Digital Foundry Direct Weekly

It's DF Direct Weekly once again, where the team convenes to discuss the hot topics of the week - which this week amounts to AMD's FSR, Sonic's 30th anniversary, concerns with the Intellivision Amico plus our behind the scenes thoughts on the projects we're currently working on. Oh - and DF Supporter Q+A? Let's do it. 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:15 AMD FSR Controversy and Reaction 00:32:00 Sonic 30th Anniversary & Sonic Memories 00:48:28 Jonathan Frakes joins PUBG 00:53:41 Myst VR coming Q3 to Mac and PC 00:56:47 Intellivision Amico Concerns 01:10:26 Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX has Issues 01:17:29 DF Content of the Week 01:34:15 Supporter Q1: Did John fix his Dolby Atmos lag? 01:36:55 Supporter Q2: Will Vulkan ever become the standard API? 01:39:28 Supporter Q3: Could ray tracing give in-game tactical advantage? 01:40:31 Supporter Q4: How is Digital Foundry viewed from inside developer studios? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rounding off our reactions to the major announcements, reveals and more at E3 2021, John Linneman and Audi Sorlie are joined by the legendary Modern Vintage Gamer to dissect the big reveals and to catch up with the latest retro news. 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:59 Metroid Dread 00:10:31 Breath of the Wild 2 00:20:01 WarioWare 00:22:16 Advance Wars 1+2 00:24:10 Cave shooters 00:26:51 Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Wassen 00:29:10 Cruis'n Blast 00:31:06 Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania 00:33:21 Shin Megami Tensei V 00:36:10 Intellivision Amico 00:44:17 Limited Run Games (River City Girls Zero/2, Castlevania, Contra, Kunio Kun, Dusk, Strife, Retromania Wrestling, Plumbers Don't Wear Ties) 00:57:46 Demon Throttle 01:00:38 Gearbox Conference 01:00:45 E3 discussion 01:02:50 Square Enix Conference 01:14:42 Ubisoft Conference 01:17:13 Ending roundup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Filmed on Thursday, June 10th and shared with DF Premium and Retro supporters a day later - and now available for all. Rich, John and Alex sit down to talk about their expectations for this year's E3, react to the Battlefield 2042 'Reveal', and talk about the very small number of actual next-gen exclusives released so far. 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:02 Battlefield 2042 Reveal 00:12:33 Microsoft E3 Predictions 00:22:11 Nintendo E3 Predictions 00:26:27 General E3 Predictions (SQEX, EA) 00:30:29 Next-Gen Only Games Available Now 00:51:16 Ridge Racer Trademark Renewed. Potential Collection? 00:54:53 DF Content Discussion 01:10:17 Supporter Q1: Modular controller designs coming back? 01:18:35 Supporter Q2: Does next-gen gaming really matter at the moment? 01:25:30 Supporter Q3: RTX 3080 Ti RT scaling 01:26:50 Supporter Q4: How can I achieve a 480i output from a PS4? 01:29:14 Supporter Q5: How does PS5/XSX fare in heatwaves? 01:33:54 Supporter Q6: Will E3 return to normal in the future? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Alex Battaglia, Rich Leadbetter and John Linneman for 1.5 hours of chat covering the latest tech news - and of course, we take questions from users on the Digital Foundry Supporter Program! Join today to pose questions of your own and for early access to each new show! 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:54 God of War: Ragnarok Delayed - PS5 Games Going Cross-Gen? 00:11:03 AMD FSR Revealed - What Should We Expect? 00:27:21 PS3 System Software Update 4.88 00:29:29 Doom Eternal Ray Tracing Upgrade! 00:35:12 Denon/Marantz - HDMI 2.1 update 00:42:07 Digital Foundry Content Discussion 01:03:14 Digital Foundry Supporter Q+A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Alex Battaglia, Rich Leadbetter, Audi Sorlie and John Linneman for 1.5 hours of tech chat covering the latest tech news - and of course, we take questions from users on the Digital Foundry Supporter Program! Join today! 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:07 Unreal Engine 5 impressions 00:13:03 Crysis 2 tease? 00:17:33 Uncharted 4 PC 00:25:05 SteamPal 00:33:48 Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown 00:44:28 DF Retro Production 00:56:11 DF Supporter Program Exclusive Content 01:07:19 DF Supporter Q+A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DF Direct Weekly is back and this time it's Alex Battaglia, Tom Morgan and Rich Leadbetter at the mics to talk about all things tech, to discuss our work behind the scenes and to take a bunch of questions from our those enrolled on the Digital Foundry Supporter Program. Here's what we've got for you this week: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:45 TLOU2 PS5 Patch 00:10:58 Mass Effect Legendary 00:21:27 New DLSS + RT titles 00:29:06 GTA AI Mod 00:38:29 Hash rate limited GPUs? Plus leaks for 3080 Ti and 3070 Ti 00:45:25 Free Radical Rebirth 00:50:54 Patreon Content Update 00:55:52 Days Gone PC 01:04:37 Supporter Q+A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Digital Foundry Direct Weekly! John Linneman, Alex Battaglia and Rich Leadbetter are your hosts for this week's discussion on the hottest topics in gaming technology - plus of course, we answer a big bunch of questions from our friends at the Digital Foundry Supporter Program! 00:00 Introduction 01:18 PSVR 2 Spec Leak 12:57 The Coalition on Unreal Engine 5 18:28 Intel Tiger Lake H and Nvidia RTX 3050/ 3050 Ti Laptop Reveal 26:17 Xbox Series Console Quick Resume Update 32:22 RetroTINK 5x Pro Release 40:15 DF Supporter Program: What's Happening This Week? 43:40 Resident Evil Village PC 53:53 DF Supporter Q+A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DF Direct Weekly sees Rich, John and Alex discussing the major topics of the week, talking about their current projects, recapping all the cool stuff happening on the DF Supporter Program Patreon and of course, tackling a big bunch of supporter questions! Join us at patreon.com/digitalfoundry for early access to the show every week! 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:52 Resident Evil Village 00:15:59 FPS Boost update 00:28:20 Epic vs Apple 00:36:16 Returnal impressions 00:43:57 This Week's Patreon Content 00:48:28 Super Mario 64 Raytraced 01:00:20 Genshin Impact 01:04:18 Supporter Q+A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DF Direct Weekly is - perhaps unsurprisingly - back! Over 92 minutes, the team cover the biggest gaming tech news of the week, with much of it generated by ourselves thanks to the amazing Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition. Plus - Returnal... what a game! 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:16 We've relaunched our Patreon! 00:04:52 Metro Exodus PC Enhanced Edition world exclusive 00:16:22 Mortal Shell patch 00:23:05 Nier Replicant 00:28:32 Microsoft GameStack + DirectStorage 00:37:44 Genshin Impact PS5 00:41:21 Returnal 00:56:33 Patreon Q+A 01:20:30 Patreon discussion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Rich Leadbetter, John Linneman and Alex Battaglia for the latest news/chat/discussion show. Join the Digital Foundry Patreon and get involved with the show! In this week's edition, the team talk about FPS Boost, the stay of execution for the PS3 and Vita PlayStation Stores, Microsoft's Agility SDK and much, much more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:40 FPS Boost Updates 00:09:23 PSN Stores will remain open (for now) 00:13:50 Sony investigating CMOS battery issue 00:22:32 Microsoft Gamestack Live + Agility SDK 00:34:43 Nvidia GTC Showcases 00:39:08 MLB The Show - Sony Goes Cross-Platform 00:49:02 Apogee Returns 00:52:41 Digital Foundry Content Discussion 00:56:37 Patreon Revamp Details 01:07:28 Patreon Supporter Q+A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome the latest Digital Foundry Direct. Rich, John and Alex sit down to discuss the latest rumours from Sony first-party, the Mass Effect Legendary Edition trailer, Nvidia's new GTC presentations and announcements and of course, fielding a bunch of questions from our beautiful Patreon supporters. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:51 The Last of Us Remake / Days Gone 2 Cancelled? 00:11:42 PS5 Firmware Update 00:17:58 Mass Effect Legendary Edition Trailer 00:21:59 Nvidia GTC: Announcements, Presentations and Technology 00:35:39 DF Content Discussion: Shadowman DF Retro EX 00:39:33 The Next DF Developers 00:45:17 Patreon Supporter Q+A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the latest instalment of Digital Foundry Direct Weekly, the team tackle a bunch of new patches, discuss the exciting implications of AMD's GPU chiplet patent, enthuse about the Pac-Man 99 announcement and ponder the Castlevania Resurrection Dreamcast prototype. The Patreon Supporter Q+A throws up some interesting questions this week like, how do we cope with 'spiteful criticisms and supposed debunks'...? 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:00 Mortal Shell Patch 00:07:40 Outriders Patch 00:11:33 Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 00:19:35 AMD GPU Chiplet Patent 00:24:15 Pac-Man 99 announcement 00:26:13 Castlevania Resurrection Dreamcast Prototype Discovered 00:27:47 Tom Got A PVM 00:39:15 Ryzen 3900X to 5950X: Alex's PC Upgrade 00:51:12 PS5 SSD Load Times Project 00:55:27 Crysis Remastered Next-Gen Patch 00:57:33 Oddworld Soulstorm 01:00:19 Patreon Exclusive Videos 01:01:16 Patreon Supporter Q+A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rich, John and Alex convene for the latest DF Direct Weekly! Intel's Rocket Lake takes point with our thoughts on the new Core i9 and Core i5 processors, the team discuss Cyberpunk 1.2, while John catches up with a bunch of Xbox releases with some performance analysis... and of course, our beautiful Patreon supporters pose a bunch of questions for the team to grapple with. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:15 Intel Rocket Lake Review 00:17:43 Cyberpunk 2077 1.2 Patch 00:26:24 Octopath Traveller Xbox/Crash Bandicoot 4 Series X/Samurai Shodown 120Hz Series X 00:35:30 PSN Stores Closure Confirmation 00:41:44 Retro Corner 00:47:47 Alex's GamePass Woes 00:54:47 Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2 Next-Gen Patch 00:55:50 Doom 3 VR 01:02:13 Patreon Supporter Q+A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DF Weekly Direct returns with Rich, John, Alex and Audi discussing Final Fantasy 7 Remake on PS5, the latest Switch Pro rumours, the mooted demise of legacy PlayStation Stores but more importantly... answers to the question: WHAT'S IN THE BOX? 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:15 Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade Trailer 00:14:01 Switch Pro Rumors - AGAIN 00:24:30 PSN Stores for PS3, PSP & PS Vita closing 00:44:50 Mario 3D All Stars discontinued 00:50:40 Retro Corner 01:05:41 DF Content Discussion 01:21:24 What's In The Box, Rich? 01:38:09 Digital Foundry Supporter Q+A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's DF Direct Weekly, Rich is joined by Alex Battaglia and the #FreeWillJudd campaign reaches its inevitable conclusion with Will's first appearance on the show. Topics discussed are listed below, but also look out for Rich not knowing the difference between a wireless controller and a headset, along with more details on the brutal demise of Alex's power supply. John and Audi couldn't make the shoot yet still somehow managed to get some Retro stuff in! 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:11 FPS Boost 00:08:22 PSVR Controller 00:11:50 Nvidia vs. AMD low thread/lower IPC driver overhead 00:23:29 Radeon 6700 XT - reaction to the reaction 00:32:15 AMD FidelityFX SuperResolution FSR 00:40:10 Xbox Wireless Headset 00:51:06 Alex Aniel Interview: Resident Evil book 01:02:22 Content Discussion: Avengers 01:09:55 Intel Rocket Lake CPU testing begins 01:14:57 Digital Foundry Supporter Q+A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the second Digital Foundry Direct Weekly! This time, Rich Leadbetter, John Linneman, Tom Morgan and Audi Sorlie convene to discuss the topics of the week, including the big Bethesda/Microsoft deal, more on our thoughts on what the new Switch could actually be - along with the latest questions from our beloved Patreon supporters! 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:56 Bethesda joins Microsoft 00:13:38 Switch Pro/Switch OLED follow-up discussion 00:18:09 First impressions on Apex Switch 00:22:53 High frame-rate updates (Overwatch, Samurai Shodown) 00:31:41 Does resolution really matter - and why focus on it? 00:47:14 Retro Corner: TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, NeoGeo Pocket screen mod, Tokyo Game Music Show 01:01:06 DF coverage from last week + Supporter Q+A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the new weekly Digital Foundry Direct - a discussion show where the DF team convene to talk about the topics of the week, answer questions from our Patreon supporters and share some behind the scenes gossip! In future, the plan is to release this show early to Patreon supporters, but bear with us during the piloting phase as we refine the workflow on this one :) Please let us know what you think! 00:01:30 OLED Nintendo Switch rumors discussed 00:09:42 PSVR on PS5 / Doom 3 VR 00:17:10 Reveal of Radeon RX 60700XT 00:31:15 Retro Pickups / New Game Expo+ 00:41:16 Pentium 3 00:48:41 Need For Speed Hot Pursuit Reaction 00:56:00 DF Retro - Dinosaur Planet 00:59:10 Horizon Zero Dawn PC Revisit 01:02:00 Patreon Supporter Program Q&A! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices