In a massive 100th Special Edition, DF Direct Weekly delivers the biggest show to date, with all current serving members of Digital Foundry at the mics. John, Alex, Rich and Audi take point on the main news stories of the week, joined by Tom, Will and Oliver for a gigantic supporter Q+A 'AMA' special. Thanks for watching and listening to the show over the last couple of years!
00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:00 News 01: State of Play impressions!
00:32:15 News 02: Microsoft makes Nintendo, Nvidia game deals
00:41:07 News 03: Half-Life gets ray tracing upgrade
00:45:15 Supporter Q1: If Audi is being held in Rich’s basement, wouldn’t he still be living overseas?
00:47:02 Supporter Q2: Could we see a performance difference between different Switch models in Tears of the Kingdom?
00:48:48 Supporter Q3: Series X has been performing worse than PS5 in some major recent titles - what’s the explanation?
00:54:51 Supporter Q4: Would you rather wait to do coverage on a game until major technical faults have been addressed, or run the risk of needing to redo big parts of the coverage as updates come in?
01:04:33 Supporter Q5: Alex, if you could pick a studio to develop a new Turok, who would you choose?
01:07:32 Supporter Q6: Tom, what do you think of the Suspira remake? And what dream film director plus game combination would you put together if you could?
01:10:23 Supporter Q7: John, what cars would you own if money was no object? And what’s your favourite factory car colour?
01:12:39 Supporter Q8: Will, what type of coffee roast do you prefer? Which country has the best coffee?
01:14:25 Supporter Q9: Oliver, what is your favourite part of the content creation process?
01:15:37 Supporter Q10: Rich, would you like to expand DF significantly or keep it as a smaller group?
01:17:37 Supporter Q11: What do you enjoy the most about each other’s videos?
01:25:11 Supporter Q12: John, how’s the racing wheel going? And does anyone else on the team enjoy some large sim gear?
01:30:05 Supporter Q13: Is Alex the only person who still uses the correct vertical orientation on controllers?
01:31:26 Supporter Q14: What are your favourite DF game benchmarks?
01:39:01 Supporter Q15: Tom, has anyone pointed out that you look like the lead singer from the band Nothing More?
01:39:52 Supporter Q16: Tom, can you give us a thorough walkthrough of your haircare routine?
01:42:27 Supporter Q17: Which hardware release have you been most excited for?
01:49:30 Supporter Q18: Have recent struggles with PC games made any of you play more on consoles?
01:56:13 Supporter Q19: I’ve watched nearly 6 days of DF Direct! Are there any fun DF stats you can share?
02:00:44 Supporter Q20: John, how did you meet the guys from My Life in Gaming?
02:02:48 Supporter Q21: Oliver, what did you think of the time the BBC quoted you on Mario Kart 8?
02:03:56 Supporter Q22: Alex, are you a German native? If not, how did your German language skills get so good?
02:06:22 Supporter Q23: What have you learned about DF supporters that has surprised you?
02:09:13 Supporter Q24: Rich, what do you look for when hiring for DF?
02:11:05 Supporter Q25: No question, but thanks for making amazing videos!