DF Direct Weekly #33: Forza Horizon 5, Star Citizen, Radeon RX 6600, Metroid Dread Perf Issues?

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DF Direct Weekly #33: Forza Horizon 5, Star Citizen, Radeon RX 6600, Metroid Dread Perf Issues?

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Oct 19, 2021

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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?

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Oct 19, 2021

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DF Direct Weekly #21: Unreal Engine 5 Coalition Demo, Intel CPU + Graphics GDC 2021: GDC 2021 is in full effect, so Rich, Alex and John discuss a couple of the more interesting and relevant presentations. by Digital Foundry Direct Weekly
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DF Direct Weekly #11: PSVR2 Spec Leak Analysis, Coalition on Unreal Engine 5, Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti: John Linneman, Alex Battaglia and Rich Leadbetter are your hosts for this week's discussion on the hottest topics in gaming technology. by Digital Foundry Direct Weekly
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DF Direct Weekly #25: Intel XeSS, Black Myth Wukong UE5, Pokémon Legends Arceus: John Linneman, Alex Battaglia and Audi Sorlie take point on what may well be the longest and most packed DF Direct to date with all of the latest tech news... by Digital Foundry Direct Weekly
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DF Direct Weekly #18: Sony Studio Acquisitions, PS5 Chip on PC Board, Ratchet 40fps Mode + More!: Another week, another DF Direct Weekly and the triumvirate convene to discuss the most important tech and industry news items of the week, talk about their most recent projects and field a range of questions from users on the Digital Foundry Supporter Program. 73 minutes of tech chat - let's do it. by Digital Foundry Direct Weekly
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DF Direct Weekly #26: Gamescom 2021, DokeV, Forza Horizon 5, Intel Arc, RTX 3090... Super?: It's Gamescom week, there are tons of new game trailers to discuss, plus Horizon Zero Dawn has a 60fps patch! by Digital Foundry Direct Weekly
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DF Direct Weekly #27: Dead Space Remake, Psychonauts 2, Game Boy Games Heading To Switch?: 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.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. by Digital Foundry Direct Weekly
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DF Direct Weekly #9: Metro Exodus Enhanced, Returnal, Genshin Impact, Patreon Relaunch!: 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. by Digital Foundry Direct Weekly
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DF Direct Weekly #35: Halo Infinite, GTA Definitive Edition, State of Play Reaction: 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? by Digital Foundry Direct Weekly
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DF Direct Weekly #14: God of War/Gran Turismo 7 Cross-Gen, AMD FSR Reaction, Doom Eternal RT: Join Alex Battaglia, Rich Leadbetter and John Linneman for 1.5 hours of chat covering the latest tech news. by Digital Foundry Direct Weekly
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DF Direct Weekly #33: Forza Horizon 5, Star Citizen, Radeon RX 6600, Metroid Dread Perf Issues?: 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? by Digital Foundry Direct Weekly
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DF Direct Weekly #20: Resident Evil Village DRM, Skyward Sword HD, 120Hz Unlocked FPS: We talk about the lamentable Resident Evil Village DRM situation, Skyward Sword HD on Switch and the 'stealth 120Hz support' in A Plague Tale: Innocence - which is actually a good old PC-style v-sync off, unlocked fps scenario. by Digital Foundry Direct Weekly
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DF Direct Weekly #16: Nintendo, Ubisoft, SquareEnix + Retro at E3 2021: 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 latest retro news. by Digital Foundry Direct Weekly
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DF Direct Weekly #10: Epic vs Apple, Resident Evil Village, 74 FPS Boost Games, Returnal!: 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! by Digital Foundry Direct Weekly
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DF Direct Weekly #32: Halo Infinite Big Team Battle, HDMI 2.0 Switch Dock, Steam Deck Internals!: 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 De... by Digital Foundry Direct Weekly
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DF Direct Weekly #161: Starfield Performance Upgrade, PS5 Pro GPU Info, New Switch 2 Reports: The latest DF Direct Weekly sees Rich, Oliver and Alex at the mics (John returns in the next episode!) discussing Bethesda's unique approach to Starfield's upcoming display mode upgrades, while there's concern about the health of console gaming in the wake of poor AMD gaming revenue. Rich talks PS5 Pro GPU details - including caches, clock speeds and features - while the latest Switch 2 rumours and reports are assessed for their plausibility. There's genuine excitement over AMD's new Strix Point and Strix Halo APUs, while Alex goes into depth about all the path-tracing features now unearthed in Capcom RE Engine games. by Digital Foundry Direct Weekly
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DF Direct Weekly #160: Fallout 4 Upgrade Issues, Avatar 40fps Tested, Paper Mario Switch Preview: In this 160th edition, it's Tom Morgan joining Rich and Alex to discuss the latest gaming and technology news. There's good news and bad news with Fallout 4's new 'next-gen' upgrade, Rich is impressed with Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora's new 40fps mode for PS5 and Series X, while Alex talks us through the latest path-tracing innovations revealed at GDC and GTC. Tom shares his impressions on Paper Mario for Nintendo Switch, Rich tests frame-gen on ROG Ally - and are Lords of the Fallen's tech issues resolved in the newly released patch 1.5? by Digital Foundry Direct Weekly
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DF Direct Weekly #158: Xbox Forward Compatibility, Fallout 4 Upgrade, FSR 3 on Consoles: What's going on with Microsoft's new game preservation team and commitment to forward compatibility? Alex, Rich and Oliver rake over the details - such as they are. Meanwhile, there's discussion over Fallout 4's upcoming current-gen upgrade, while the new Star Wars Outlaws story trailer gets the DF breakdown. And with FSR 3 frame-gen coming to consoles with Immortals of Aveum, what sort of expectation level should be set? by Digital Foundry Direct Weekly
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DF Direct Weekly #156: Xbox's Radical Future, Series X All-Digital, Xbox Handheld: This week's show is dominated by Xbox news in the wake of a new interview with Phil Spencer strongly indicating a big change in direction for the Xbox platform and by extension, its hardware. There's also talk of what form an Xbox handheld may take, while leaked photography of a white Xbox Series X 'All Digital' console brings about bafflement from the team. by Digital Foundry Direct Weekly
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DF Direct Weekly #155: Marvel 1943, Big FSR 3.1 Upgrades, FF7 Rebirth Perf Mode Patch, PSVR2 on PC!: Rich, John and Alex discuss the stunning Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra debut trailer, potentially big upgrades to FSR via its upcoming 3.1 upgrade, while Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's tweaked performance mode (via a new patch) is analysed. Have image quality concerns finally been addressed? Meanwhile, we attempt to draw a line under the whole PS5 Pro/GTA6 60fps situation, while John shares his experiences with Nvidia's AI-powered Covert Protocol demo. Can AI move beyond upscaling to provide new gameplay experiences? by Digital Foundry Direct Weekly
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DF Direct Weekly #154: Rise of the Ronin PS5 Preview, Stellar Blade, New Nvidia DLSS Reveals: Rich is still trapped in a white room with two plants, but the Direct discussions continue regardless. Oliver's been checking out Rise of the Ronin on PlayStation 5, Alex has much to say about Nvidia's DLSS-based GDC reveals, while Rich is intrigued by Intel's latest PresentMon 2.0 features. Meanwhile, the surprise release - and withdrawal - of the PS5 Stellar Blade demo raises more questions about our digital library future. by Digital Foundry Direct Weekly
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DF Direct Weekly #33: Forza Horizon 5, Star Citizen, Radeon RX 6600, Metroid Dread Perf Issues?

DF Direct Weekly #33: Forza Horizon 5, Star Citizen, Radeon RX 6600, Metroid Dread Perf Issues?

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