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?