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Digital Foundry

Digital Foundry Direct Weekly

In a new, gigantor-scale edition of DF Direct Weekly, John and Rich celebrate PlayStation's 30th Anniversary, Alex joins to discuss Indiana Jones on PC with its 'actually quite reasonable' specs, while Oliver and Tom discuss potential Steam Machines, Lenovo Legion Go S, the latest Intel GPU announcements, Warhammer 40K Darktide on PS5 and Pro and... much, much more!

﻿0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:14 News 1: Sony celebrates PlayStation’s 30th anniversary
0:24:09 News 2: Valve branding guidelines suggest third party SteamOS hardware
0:37:05 News 3: Black Ops 6 on PS5 Pro tested + developer info!
0:48:48 News 4: Intel reveals B580, B570 GPUs
0:58:28 News 5: Lenovo Legion Go S leaks
1:09:44 News 6: Warhammer 40,000: Darktide PS5 Pro tested
1:25:29 News 7: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle reaction!
1:46:23 Supporter Q1: Is the industry finally moving to mandatory hardware RT? 
1:54:50 Supporter Q2: Can Microsoft minimize hassles if they move towards Windows for their console releases? 
2:03:05 Supporter Q3: For midrange GPUs, is it better to use temporal upscaling to 1440p or 4K? 
2:10:23 Supporter Q4: Will Switch 2 games output to 720p or 900p in portable mode for performance reasons? 
2:17:18 Supporter Q5: Will upcoming portable consoles be supported like the Series S?

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DF Direct Weekly #192: PlayStation 30th, New Steam Machines? Indy PC Reaction, Intel Returns!

Alert status is elevated to GEOFFCON 1 as we react to the major reveals - and other games that caught our attention - at The Game Awards 2024. What can we learn from The Witcher 4's cinematic trailer and the RTX 5090 that powered it? Is Intergalactic from Naughty Dog really rendering in real-time at 4K 60 with ray tracing? How good does Mafia: The Old Country look and just how wonderful was Split Fiction? Does Elden Ring Nightreign exhibit any evidence of technical progression whatsoever? All this and more in the new Direct, plus Oliver's analysis of the new PS5 Pro updates for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Star Wars Outlaws.

0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:25 News 1: The Game Awards 2024 - The Witcher 4
0:15:07 Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet 
0:30:04 Split Fiction
0:37:33 Elden Ring Nightreign 
0:42:57 Mafia: The Old Country 
0:47:53 John’s picks: Ninja Gaiden, Virtua Fighter, Project Century, Turok. Onimusha, Okami, new GenDesign game 
1:01:20 Oliver’s picks: FF7R PC, TLOU Pt 2 PC, Screamer, Sonic Racing 
1:13:50 News 2: Avatar and Star Wars Outlaws PS5 Pro fixes tested! 
1:26:31 News 3: LG discontinues Blu-Ray players
1:40:30 Supporter Q1: Will Doom: The Dark Ages have the same RT features as Indiana Jones? And should id Tech be licensed to other developers? 
1:47:27 Supporter Q2: Why isn’t there a Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 Pro patch? 
1:52:05 Supporter Q3: Should we be concerned about the Arc B580’s die size? 
1:59:03 Supporter Q4: What would a hypothetical Arc B770 look like? 
2:06:58 Supporter Q5: If Geoff was to give an award for game engine utilization, who would win?
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DF Direct Weekly #193: The Witcher 4, Intergalactic, Elden Ring Nightreign, Mafia Old Country!

PlayStation lead system architect Mark Cerny has just 'quote-unquote' dropped a big new deep dive into the technology of the PlayStation 5 Pro. Oliver Mackenzie had the chance to see the presentation several weeks ago and we have an interview on our YouTube channel - but the Digital Foundry team have much to talk about based on the presentation - and here they are to do just that.

00:00 Introduction
01:53 GPU overview: RDNA 2.x, 16.7 TF
06:32 Ray tracing improvements
15:01 Machine learning and PSSR
26:27 The future: Amethyst, ML exploration, and next-gen
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DF Direct Special: Mark Cerny's PlayStation 5 Pro Deep Dive - Tomorrow's Tech Today?

With an official announcement for Nintendo Switch 2 due in the next month or so, it's perhaps no surprise to see the leaks coming in thick and fast - but how believable are they? Meanwhile, Oliver gets to grips with the latest patch for Alan Wake 2 on PS5 Pro - is there genuine improvement? Rich tries to piece together the latest RTX 50-series rumours into something coherently plausible, while John examines the latest Switch IP-abusing shovelware: the mighty Monkey Kong in New-York.

0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:09 News 1: Switch 2 leaks describe dock, magnetic connection
0:17:40 News 2: New Alan Wake 2 PS5 Pro patch tested!
0:28:14 News 3: Indiana Jones lighting improved on Xbox
0:35:32 News 4: New Legion Go uses SteamOS
0:49:50 News 5: RTX 50 series leaks continue
1:01:35 News 6: DF Supporter Game of the Year awards!
1:18:01 News 7: “Monkey Kong” hits Nintendo eShop
1:25:36 Supporter Q1: After the Mark Cerny interview, how do you think Sony will approach PS6?
1:33:47 Supporter Q2: How will Project Amethyst affect Microsoft’s relationship with AMD?
1:39:00 Supporter Q3: How will today’s high-end PC hardware compare to next gen consoles?
1:45:01 Supporter Q4: Why was PS3/360 game performance often so poor?
1:55:02 Supporter Q5: What do you make of FF7 Rebirth’s PC lighting upgrades?
1:58:54 Supporter Q6: What’s the best looking last gen game?
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DF Direct Weekly #194: Switch 2 Leak Overload, Alan Wake 2 Pro Patched, Indiana Jones Xbox Improved!

As another year comes to a close, Digital Foundry unleashes its traditional holiday video, celebrating the best game graphics of the year. Outside of some highly honourable mentions, ten games are lauded for their phenomenal visuals. John, Alex and Oliver share their thoughts in a massive 108-minute long celebration!

0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:58 Honourable mentions: STALKER 2, Persona 3 Reload, Metaphor ReFantazio, Nightdive Studios, Tiny Glade, FF7 Rebirth, Power Rangers
0:20:46 Dragon’s Dogma 2
0:26:35 Riven
0:30:32 Dragon Age: The Veilguard
0:37:24 Silent Hill 2
0:48:50 Astro Bot
0:54:32 Penny’s Big Breakaway
0:58:05 Black Myth: Wukong
1:08:49 Top 3 Discussion
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DF Direct Special: Digital Foundry's Best Game Graphics of 2024 - PC/PS5/Xbox - Another Phenomenal Year!

DF Direct returns in the year of our lord, 2025! Rich and Oliver mull over the leaked imagery of the Nintendo Switch 2 motherboard. Is the SoC on a sub-standard Samsung process? Does it really matter? Can we expect PS4 Pro levels of performance? (Spoilers: no). Meanwhile, a higher quality version of GTA 6 Trailer 1 reveals new details, and Game Science has issues with console optimisations on Xbox Series S - so is this why Black Myth: Wukong isn't on Microsoft's consoles? Finally, Rich wonders why the staff keep referring to the year of our lord - and Oliver's getting rather excited about the latest breakthroughs in AI technology.

0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:50 News 1: Switch 2 motherboard leaks - with possible 8nm SoC! 
0:27:47 News 2: Nintendo patent hints at Switch 2 upscaling
0:43:45 News 3: High quality GTA 6 trailer reveals new details 
0:55:35 News 4: Wukong developer says Series S holding back Xbox port 
1:07:41 News 5: AI update: new GPTs, game tech 
1:19:38 Supporter Q1: Does it make sense to pair an AMD CPU with an Intel GPU for a budget build? 
1:26:02 Supporter Q2: Will Sony ship games like Marvel’s Spider-Man on Switch 2? 
1:31:23 Supporter Q3: Are you saving some performance-challenged Switch games for Switch 2? 
1:35:26 Supporter Q4: Is this the most exciting Q1 in gaming history?
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DF Direct Weekly #195: Switch 2 Motherboard Leak, Nintendo Upscaling Patent, HQ GTA6 Trailer!

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!
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DF Direct Weekly #1: New OLED Switch/ RX 6700 XT/ Next-Gen PSVR Discussed + More!

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
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DF Direct Weekly #2: Bethesda/Xbox Deal, Apex Legends Switch, 120Hz Games, Does Resolution Matter?

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
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DF Direct Weekly #3: FPS Boost, Xbox Wireless Headset, PSVR2, AMD Super Resolution + More!

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
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DF Direct Special: Digital Foundry's Best Game Graphics of 2024 - PC/PS5/Xbox - Another Phenomenal Year!

DF Direct Special: Digital Foundry's Best Game Graphics of 2024 - PC/PS5/Xbox - Another Phenomenal Year!

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