Digital Foundry Direct Weekly

DF Direct Weekly #158: Xbox Forward Compatibility, Fallout 4 Upgrade, FSR 3 on Consoles


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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?


0:00:00 Introduction and DF Merch

0:01:39 News 01: Xbox establishes game preservation team

0:20:26 News 02: Fallout 4 getting current gen upgrade

0:30:03 News 03: Star Wars Outlaws story trailer drops

0:46:10 News 04: Dead Space is dead!

0:53:56 News 05: Immortals of Aveum gets FSR 3 boost on consoles

1:08:29 Supporter Q1: Can you get console-like convenience on a PC?

1:16:12 Supporter Q2: Is the PS5 Pro’s CPU boost enough to bring a 30fps game to 40fps?

1:20:23 Supporter Q3: Are modern games too ‘fake’, with their reliance on upsampling and frame gen?

1:26:40 Supporter Q4: Could RT be losing traction with upcoming games?

1:34:38 Supporter Q5: Could Microsoft launch a Series S-matching handheld this holiday season?

1:42:06 Supporter Q6: What does Microsoft mean when they claim the next Xbox will have the biggest tech leap in a generation?

1:52:06 Supporter Q7: Should we be happy that more games are targeting 30fps on the consoles?

1:57:57 Supporter Q8: How powerful will the Switch 2 be relative to the Steam Deck and Series S?

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