Digital Foundry Direct Weekly

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 Deck proves as frustrating as it is illuminating. All of this and more in the new DF Direct! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

The latest DF Direct Weekly tackles the online bunfight between Nintendo and Bloomberg about the existence of a '4K Switch', goes in-depth on HDR and dashboard changes on Xbox consoles and examines Nvidia DLAA... what is it? Rich Leadbetter, John Linneman and Alex Battaglia perpetrate this one. 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:39 Nintendo Switch 4K denials 00:06:49 Xbox Dolby Vision support + 4K dashb...

It's all change in the weekly line-up for this episode! John Linneman and Audi Sorlie are joined by Coury Carlson from My Life In Gaming to discuss the latest gaming news, kicking off with a monstrous discussion on this week's Nintendo Direct. 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:46 Nintendo Direct Reaction 00:35:56 PlayStation 4 CBOMB Fixed! 00:42:36 Is Klonoa coming back? 00:47:37 Is Marvel vs Capcom 2...

Join Rich, John and Alex for discussion of the latest tech and gaming news! This week, the team discuss the PS5 CFI-1100 hook-up with Gamers Nexus, and the system software performance benchmarks hinting at a small boost to PS5 game frame-rates in very select circumstances, perhaps related to RT titles? GT7's online campaign and RT features are discussed and much more - along with tributes paid to...

John, Rich and Alex reconvene for this week's DF Direct Weekly, talking about the new PS5 CFI-1100 model, whether Sony's $10 PS4 to PS5 upgrade policy is justified, plus discussing Alan Wake and Quake remasters! 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:42 New PS5 model 00:11:14 Horizon Forbidden West pricing confusion 00:21:17 Alan Wake Remastered 00:32:18 Quake Remastered 00:42:42 Little Big Adventure return...

Think of it as an E3 conference pushed out a couple of months down the road: we got to see God of Ragnarok and Marvel's Spider-Man 2 for the first time, we saw an extended edit of Gran Turismo 7 and Uncharted 4 and The Lost Legacy are getting remastered - and yes, there's a big, big bunch of cross-gen wares coming our way. 00:00 Introduction + Grand Theft Auto 5 03:39 Gran Turismo 7 09:33 Uncharte...

Welcome to the 27th DF Direct Weekly! 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. All that and so much mor...

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...

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, behind-the-scene project info and of course, questions from backers of the DF Supporter Program are answered! 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:20 Intel XeSS 00:07:24 New Black Myth Wukong trailer 00:14:03 Pokemon Legends: Arceus reveal 00:21:57 Tal...

Join Rich Leadbetter, John Linneman and Alex Battaglia for the latest DF tech chat - the team tried putting an Xbox SSD in a PS5 to disastrously disappointing results, before moving on to cover Abandoned, its disastrous trailer reveal and the conspiracy theories surrounding it, before moving onto the problematic Radeon RX 6600 XT. There's more GPU talk as Intel's move into the graphics market gets...

Somehow we managed to convince a guest to join us on DF Direct Weekly! Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica shows us around the Playdate handheld and joins in discussing the news of the week, bringing with him a 'special' bonus Q+A for Rich... 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:55 Playdate hands-on crankin' 00:20:53 Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster impressions 00:34:59 The State of VR 00:51:26 3DFX... what? 00:...

DF Direct returns, with John, Rich and Alex sharing their thoughts on Flight Simulator, The Ascent, NEW Mortal Shell DLC, the Radeon RX 6600XT and a fantastic new addition to the MiSTer ecosystem! NOTE: The RX 6600XT has an MSRP of $379, not the stated $349. 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:55 Flight Simulator on Xbox Series, our impressions 00:18:24 The Ascent review and feedback 00:27:06 MORTAL SHEL...

The clue is in the name - DF Direct arrives every week and this week is no exception. GDC 2021 is in full effect, so Rich, Alex and John discuss a couple of the more interesting and relevant presentations before powering on in sharing more about recent DF projects and tackling a big bunch of supporter Q+A. Join the DF Supporter Program to contribute to the show and get it early, every Saturday! 00...

The specs have been updated, a few hundreds frames have been tested - and we've taken a look at the state of integrated graphics performance on AMD APUs in the PC space. Rich Leadbetter, John Linneman and Alex Battaglia sit down to share all of their thoughts on the Steam Deck in a 75 minute DF Direct Special. 00:00:00 Introductions + Steam Deck First Impressions 00:07:34 Form Factor + Control Dis...

DF Direct Weekly is back with a 20th episode milestone - shot before the Steam Deck reveal. We will have a Deck-specific Direct a bit later in the week. In this video, 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. All...

A week packed full of news, topped by the Switch OLED reveal and the Switch Pro non-reveal, Dark Souls 3 FPS Boost, Assassin's Creed Infinity - the AC live service, TIE Fighter's total conversion - there's a ton to talk about! Joining Rich Leadbetter are Audi Sorlie and John Linneman. 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:00 Switch OLED Q+A 00:22:21 Dark Souls 3 FPS Boost 00:36:28 Assassin's Creed Infinity...

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. 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:48 Doom Eternal RT releases 00:05:33 Ryzen 4700S - PS5 Processor on a P...

It's DF Direct Weekly once again, where the team convenes to discuss the hot topics of the week - which this week amounts to AMD's FSR, Sonic's 30th anniversary, concerns with the Intellivision Amico plus our behind the scenes thoughts on the projects we're currently working on. Oh - and DF Supporter Q+A? Let's do it. 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:15 AMD FSR Controversy and Reaction 00:32:00 Sonic...

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 to catch up with the latest retro news. 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:59 Metroid Dread 00:10:31 Breath of the Wild 2 00:20:01 WarioWare 00:22:16 Advance Wars 1+2 00:24:10 Cave shooters 00:26:51 Fatal Frame:...

Filmed on Thursday, June 10th and shared with DF Premium and Retro supporters a day later - and now available for all. Rich, John and Alex sit down to talk about their expectations for this year's E3, react to the Battlefield 2042 'Reveal', and talk about the very small number of actual next-gen exclusives released so far.  00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:02 Battlefield 2042 Reveal 00:12:33 Microsoft...

Join Alex Battaglia, Rich Leadbetter and John Linneman for 1.5 hours of chat covering the latest tech news - and of course, we take questions from users on the Digital Foundry Supporter Program! Join today to pose questions of your own and for early access to each new show! 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:54 God of War: Ragnarok Delayed - PS5 Games Going Cross-Gen? 00:11:03 AMD FSR Revealed - What Sh...

Join Alex Battaglia, Rich Leadbetter, Audi Sorlie and John Linneman for 1.5 hours of tech chat covering the latest tech news - and of course, we take questions from users on the Digital Foundry Supporter Program! Join today! 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:07 Unreal Engine 5 impressions 00:13:03 Crysis 2 tease? 00:17:33 Uncharted 4 PC 00:25:05 SteamPal 00:33:48 Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown 00:44...

DF Direct Weekly is back and this time it's Alex Battaglia, Tom Morgan and Rich Leadbetter at the mics to talk about all things tech, to discuss our work behind the scenes and to take a bunch of questions from our those enrolled on the Digital Foundry Supporter Program.  Here's what we've got for you this week: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:45 TLOU2 PS5 Patch 00:10:58 Mass Effect Legendary 00:21:27...

It's Digital Foundry Direct Weekly! John Linneman, Alex Battaglia and Rich Leadbetter are your hosts for this week's discussion on the hottest topics in gaming technology - plus of course, we answer a big bunch of questions from our friends at the Digital Foundry Supporter Program! 00:00 Introduction 01:18 PSVR 2 Spec Leak 12:57 The Coalition on Unreal Engine 5 18:28 Intel Tiger Lake H and Nvidia...

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! Join us at patreon.com/digitalfoundry for early access to the show every week! 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:52 Resident Evil Village 00:15:59 FP...