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DF Direct Weekly #26: Gamescom 2021, DokeV, Forza Horizon 5, Intel Arc, RTX 3090... Super?

DF Direct Weekly #26: Gamescom 2021, DokeV, Forza Horizon 5, Intel Arc, RTX 3090... Super?

FromDigital Foundry Direct Weekly


DF Direct Weekly #26: Gamescom 2021, DokeV, Forza Horizon 5, Intel Arc, RTX 3090... Super?

FromDigital Foundry Direct Weekly

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Length:
98 minutes
Released:
Aug 30, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

It's Gamescom week, there are tons of new game trailers to discuss, plus Horizon Zero Dawn has a 60fps patch! And what should we make of the RTX 3090 Super rumour doing the roads? Join Rich, Alex and Tom for the week's tech chat.

00:00:00 Introductions
00:00:48 Gamescom 2021: DokeV
00:07:28 Gamescom 2021: Forza Horizon 5
00:14:21 Gamescom 2021: Call of Duty: Vanguard
00:19:52 Gamescom 2021: Dying Light 2
00:25:03 Gamescom 2021: Halo Infinite
00:28:47 Gamescom 2021: Horizon Forbidden West/Horizon Zero Dawn 60fps patch
00:32:30 Gamescom 2021: RTX announcements
00:34:52 RTX 3090 Super rumour
00:39:14 DF Content Discussion: Intel Arc GPU Interview
00:51:04 DF Content Discussion: Little Nightmares 2
00:55:20 DF Content Discussion: Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60fps patch
00:59:47 DF Content Discussion: Tom Petersen deepfake?
01:05:14 DF Supporter Q1: What do you think is the reason why we haven’t seen more games being FPS boosted since the 70+ drop and do you think we will ever see FPS boost for Xbox 360 games?
01:09:28 DF Supporter Q2: Whatever happened to the Microsoft resolution boost feature?
01:10:39 DF Supporter Q3: If both consoles are using RDNA2 and HDMI 2.1 then why doesn't the PS5 have VRR? / Do you think we will eventually see AI upscaling on console?
01:20:33 DF Supporter Q4: Will there ever be a time where turning on Ray Tracing may end up increasing performance instead of decreasing it?
01:25:24 DF Supporter Q5: Now that the Steam Deck looks to be the first mass market PC that runs games exclusively on Linux by default, have you thought about covering Proton at least in a special or as a "standard" in all future reviews?
01:31:00 DF Supporter Q6: Is there a chance the team could start looking into input lag on multiplat releases?
01:32:27 DF Supporter Q7: 1440p60 Native vs 2160p60 checkerboard pros and cons and which one you prefer?
01:36:52 Endgame
Released:
Aug 30, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Digital Foundry team combines forces each and every week to talk about the latest gaming and technology news.