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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?

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 Weekly #4: Final Fantasy 7 Intergrade, Switch Pro, PSN Stores Closing + WHAT'S IN THE BOX

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
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DF Direct Weekly #5: Intel Rocket Lake Review, Cyberpunk 1.2, Crash Bandicoot 4/Octopath Xbox + More

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
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DF Direct Weekly #6: Cyberpunk/Mortal Shell Patches, AMD GPU Chiplets, Castlevania DC Prototype!

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
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DF Direct Weekly #7: The Last of Us Remake/Days Gone 2 Cancelled, Mass Effect Legendary Edition

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
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DF Direct Weekly #9: Metro Exodus Enhanced, Returnal, Genshin Impact, Patreon Relaunch!

DF Direct Weekly #9: Metro Exodus Enhanced, Returnal, Genshin Impact, Patreon Relaunch!

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