.0 is providing comparable quality to DLSS, don't you think Nvidia is wasting precious silicon area that could be used on more shaders on tensor cores? 00:53:16 Supporter Q02: Any thoughts on DLSS, FSR, or XeSS being used to upscale streaming services like Netflix? 00:59:52 Supporter Q03: Do publishers update the versions of their games on physical discs for later print runs? 01:02:48 Supporter Q04: Can you see yourselves potentially using Steam OS on your non-work PCs once it's seen a proper release of version 3? 01:07:34 Supporter Q05: Do you think we could see cross-gen games that ditch the base last-gen consoles but work on the enhanced consoles? 01:09:11 Supporter Q06: Will Knack 3’s inevitable announcement (or release) coincide with a PS5 firmware update to enable its promised 8K output? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is The Last of Us really being remade for PlayStation 5 and if it is, is it really coming out in 2022? Or has the news void drove journos to desperation? Rich, John and Alex discuss this, the controversial PlayStation Plus games line-up - and of course, the big Starfield/Redfall delay. Also: Hitman 3's ray tracing seems to require an RTX 3070 and DLSS for 1440p - just how heavy is this game? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nintendo's worried about the next-gen transition, Xbox Online DRM causes a major outage, Gotham Knights gets an unconvincing gameplay reveal and the legendary Duke Nukem Forever build from 2001 has leaked! Let's just say that there's plenty to discuss for John, Rich and Tom! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Oliver makes his DF Direct debut alongside familiar faces John and Alex. They discuss the news that Square Enix has sold its Western IPs and studios, including Tomb Raider and Deus Ex, Halo Infinite's Season 2 fixes and the early development of the TINK4K. Plus: does the Steam Deck suffer from high input lag? And most importantly, what's Oliver's superhero-style origin story? 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:20 News 01: Square Enix sells off Western studios + IPs 00:10:10 News 02: Halo Infinite Season 2 launched 00:18:53 News 03: Is Forza Motorsport 8 cross-gen? 00:24:08 News 04: Prince of Persia Remake woes 00:29:17 News 05: Xbox VRR HDMI woes on AV receivers 00:36:23 News 06: 100TF Nvidia Lovelace GPUs? 00:45:35 DF Supporter Q1: Does the frame limiter in Steam Deck increase input lag? 00:55:27 DF Supporter Q2: My friends say Elden Ring "runs great" - does this vindicate From's decision to not focus on technical performance when only the enthusiast crowd notices? 01:00:20 DF Supporter Q3: Do you think we'll see GameCube emulation on Switch? 01:04:05 DF Supporter Q4: Mike Chi teased a TINK4K on Twitter - what do you think? 01:10:20 DF Supporter Q5: The games that best use Switch hardware tend to be from Nintendo or developers that work (almost) exclusively for Nintendo platforms. Will the Series S get into a similar situation where Microsoft / Bethesda make the best Series S titles? 01:15:35 DF Supporter Q6: Is HDR more trouble than it's worth? 01:24:12 DF Supporter Q7: What kinds of games are best suited for Black Frame Insertion (BFI)? 01:28:05 DF Supporter Q8: Oliver, what's your professional background? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a barren few weeks for gaming and technology news, but it looks like things are finally picking up! John, Rich and Alex share initial findings on PlayStation 5 VRR, discuss Valve's new 40-60Hz display support for Steam Deck... and what to make of the PlayStation "Preservation Group"? 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:02 News 01: PlayStation 5 VRR support released 00:23:03 News 02: Steam Deck VRS, 40-60Hz updates 00:32:26 News 03: PlayStation "preservation group" revealed 00:35:33 News 04: Time-limited game trials on PS5 00:38:46 News 05: Shader compilation stutters resurface in Chernobylite 00:52:58 DF Supporter Q1: 900W Nvidia Lovelace GPU rumours 00:58:12 DF Supporter Q2: Forcing V-Sync on consoles? 01:01:08 DF Supporter Q3: Plans to cover Switch emulation? 01:04:43 DF Supporter Q4: Is digital the best way to preserve games? 01:08:56 DF Supporter Q5: Would a streaming service for emulated games be a good idea? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the dearth of news continues, the silly season breaks out with DF caught in a 'too big for Switch' crossfire. Even so, there's still some cool stuff to discuss - Playdate is in our hands, Steam Deck's getting 40Hz display support and Sonic Origins looks cool. But we've got bigger fish to fry: fundamentally, has next-gen actually happened yet - or are we still mired in a seemingly never-ending cross-gen transition period? 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:04 News 01: Has "Next-Gen" happened yet? 00:27:52 News 02: DF says BOTW 2 is too big for Switch 00:32:54 News 03: Playdate has arrived 00:40:52 News 04: Steam Deck at 40hz 00:49:31 News 05: Sonic Origins details emerge 00:56:16 News 06: Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxi to return in big budget form? 01:01:24 DF Supporter Q1: What are your thoughts on Sonic Jam on Saturn? 01:03:07 DF Supporter Q2: What are your favorite RTS? 01:08:16 DF Supporter Q3: What's John take on CRT shaders such as CRT-Royale 01:10:22 DF Supporter Q4: Any chance we can get a video on Cyberpunk's next gen comparisons to PC? 01:12:41 DF Supporter Q5: Am I the only one who looks at Ghostwire and thinks LICHDOM BATTLEMAGE? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the glut of triple-A releases over, the games industry continues to lull into a state of near-hibernation - not great when you're looking to produce a weekly chat show on the latest gaming and technology news. But we have a bunch of reports/rumours to respond to! The Witcher 3's next-gen upgrade has been delayed and news is starting to emerge of Criterion's new Need for Speed. And we did get an actual announcement: Kingdom Hearts 4 on UE5... so what does the team make of all this? 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:55 News 01: Kingdom Hearts 4 revealed 00:07:50 DF Supporter Q: What games do you hope are real from the Nvidia leak? 00:09:33 News 02: Next-gen Witcher 3 delayed and reorganized 00:16:24 News 03: Rumors of Criterion NFS in November 00:25:24 News 04: LG C2 TVs have issues 00:34:59 DF Content Discussion: Unreal Engine 5 00:53:00 DF Content Discussion: Motorstorm and PS3 emulation 01:04:08 DF Supporter Q1: What is your opinion on Deck's night pitched fan whine? 01:05:40 DF Supporter Q2: Would the Steam Deck (or other platforms) benefit from games having a native resolution UI with the 3D graphics at a lower resolution scaled up? 01:05:56 DF Supporter Q3: What are your thoughts on the upcoming technologies regarding upsampling via FSR 2.0 or Unreal engines TAA solution regarding the Steam Deck's resolution? 01:08:36 DF Supporter Q4: Why didn't UE5 release with direct storage to begin with? 01:11:08 DF Supporter Q5: How do you guys think the increased focus on CPU power in current-gen consoles will affect game design trends going forward? 01:19:36 DF Supporter Q6: Do you think we’ll ever see a FPS AI driven optimization built into game engines, perhaps to push a 30fps title to an AI-interpolated 60fps without a noticeable sacrifice to quality and latency? 01:24:05 DF Supporter Q7: What exactly does the PS5 have in hardware to support ray tracing? 01:25:33 DF Supporter Q8: Which games would you consider technological highlights on the "OG-Xbox"? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's say you're a bunch of tech journalists producing a weekly show based on gaming and technology news... and there's not really any worthwhile gaming or technology news to speak of? In an ideal world, we'd give ourselves the week off but #content must never sleep. And to be fair, we think we've managed to deliver a decent show nonetheless. Enjoy! 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:23 News 01: Minecraft RT leaks onto Xbox Series, promptly removed. 00:05:27 DF Supporter Q: Why do you think MICROSOFT seemingly doesn't care about Minecraft on its own console? 00:09:46 News 02: Remedy to remake Max Payne 1 & 2 00:18:14 News 03: Unreal Engine 5 out of early access 00:36:36 DF Content Discussion: DF Retro Motorstorm 00:45:49 DF Content Discussion: Doom RT 00:54:14 DF Supporter Q1: How do you feel about the Steam Deck LCD display after some regular use now? 00:58:17 DF Supporter Q2: What's your thoughts on the potential of the Analogue Pocket 4 months on since release? 01:02:18 DF Supporter Q3&4: How long do you give it before owning a VRR display for current gen consoles becomes a necessity? / Do you have any thoughts as to why it took so long for Sony to implement VRR? 01:10:23 DF Supporter Q5: Jurassic Park Trespasser DF Retro WEN? 01:12:32 DF Supporter Q6: Can variable rate shading replace dynamic resolution scaling? 01:16:21 DF Supporter Q7: If my geforce 1070 ti dies, what do I get to replace it? Assume a $500ish budget. 01:18:24 DF Supporter Q8: Is there ever a conflict about who gets to review a certain game? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A week of hot news - Sony scrambles to take on Game Pass (or Games Pass, as Alex would more correctly call it as it has more than one game), The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 is delayed but showcased with footage that looks significantly beyond Switch's capabilities - and Intel launches its first Arc GPU products. RTX 3090 Ti also debuts. And... could it be? Is Knack finally returning? And if not, why not? 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:40 News 01: PlayStation reveals new subscription service 00:10:32 DF Supporter Q roundup 00:22:37 News 02: Breath of the Wild 2 delayed till Spring 2023 00:28:30 News 03: Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti details 00:35:38 News 04: Intel Arc launches on laptops 00:43:08 News 05: KNACK ALERT 00:45:45 DF Supporter Q1: What's your opinion about Steam Deck possibly utilising FSR 2.0 or XeSS using DP4A? 00:56:36 DF Supporter Q2: Do you think Steam Deck will stop being a niche product? 00:59:42 DF Supporter Q3: What's your take on DirectML? 01:04:04 DF Supporter Q4: John has mentioned he believes PS2-era or earlier games look best on a CRT because many effects were meant to render at a lower resolution. Isn’t that more of a game-by-game assessment, though? 01:10:36 DF Supporter Q5: Do you feel manual transmission adds anything to the gameplay experience in racing games versus just sticking with automatic? 01:13:55 DF Supporter Q6: Do you think BFI (Black Frame Insertion) is a dying technique now that LG has removed BFI 120hz from its newest generation OLEDs? 01:19:56 DF Supporter Q7: When did you start building PCs, and what started it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the news! John, Rich and Alex take to the mics to discuss the end of CDPR's REDengine, image reconstruction via FSR 2.0 and XeSS, plus the long awaited confirmation of VRR (variable refresh rate) support coming to PlayStation 5. In short, there's a lot of 'hullaballoo' to sift through this week. 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:36 News 01: CD Project RED announces UE5 powered Witcher game 00:18:26 News 02: VRR is coming to PS5 00:28:19 News 03: AMD's FSR 2.0 presentation at GDC 00:33:34 DF Supporter Q: Do you think FSR 2.0 could be used on console as they are AMD powered? 00:45:36 News 04: Unity releases new "Enemies" real time cinematic showcase 00:52:54 News 05: Zelda Ocarina of Time has been decompiled and released publicly 00:56:56 News 06: Nintendo Switch gets "Groups" folder support 00:59:03 DF Supporter Q: Would you still play new PC releases if you didn't review them for a living? 01:03:21 DF Supporter Q: What type of video or content do you dream of making? 01:12:27 DF Supporter Q: Does it make sense for Nintendo to target 4k on the next Switch even with reconstruction? 01:18:03 DF Supporter Q: Can AMD and Nvidia do something to fix the shader compilation issues on PC? 01:22:46 DF Supporter Q: Will you review GTA 5 when it releases on Playstation 6 and Xbox Series XL? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A packed show this week! Alex shares his impressions on Grand Theft Auto 5's arrival on the new wave of consoles, the Elden Ring performance saga continues with the arrival of patch 1.03, AMD reveals the impressive-looking FSR 2.0, while AMD also aims to take on Intel at the more budget-orientated end of the market. 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:09 GTA Fünf releases on PS5 00:09:48 Elden Ring 1.03 console performance boost? 00:21:36 FSR 2.0 00:31:39 AMD New CPUs taking on Alder Lake 00:37:48 GT7 servers down for 24 hours 00:44:05 Microsoft "releases" DirectStorage 00:46:28 UK sales physical vs digital 00:50:01 DF Content Discussion: Steam Deck 00:52:46 DF Content Discussion: DF Retro Gran Turismo 00:56:47 DF Supporter Q1: With the reality of console supply shortages isn't crossgen the more responsible course? 01:02:39 DF Supporter Q2: If you didn't have to use them for coverage purposes, would any of you ever touch a PS4/Xbox One system ever again? 01:06:07 DF Supporter Q3: How close are the two horizons (Forbidden West/Forza) to Nanite/UE5 in terms of geometric density/complexity? 01:07:52 DF Supporter Q4: Steam Deck has this very useful 30 FPS option built in. Do you think, the console manufacturers could implement such "half refresh rate" feature into their own SDK? 01:10:28 DF Supporter Q5: How do you keep CRT TV's maintained and going? 01:13:52 DF Supporter Q6: What went wrong with Microsoft's Windows Experience Index score as a replacement for system requirements? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a packed show, it's Rich, John and Alex at their respective microphones, sharing their thoughts on the Japan-focused State of Play, what tweaks to image quality Guerrilla Games has delivered for Horizon Forbidden West, plus a quick look at Dying Light 1's 60fps patch. Meanwhile, Alex is raging about stutter in PC games... but we're not going to let him talk about it. Not just yet. 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:05 State of Play reactions 00:14:04 Horizon Forbidden West 1.07 patch 00:20:26 Dying Light next-gen patch 00:25:44 F-Zero X comes to NSO 00:29:55 Media.Vision announces 5 games in development 00:31:38 Switch OLED 3600 hour burn-in test 00:38:31 DF Supporter Q: Do you think the "burn-in crisis" is overblown? 00:42:37 DF Content Discussion: Guardians of the Galaxy on GamePass / DF Retro update 00:51:02 DF Supporter Q1/2/3: Elden Ring performance questions 01:02:57 DF Supporter Q4: What would you prefer? Locked 60fps or 60-80fps VRR? 01:06:22 DF Supporter Q5: Why is it so hard to produce OLED-Screens for the PC market? 01:14:32 DF Supporter Q6: Do you hold out much hope for improper frame-pacing being addressed in the next Switch? 01:16:42 DF Supporter Q7: Do you think Super Switch will be capable of matching or even surpassing the visual presentation of the new Sony and Microsoft machines? 01:19:07 DF Supporter Q8: The Bubsy Curse rumor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A gigantic week of news, covering Elden Ring, the Switch Pro leak and reaction to Steam Deck... and yes, we take more user questions than ever before in covering these massive stories. 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:27 Steam Deck coverage and thoughts 00:10:38 Steam Deck Q1: Do you think the Deck passes the “significant other couch test”? 00:12:28 Steam Deck Q2: What happens if you put in a aftermarket NVMe or install Windows without proper drivers 00:15:42 Steam Deck Q3: Is there a danger of developers being held back by Steam Deck? 00:19:38 Steam Deck Q4: Will issues with AMD GPU drivers hold back emulation on the Steam Deck? 00:22:06 Steam Deck Q5: Do you think it would be feasible for Valve to integrate the functionality of a 50Hz mode in the Steam Deck via a software update? 00:27:06 Elden Ring coverage and thoughts 00:33:19 Elden Ring Q1&2: Is the 10/10 warranted for Elden Ring / What is causing the poor framerate in Elden Ring? 00:42:25 Elden Ring Q3: Should From Software have reached out to Bluepoint to inherit some of their expertise? 00:47:25 Elden Ring Q4: What can be done with hardware and software to mitigate the issues in lieu of a proper fix? 00:51:38 Elden Ring Q5: Elden Ring would be a DX12 game on the Xbox Platform of Consoles, which all use DX12 anyway, so why doesnt it seem that any of them suffer from shader comp issues in any game really? 00:52:43 Elden Ring Q6: Are there more things companies like AMD, NVidia and Valve can do to help improve the experience for users? 00:56:05 Nvidia leak suggests new Switch hardware specs 01:02:55 Resident Evil 2, 3 and 7 gets next-gen patches 01:05:15 DF Supporter Q1: Do you think that GT7 was held back by its cross-gen nature? And to what degree? 01:12:09 DF Supporter Q2: Would you consider an enhanced PS5 that’s more XT than pro to be worthwhile? 01:13:48 DF Supporter Q3: Is it fair to say that raw compute is becoming an increasingly less relevant factor in the performance equation? 01:17:12 DF Supporter Q4: Do you think that rasterisation performance will be less important in the PC GPU space in the future? 01:20:42 DF Supporter Q5: What are your thoughts about the no doubt inevitable push for 8k next gen? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been one of the busiest weeks thus far in 2022 for the team, but nothing stops this train! Audi Sorlie, John Linneman and Alex Battaglia are here to serve up early impressions on Elden Ring, give some Steam Deck predictions, discuss various visual issues with Sol Cresta and of course, dish out the pain with the announcement of Street Fighter 6. All this and more for this week's DF Direct Weekly! 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:13 Elden Ring impressions 00:18:44 Steam Deck review imminent 00:20:52 Bethesda launcher is no more, moving to Steam 00:25:41 Sol Cresta has issues 00:34:54 Street Fighter 6 has been announced 00:44:46 Unreal Engine 5 leaves early access 00:47:26 DF Supporter Q1: Does your mechanistic understanding of how video games and graphics work get in the way of experiencing the games you play? 00:50:53 DF Supporter Q2: Were you suprised by the strong negative backlash from console gamers regarding the image quality in Horizon Forbidden West? 00:58:15 DF Supporter Q3: When do you think PCIE 4.0 will show large GPU performance gains over 3.0? 01:00:26 DF Supporter Q4: Do any of you have any idea why AMD are dragging their feet on a DLSS equivalent? 01:02:52 DF Supporter Q5: What do you guys think about the graphics between Elden Ring and Bluepoint's Demon's Souls remake from 2020? 01:05:15 DF Supporter Q6: Do you think the fighting game genre can still impress in the age of ray traced gaming? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The somewhat unlikely scenario of DF Direct Weekly making its way to a 49th instalment has somehow come to pass! Tom, Alex, Will and Audi are all consigned to Rich's basement this week, meaning that it's just John and Rich to tackle the big news of the week - Cyberpunk 2077's 1.5 update with next-gen features landing, Dying Light 2 receiving VRR unlocked frame-rate support on Xbox Series X and - yes - there's reaction to the reaction of Horizon Forbidden West's release. 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:55 Cyberpunk Patch 1.5 is out 00:17:07 Dying Light Xbox VRR Mode 00:20:07 DF Bonus Supporter Q: Hey guys, did you have any chance to look at the Dying light 2 VRR mode for Xbox? Seems like it now runs at 80-100 fps on average in performance mode, as far as I can tell through LGs built in VRR info screen. Do you think DRS with a locked 60 would have been better instead? 00:22:28 Nintendo announces the death of 3DS and WiiU storefronts 00:27:52 Chrono Cross Remaster filters can be disabled 00:30:14 Final Vendetta - Bitmap Bureau's new game 00:31:52 Elden Ring Recommended Specs are bizarre 00:37:11 DF Content Discussion: Horizon Forbidden West 00:41:31 DF Bonus Supporter Q: SkillUp's review for Horizon Forbidden West showed significantly more noticeable pop-in than Digital Foundry's. Any idea why that might be? 00:45:16 DF Bonus Supporter Q: Do you think there is enough headroom for a 40 fps mode? 00:46:20 DF Bonus Supporter Q: Do you think AMD FSR would be the better choice for the performance mode of horizon forbidden west? 00:49:12 DF Bonus Supporter Q: What do you think about the fact that all Decima games we've seen so far only lightly utilize TAA? 00:50:30 DF Bonus Supporter Q: What graphical elements of Horizon Forbidden West could benefit from an eventual PC port? 00:56:49 DF Supporter Q1/2: Would it be possible to make a kind of generation comparison video? 01:01:00 DF Supporter Q3: Is there a setting on LG C1 that is suitable for 30 fps games? 01:03:21 DF Supporter Q4: What are some great hdr implementations in games to really convince somebody that hdr is as amazing as some people say it is? 01:06:13 DF Supporter Q5: Who would you recommend to buy AMD GPUs assuming the cards are available at MSRP? Do you think AMD can catch up with Nvidia in RT/ML and does the coming XeSS help AMD? 01:12:42 DF Supporter Q6: Do you think we're going to start seeing larger and larger gaps between 30fps quality modes and 60fps performance modes? And do you expect some games to drop their performance modes all together? 01:15:08 DF Supporter Q7: What do you think is responsible for the lack of four- and even two-Player split-screen multiplayer on modern consoles? 01:19:27 DF Supporter Q8: How do you decide which platform to buy a game on? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the week where a favoured few posted their Steam Deck hardware reviews, and where Nintendo posted a new Direct, it's down to John, Rich and Alex to sift through the revelations and present their views and opinions... of which there are many. 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:41 Steam Deck review reaction 00:01:09 DF Bonus Q1: Did you receive a Steam Deck and what are your initial anecdotal impressions? 00:11:09 DF Bonus Q2: Do you think display cost is the (only) reason for the Steam Deck not having VRR and do you believe there's a chance we will get a revision with VRR anytime soon? 00:15:02 DF Bonus Q3: What do you think about Steam Deck having a system level FSR, so that the games don't actually have to support it? 00:23:04 DF Bonus Q4: Do you think the Steam deck as a platform would benefit more from frequent (yearly) iterations? 00:25:44 Nintendo Direct 2.9.2022 00:36:46 Call of Duty will stay on PS "beyond the existing agreement" 00:39:51 Google Stadia shifts focus to Google Stream 00:46:18 Crysis Remastered gets last patch 00:53:53 DF Supporter Q1: Alex, are you excited for Total War Warhammer 3? 00:55:46 DF Supporter Q2: Will a fast quad core like an Alder Lake i3 last for the rest of the generation since it out performs a similar 8 core to what is in the new consoles? 01:00:58 DF Supporter Q3: Are there any types of GPU cards that made a particularly strong impression on you? 01:09:23 DF Supporter Q4: Why don't the new consoles use 16x anisotropic filtering? 01:11:02 DF Supporter Q5: Do you think next-gen came too soon? 01:18:03 DF Supporter Q6: Do you think we will see Pro consoles again this generation? 01:23:25 DF Supporter Q7: Do any of you typically go in for collectors editions of games? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Digital Foundry team amass to discuss Sony's acquisition of Bungie, Destiny remaining multi-platform, DLSS arriving for Flight Simulator along with the phenomenal success of the Nintendo Switch. And what's the score with Dying Light 2's resolution reaction? 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:33 Sony buys Bungie 00:15:22 DLSS coming to Flight Simulator 00:19:56 Switch is the fastest selling console of all-time 00:27:25 Bloodborne "PSX Demake" releases 00:31:50 Team17 pledges support for NFT, cancels support for NFT 1 hour later 00:40:51 DF Content Discussion: Dying Light 2 00:50:26 DF Supporter Q1: Do you believe that games on the next generations of consoles from Sony and Microsoft will rely mostly on ray tracing for rendering graphics? 00:52:56 DF Supporter Q2: Do you think the Steam Deck would be capable of becoming a portable 60fps PS3 thanks to the emulator RCPS3? 00:55:55 DF Supporter Q3: How does id Tech 7 avoid the shader compilation stutter issues we see in Unreal Engine games? 00:58:36 DF Supporter Q4: Does DLSS work with Dynamic Resolution? 01:02:05 DF Supporter Q5: When developers get a idea of what hardware will be in next-gen consoles? 01:07:58 DF Supporter Q6: Local hardware combined with cloud based hardware = Super hardware? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's going on with Call of Duty on PS5 following the Microsoft acquisition of Activision? What actually happened when Alex Battaglia discovered that Crysis 4 is in development? Just how good does the Resident Evil 4 HD mod look? The answers to these questions and many more are to be found in DF Direct Weekly #46 with Rich Leadbetter, Alex Battaglia and John Linneman on mic duties. 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:31 Activision/Microsoft continued 00:08:12 Crysis 4 announcement 00:12:57 DF Bonus Supporter Q: Crysis 4 get its own "parallax sand" moment? If so, what are your predictions on what Crytek will bring to the table? 00:16:13 New Black Myth Wukong dev diary 00:20:27 Resident Evil 4 HD Project will see release Feb 2 00:24:18 Epic Games Incubates New Studio in Poland 00:28:00 DF Content Discussion: Uncharted PS5 00:39:41 DF Supporter Q1: Would Sony be able to shrink the PlayStation 4 into a handheld form and have it play the entire PS4 library? 00:43:23 DF Supporter Q2: If Nvidia released an RTX 40xx series graphics card tomorrow, which games or tech demos in your current library would you want to test first? 00:52:54 DF Supporter Q3: Rich, when can we expect more 4K on a budget? 01:02:23 DF Supporter Q4: I've seen rumors that Sony is looking to add backwards compatibility of some sort for PS1, PS2, and PS3 to the PS5. How would you like to see Sony handle this? 01:09:28 DF Supporter Q5: With our move to a post-resolution future, what are some games that you think *do* benefit from a native resolution? 01:12:06 DF Supporter Q6: Do you think another player could (or even should) enter the console market as it is today? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Audi, Alex and John take on this dramatic week of news as we further reflect on the ongoing Microsoft/Activision rumblings, the dreadful AMD RX6500 XT launch, Cloud only gaming on the switch, Diablo II DRM and even a bit of Netflix and chill. All this and more in DF Direct Weekly! 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:56 Microsoft/Activision 00:16:11 Horizon Forbidden West Story trailer (no spoilers) 00:20:27 Diablo II Remastered DRM troubles 00:26:22 AMD RX6500 XT 00:35:30 Kingdom Hearts on Switch, could only, $90 00:43:16 Cuphead coming to Netflix, Shenmue The Animation debuts Feb 00:48:13 Final Fantasy 7 classic version gets native 60fps support 00:54:30 DF Content Discussion: John's Big Rig 01:08:37 DF Content Discussion: Patreon content plans 01:11:27 DF Content Discussion: PC Time Capsules 01:14:53 DF Supporter Q1: With the upcoming Steam Deck I fear that it will flop because of availability issues. What are your thoughts on this? 01:17:23 DF Supporter Q2: Is there any hope for Xbox in the Japanese territory? 01:22:59 DF Supporter Q3: What are the chances that old Activision titles like Deadpool, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles™: Out of the Shadows and the Transformers games by High Moon Studios will be relisted for PC again? 01:26:19 DF Supporter Q4: Take a favorite game of any genre, now have it remade in a completely different one. 01:29:50 DF Supporter Q5: Anything you guys looking forward to with HDMI 2.1a? 01:31:10 DF Supporter Q6: Do you think that Microsoft's acquisitions will eventually include major tv and film content? 01:33:28 DF Supporter Q7: Alex, what is the game box to the left of the white Quake box behind you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Huge news shaking the core of the games industry today as Microsoft seemingly out of nowhere announced their acquisition of Activision/Blizzard/King, hot on the heels of them already adding Bethesda to their Xbox family. Audi Sorlie, Alex Battaglia and John Linneman enter the war room to discuss what this could potentially mean for Microsoft and the video game industry itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rich, Alex and Will take to the mics for DF Direct Weekly #44, talking about extended lifespans for last-gen consoles, a lacklustre patch for Final Fantasy 7 Remake on PC, more woes from the PC hardware market and an interesting solution for getting Fortnite back on iOS devices... 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:38 Is Sony Dealing With PlayStation 5 Shortages by Making More PS4s? 00:04:59 Square Patches Final Fantasy 7 Remake PC 00:13:21 GeForce 3080 12GB is causing problems 00:21:16 Fortnite back on iOS via GeForce Now 00:26:42 DF Content Discussion: Will's Weird Tech 00:34:18 DF Content Discussion: Quake Remastered 00:37:17 DF Content Discussion: God of War PC discussion 00:45:30 DF Supporter Q1: Recent reports suggests Series S sales may be outpacing Series X. What does this mean for the future development environment of the Series X? 00:52:06 DF Supporter Q2: Hypothetically, if VRR was to become the norm and every modern display had support for it, what sort of frame rates do you think developers should target? 00:58:13 DF Supporter Q3: Hi DF, do you expect the continuing chip shortages to result in cross gen releases persisting for the majority of major releases through to the end of 2022? 01:02:43 DF Supporter Q4: Have you ever had discussions about colour grading in games with devs? 01:06:10 DF Supporter Q5: How plausible is Half Life Alyx on PSVR2 according to your crystal balls (of steel)? Any inside knowledge, rumor confirmation? 01:07:04 DF Supporter Q6: Why do more PC games not just do the shader compilation in advance? 01:12:00 DF Supporter Q7: Would the DF team consider exploring the topic of integrated graphics for gaming in a future episode? 01:15:04 DF Supporter Q8: What title coming out in 2022 are you looking forward to the most from a tech perspective? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DF Direct Weekly is back for 2022, with John Linneman, Alex Battaglia and Rich Leadbetter emerging from the holiday break to regale you with almost eighty-seven minutes of the latest tech and gaming news. 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:34 CES 2022: OLED & QDLED News 00:11:25 CES 2022: AMD & Nvidia Conferences 00:23:48 CES 2022: BMW iX colour changing car & Sony Vision 00:28:08 CES 2022: Intel Conference 00:32:11 Square Enix announces intent to go into NFT and blockchain 00:40:59 Xbox Dev Mode gets "shut down", though not really. 00:45:25 Alan Wake Remastered Adds Auto HDR Support on Xbox Series S|X 00:49:31 DF Content Discussion: 2022 plans and resolutions 01:00:27 DF Content Discussion: GOTYS 01:02:56 DF Supporter Q1: Why do you feel gaming has never taken off on Mac? 01:08:47 DF Supporter Q2: I'm curious if we'll ever see a DF Retro H20 part 3? 01:16:18 DF Supporter Q3: What are your thoughts on the current state of AAA gaming, and what are your thoughts on the future of AAA gaming? 01:19:57 DF Supporter Q4: Is it possible that PSVR2 could be the leading platform for the most cutting edge VR experiences for the next few years? 01:22:26 DF Supporter Q5: From listening to the DF crew talk about ray tracing I gather that it is somewhat of an endgame in terms of real time lighting techniques. I wonder, is there anything that raytracing fundamentally can't do? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rich Leadbetter, John Linneman and Alex Battaglia sit down at the end of 2021 to discuss the first full year of the new console generation. Have PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S lived up to expectations? What to make of the platform comparisons one year in? Does Series S deliver? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Alex Battaglia and John Linneman for an extended discussion on the best game graphics of 2021. There've been some amazing visuals this year - remarkable achievements from the first year of the 'next-gen' consoles, and all delivered in the Covid era, no less. Please note: Flight Simulator would definitely have made the list, but remember that it was first released in 2020 - and we talked about it in depth in the Best Game Graphics of 2020! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Alex Battaglia, John Linneman and Tom Morgan for Digital Foundry's last DF Direct of the year! The team share their views on first media assets of Horizon Zero Dawn on the base PS4, there's reaction to the brilliant new Xbox documentary, Nightdive Studios shows off their System Shock remake, plus of course, there's more DF content discussion and Supporter questions! 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:14 Horizon Forbidden West PS4 version revealed 00:06:24 Colour plates for PS5 00:09:44 Xbox Documentary impressions 00:24:43 Nightdive shows off System Shock 00:28:50 Psygnosis co-founder Ian Hetherington passes away 00:34:33 PC Gamer lists 18 games not available digitally 00:48:16 Splinter Cell is back, BABY 00:52:32 DF Content Discussion: Game of the Year videos 00:54:02 DF Content Discussion: 12 Days of Phoenix Games 00:57:22 DF Supporter Q1: How much better do you think DLSS can get over time? 01:00:25 DF Supporter Q2: Any backlog games that you guys are planning to play/finish during the holidays? 01:04:33 DF Supporter Q3: John, you've been preaching about using the BFI-mode on the LG CX and setting it up properly using ColorControl PC software. Do you have some sort of walkthrough at hand on how to set this up? 01:08:20 DF Supporter Q4: Do you think the emergence of more super detailed and realistic game worlds we'll see the emergence of titles that centre around virtual tourism and simple exploration? 01:12:44 DF Supporter Q5: When will we get the next big leap for rendering foliage? 01:19:12 DF Supporter Q6: I’d like to ask if you thought of adding a film grain filter percentage as a new way to measure clarity? 01:23:40 DF Supporter Q7: Why is Genesis/Mega Drive audio so hard for emulators to get right? 01:29:31 DF Supporter Q8: Is Parasite Eve a Christmas game or is it a game that's set during the Christmas season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the immediate aftermath of The Game Awards, it's John Linneman, Alex Battaglia and Rich Leadbetter at the mics to talk about the new trailers, the continual evolution of Horizon Zero Dawn on PC plus... what's going on with Sony's plans to compete against Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass? 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:33 The Game Awards reaction 00:21:18 Horizon Zero Dawn gets DLSS 00:32:22 PlayStation rumoured to make new subscription service 00:44:23 Bulk Slash English translation releases 00:46:08 DF Content Discussion: Halo Infinite and the physical disc situation 01:03:00 DF Content Discussion: Christmas content 01:05:56 DF Supporter Q1: Tom's videos say "XBOX ONE" while everyone else goes with "XBOX ONE S". Is it fair to assume Tom's the only one using OG Durango? 01:07:12 DF Supporter Q2: What is the general level of support for surround sound setups in modern games? 01:11:09 DF Supporter Q3: How useful is dynamic resolution scaling? 01:14:16 DF Supporter Q4: Why do devs tend to limit dynamic resolution bounds so much? 01:20:19 DF Supporter Q5: Do you foresee more developers making use of or at the very least allowing users to play their games at above 60fps in cases where perhaps 120fps is not feasible? 01:23:23 DF Supporter Q6: Do you think poor response times of commercial LCD televisions at the time helped standardise 30fps during the Xbox 360 and PS3 era? 01:28:37 DF Supporter Q7: What is everyone's favourite ever controller? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, it's Rich Leadbetter, Alex Battaglia and Will Judd at the mics, talking Halo Infinite coverage plans, GTA Definitive Edition patches, RTX 3080 Ti and Ryzen 6000 mobile laptop tech - and what's up with the RTX 2060 12GB? It should be noted that subsequent to recording, Nvidia did indeed confirm that it is real. Plus: DF content talk and more supporter questions to answer! 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:56 Halo Infinite coverage incoming 00:03:47 GTA Definitive Edition gets patched 00:13:36 RTX 3080 Ti and Ryzen 6000 updates rumored for CES 00:20:25 RTX 2060 12GB Specs look odd/good? 00:27:50 Innovision Fantasy One GPU Line 00:33:27 Zelda Ocarina of Time reverse engineered and decompiled 00:38:20 Valve Confirms That There Won't Be Steam Deck-Exclusive Games 00:40:26 DF Content Discussion: Windows 11, vlogs and Black Friday 00:59:49 DF Supporter Q1: Pick any game, any time, any system, that you could be there for every step of development in. 01:04:10 DF Supporter Q2: Do you think that this semiconductor shortage, GPU prices skyrocketing that all this will go back to the 'good old days' in a year or two? 01:10:13 DF Supporter Q3: Why the heck did framerates for my PC (1700X / GTX1080) double when I added a second stick of 8GB RAM? 01:14:48 DF Supporter Q4: Should I limit my RTX 2080 to 40FPS based on my specs? 01:19:56 DF Supporter Q5: If using last-gen systems, do you think an external (or internal for PS4) SSD is now approaching a necessity? 01:24:05 DF Supporter Q6: Which gaming headsets are you using and what are your recommendations in that regard? 01:25:29 DF Supporter Q7: Would it be worthwhile to develop a DF performance rubric? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, it's Rich Leadbetter, Audi Sorlie and John Linneman at the mics as they discuss Mark Cerny's latest PS5 video, Hitman 3 in 2022 with RT reflections... and an apparent end to Microsoft's excellent FPS Boost program? 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:22 Cerny & Sony visits Wired 00:13:03 Hitman 3 gets DXR reflections in 2022 00:19:50 Xbox 20th Anniversary Museum 00:32:20 No More FPS Boost? 00:40:19 Square Enix's "big" remake is supposedly Chrono Cross 00:49:31 Crazy Frog returns 00:50:37 DF Content Discussion: Bright Memory Infinite 00:56:34 DF Content Discussion: Evercade vs. livestream 00:59:39 DF Content Discussion: Black Friday deals 01:04:50 DF Content Discussion: DF After Dark 01:06:33 DF Supporter Q1: With XBOX's backwards compatbility updates and the GTA "remaster" debacle, do you think remasters are even necessary? 01:13:16 DF Supporter Q2: In your opinions, will reduced power draw and battery limitations prevent the production of more powerful portable devices? 01:17:19 DF Supporter Q3: With Intel's XeSS being somewhat GPU agnostic, do you have any thoughts about the technology being implemented in PS5/X Series consoles? 01:21:17 DF Supporter Q4: "Hi DF, would like to know your thoughts on the on-demand Texture Streaming used Call of Duty." 01:24:40 DF Supporter Q5: "I am personally not fond of “open world” games. However, I have come to like “wide linear” games. What are your opinions on this?" 01:36:13 DF Supporter Q6: Did you ever cover the demo scene or are you planning on it? 01:39:41 DF Supporter Q7: You often say that the DF Patreon program changed a lot for the whole team. Can each of you go more into details? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With John hunkering down to complete the latest DF Retro episode, it's Rich, Alex and Tom at the mics for this week's DF Direct Weekly - and this week, there's a strong Xbox focus in the news. #Xbox20 discussion, new FPS Boost, Nvidia gets into spatial upscaling and launches a new visual comparison tool, Age of Empires 4 is patched to great effect - and is the Hellblade RT patch for PC any good? 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:38 Xbox 20th Anniversary, Backwards compatibility update + more 00:15:50 Phil Spencer calls for wide support of emulation 00:20:21 Elder Scrolls VI will only appear on Xbox Series and PC 00:24:20 Nvidia launches new upscaling algorithm 00:30:05 Age of Empires 4 gets update based on feedback 00:33:16 Hellblade patch brings RTX and more 00:41:57 DF Content Discussion: Elden Ring network test 00:48:41 DF Content Discussion: Guardians of the Galaxy post launch update 00:53:57 DF Supporter Q1: Why do so many games release with incorrect frame pacing? 01:00:58 DF Supporter Q2: The saga of conflicting cloud gaming experiences 01:11:05 DF Supporter Q3: If a current gen game is displayed in a 1080p, will the game potentially perform better? 01:14:13 DF Supporter Q4: UE4 DX12 HDR doesn't always work on but DX11 HDR works. Is there any way a user can fix this? 01:16:40 DF Supporter Q5: With the limited availability of PlayStation and Xbox consoles do you think this will lead to both companies having nearly equal amount of console sold? 01:21:01 DF Supporter Q6: Do you expect Sony or Microsoft to come forward with handheld versions of their consoles anytime soon? 01:24:13 DF Supporter Q7: @Tom: recommend me somewhere to eat in Brighton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not the sort of week we'd care to repeat really, but here we are. Full discussion of our takeover by Russian crypt-currency scammers, PS5 getting hacked not once but twice, the Steam Deck delay, the latest Halo Infinite reveal and... could it be? Will the Windows Store actually get properly fixed? Chapters: 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:36 We were hacked! 00:08:40 PS5 was also hacked! 00:18:48 Halo Infinite IGN first look impressions 00:26:21 Steam Deck delayed until Feb 2022 00:31:38 Windows Store finally gets an update 00:37:03 Unity aquires Weta Digital 00:39:38 DF Content Discussion: GTA Definitive Editon early impressions 00:54:56 DF Content Discussion: Patreon content updates 01:01:02 DF Supporter Q1: Nearly a year in, what do you think of the Series S experiment? 01:07:08 DF Supporter Q2: Forza Horizon 5 seems like an excellent candidate for the inclusion of a 40fps/120hz mode. Would this be difficult for developers to implement? 01:11:23 DF Supporter Q3: Is there any advantage to using my Xbox in 120hz mode outside of games that support a 120 fps mode? 01:15:32 DF Supporter Q4: Would DLSS work well in Forza Horizon 5 and could their MSAA work with it as well? 01:18:33 DF Supporter Q5: I've noticed CPUs are often tested at or around 1080p High settings these days but are we missing the longevity aspect of CPUs in reviews? 01:24:03 DF Supporter Q6: Does the team perceive ARM architecture as a viable option for future console generations given Apple's commitment to the technology is starting to deliver some impressive performance? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While Forza Horizon 5 fills most of the week here at Digital Foundry, there was still a bit of news and happenings to discuss. This week, Audi Sorlie, Alex Battaglia and John Linneman convene to talk about the Battlefield 2042 RTX trailer marking a second week in a row that Alex has some choice words on trailer showcases, Sony listened to the community and provides fixes for the CMOS issue, Netflix enters the gaming space in unexpected ways and a classic adventure game sees its source code made public after 25 years. All this plus the reveal of the next DF Retro and your supporter questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Halo Infinite's campaign re-reveal, Far Cry 6's email shaming program and the Sony PC and State of Play reveals are discussed along with in-depth chat on the new 12th Gen Intel Core architecture. And what's up with N64 emulation on Switch? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The weekly DF Direct returns once again! This time, John, Alex and Rich tackle the recent MacBook Pro reveals and what it means for Apple and gaming, there's discussion on CD Projekt RED's next-gen patches for Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3, while Half-Life 2 gets upgraded for Steam Deck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Alex raves about Star Citizen, John has an emotional moment playing Forza Horizon 5 and... what on earth's going on with Metroid Dread performance on some Switch consoles? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John, Rich and Alex share their thoughts on Halo Infinite's Big Team Battle mode and their overall opinions on the game's flighting process, the internals of the Switch OLED Model's dock are discussed and Valve's video showing the insides of the Steam Deck proves as frustrating as it is illuminating. All of this and more in the new DF Direct! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest DF Direct Weekly tackles the online bunfight between Nintendo and Bloomberg about the existence of a '4K Switch', goes in-depth on HDR and dashboard changes on Xbox consoles and examines Nvidia DLAA... what is it? Rich Leadbetter, John Linneman and Alex Battaglia perpetrate this one. 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:39 Nintendo Switch 4K denials 00:06:49 Xbox Dolby Vision support + 4K dashboard 00:18:17 TGS 2021 VR experience 00:27:40 Nvidia DLAA Reaction 00:33:51 DF Content Discussion: Unity 50fps issue fix? 00:40:36 DF Content Discussion: The Medium PS5 00:46:56 DF Content Discussion: The Touryst 8K 60fps 00:55:53 DF Supporter Question 01: Why not release physical games on USB? 01:00:36 DF Supporter Question 02: Why has there not been a CRT resurgence? 01:04:09 DF Supporter Question 03: What do you see as potential use cases in future games to utilize many random read IOPS? 01:10:09 DF Supporter Question 04: Can the AI tech used in DLSS and DLAA be transferred to other graphical improvements? 01:12:51 DF Supporter Question 05: Have you ever considered filming the DF Weekly on Fridays? 01:15:33 DF Supporter Question 06: What is the biggest technical issues you face creating content? 01:24:00 DF Supporter Question 07: Do we pray too much at the altar of ray tracing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's all change in the weekly line-up for this episode! John Linneman and Audi Sorlie are joined by Coury Carlson from My Life In Gaming to discuss the latest gaming news, kicking off with a monstrous discussion on this week's Nintendo Direct. 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:46 Nintendo Direct Reaction 00:35:56 PlayStation 4 CBOMB Fixed! 00:42:36 Is Klonoa coming back? 00:47:37 Is Marvel vs Capcom 2 coming back? 00:53:32 Beavis And Butthead Adventure on PS1 gets English translation! 00:59:44 Mick McGinty has passed away 01:05:34 DF Content Discussion 01:17:03 Patreon Supporter Q1: I only have two Patreon memberships, MLIG and DF. You guys have the best content. Do you ever feel a tension between what content you want to make and what you feel your subscribers want? 01:26:47 Patreon Supporter Q2: Could timed exclusivity be utilised as a way to mitigate heavy workloads and crunch for developers? 01:28:53 Patreon Supporter Q3: Where were you when Metal Gear Solid 2 was released? Or alternatively, can you recall your first ever session with it? 01:36:13 Patreon Supporter Q4: If a theoretical PS5 Slim were to come out in a few years, do you think there's a chance it will be all-digital only with no disc option? 01:40:23 Patreon Supporter Q5: How do you set-up a Dolby Atmos surround system? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Rich, John and Alex for discussion of the latest tech and gaming news! This week, the team discuss the PS5 CFI-1100 hook-up with Gamers Nexus, and the system software performance benchmarks hinting at a small boost to PS5 game frame-rates in very select circumstances, perhaps related to RT titles? GT7's online campaign and RT features are discussed and much more - along with tributes paid to an icon of the home computer industry. 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:22 PlayStation CFI-1100/Gamers Nexus Collab/Firmware Perf Upgrade? 00:12:51 GT7 Online only situation 00:22:06 Intel slide leak 00:27:57 Steam Deck dev kits are now out 00:30:37 New Nintendo update with Bluetooth Audio! 00:34:45 iPhone 13 is out 00:42:00 Sir Clive Sinclair has passed 00:47:55 AV Receiver HDMI update 00:55:40 DF Supporter Q1: would a custom 8c/16t cpu and 4 teraflop GPU be fitable in a mobile power envelope? 00:57:19 DF Supporter Q2: What are the DF team's favourite or most disappointing remakes so far? 01:04:57 DF Supporter Q3: Is it always fair to expect ultrawide support as a standard feature on PC games? 01:09:58 DF Supporter Q4: Why do you think most games aren't currently utilizing the hardware blocks for IO on PS5? 01:11:32 DF Supporter Q5: What do you think is the most important next-gen feature developers should focus on? 01:14:25 DF Supporter Q6: Would you ever release any content that goes into depth on what's involved in producing content? 01:18:21 DF Supporter Q7: Do you think that full path-tracing is the "endgame", with traditional rasterization becoming obsolete, at some point of time down the road? 01:22:57 DF Supporter Q8: Why do poor PC ports continue to plague Japanese developed games? 01:26:59 DF Supporter Q9: In your opinion, when does the game become retro? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John, Rich and Alex reconvene for this week's DF Direct Weekly, talking about the new PS5 CFI-1100 model, whether Sony's $10 PS4 to PS5 upgrade policy is justified, plus discussing Alan Wake and Quake remasters! 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:42 New PS5 model 00:11:14 Horizon Forbidden West pricing confusion 00:21:17 Alan Wake Remastered 00:32:18 Quake Remastered 00:42:42 Little Big Adventure returns 00:44:39 DF Content Discussion: Best of all the animals? 00:46:16 DF Content Discussion: DF Retro reveal 00:52:47 DF Content Discussion: Patreon update and retooling. 00:55:38 DF Supporter Q1: Would you rather a theoretical PS5 Pro doubled the computer units to 72 or added some kind of machine learning core for better AI upscaling? 01:03:58 DF Supporter Q2: What are the exact differences between mesh shaders and primitive shaders? 01:06:25 DF Supporter Q3: Is getting a reasonably optimised performance from newer PC games starting to require increased hobbiest/technical knowledge again creating a higher barrier to entry for new PC gamers? 01:18:07 DF Supporter Q4: With console reviews of late you often mention running a game not at the maximum resolution supported by a console. This confused me somewhat in that having my Series X connected to a 4K display and then setting output to 1080p just gives me a poor quality image 01:24:04 DF Supporter Q5: DLSS and performance drawback/gains 01:26:47 DF Supporter Q6: Are there any plans to include Crysis Warhead in the Crysis Trilogy collection? If not, why? 01:28:28 DF Supporter Q7: Richard does not seem as attracted to older games, despite the fact that he lived and worked through basically the entire era of 2D gaming. Why? 01:39:12 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Think of it as an E3 conference pushed out a couple of months down the road: we got to see God of Ragnarok and Marvel's Spider-Man 2 for the first time, we saw an extended edit of Gran Turismo 7 and Uncharted 4 and The Lost Legacy are getting remastered - and yes, there's a big, big bunch of cross-gen wares coming our way. 00:00 Introduction + Grand Theft Auto 5 03:39 Gran Turismo 7 09:33 Uncharted 4 + Lost Legacy PS5 and PC Remasters 17:45 Marvel's Spider-Man 2 + Marvel's Wolverine 23:13 God of War Ragnarok 28:06 Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic Remaster 33:19 Project Eve 29:54 Forspoken 42:24 Tchia - A Game Inspired by New Caledonia 49:13 Trailer after Trailer after Trailer after Trailer + Conclusions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the 27th DF Direct Weekly! This time it's John Linneman, Audi Sorlie and - of course - Alex Battaglia talking about the biggest gaming and tech topics of the week including the early access footage to Dead Space Remake, taking a look at the WATA grading situation and discussing the number of departure of Japanese talent to join Chinese backed gaming enterprises. All that and so much more! 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:31 Dead Space Remake early showcase 00:11:19 WATA Games Controversy 00:22:08 Sony announced PlayStation Showcase for Sept. 9 00:26:04 Psychonauts 2 impressions 00:34:26 Breeding Stud Appreciation Fest 00:35:13 Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60fps patch 00:37:47 SEGA and Bandai Namco talent leaving for Chinese game start-ups 00:44:16 Game Boy games coming to Nintendo Switch? 00:47:23 DF Content Discussion 00:52:48 DF Supporter Q1: Over time, I’ve come to appreciate the look of 360/PS3 games on non-native panels (eg 768p, 1080p, and 4K). Is this just nostalgia goggles? 00:54:44 DF Supporter Q2: How do you gentlemen think the Big Three (Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony) feel about upscalers such as they OSSC, and RetroTink 5X? 00:56:48 DF Supporter Q3: Curious how Alex keeps up with the new and emergent technical aspects of game development? 00:59:05 DF Supporter Q4: Have there been any games that you've had to play for the channel that have pleasantly surprised you? 01:04:43 DF Supporter Q5: Why do you think AF levels are still kept so low on console? 01:07:31 DF Supporter Q6: As a person who hopes to someday get into video game journalism, what advice would you give? 01:13:21 DF Supporter Q7: Are there plans to do an episode of Digital Foundry to bring attention to the fan-made project Shenmue: The Dragon and Phoenix Collection? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Gamescom week, there are tons of new game trailers to discuss, plus Horizon Zero Dawn has a 60fps patch! And what should we make of the RTX 3090 Super rumour doing the roads? Join Rich, Alex and Tom for the week's tech chat. 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:48 Gamescom 2021: DokeV 00:07:28 Gamescom 2021: Forza Horizon 5 00:14:21 Gamescom 2021: Call of Duty: Vanguard 00:19:52 Gamescom 2021: Dying Light 2 00:25:03 Gamescom 2021: Halo Infinite 00:28:47 Gamescom 2021: Horizon Forbidden West/Horizon Zero Dawn 60fps patch 00:32:30 Gamescom 2021: RTX announcements 00:34:52 RTX 3090 Super rumour 00:39:14 DF Content Discussion: Intel Arc GPU Interview 00:51:04 DF Content Discussion: Little Nightmares 2 00:55:20 DF Content Discussion: Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60fps patch 00:59:47 DF Content Discussion: Tom Petersen deepfake? 01:05:14 DF Supporter Q1: What do you think is the reason why we haven’t seen more games being FPS boosted since the 70+ drop and do you think we will ever see FPS boost for Xbox 360 games? 01:09:28 DF Supporter Q2: Whatever happened to the Microsoft resolution boost feature? 01:10:39 DF Supporter Q3: If both consoles are using RDNA2 and HDMI 2.1 then why doesn't the PS5 have VRR? / Do you think we will eventually see AI upscaling on console? 01:20:33 DF Supporter Q4: Will there ever be a time where turning on Ray Tracing may end up increasing performance instead of decreasing it? 01:25:24 DF Supporter Q5: Now that the Steam Deck looks to be the first mass market PC that runs games exclusively on Linux by default, have you thought about covering Proton at least in a special or as a "standard" in all future reviews? 01:31:00 DF Supporter Q6: Is there a chance the team could start looking into input lag on multiplat releases? 01:32:27 DF Supporter Q7: 1440p60 Native vs 2160p60 checkerboard pros and cons and which one you prefer? 01:36:52 Endgame Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices