In this week's DF Direct Weekly, Rich is joined by Alex Battaglia and the #FreeWillJudd campaign reaches its inevitable conclusion with Will's first appearance on the show. Topics discussed are listed below, but also look out for Rich not knowing the difference between a wireless controller and a headset, along with more details on the brutal demise of Alex's power supply. John and Audi couldn't make the shoot yet still somehow managed to get some Retro stuff in!

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:11 FPS Boost

00:08:22 PSVR Controller

00:11:50 Nvidia vs. AMD low thread/lower IPC driver overhead

00:23:29 Radeon 6700 XT - reaction to the reaction

00:32:15 AMD FidelityFX SuperResolution FSR

00:40:10 Xbox Wireless Headset

00:51:06 Alex Aniel Interview: Resident Evil book

01:02:22 Content Discussion: Avengers

01:09:55 Intel Rocket Lake CPU testing begins

01:14:57 Digital Foundry Supporter Q+A

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Welcome to the second Digital Foundry Direct Weekly! This time, Rich Leadbetter, John Linneman, Tom Morgan and Audi Sorlie convene to discuss the topics of the week, including the big Bethesda/Microsoft deal, more on our thoughts on what the new Switch could actually be - along with the latest questions from our beloved Patreon supporters!

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:56 Bethesda joins Microsoft

00:13:38 Switch Pro/Switch OLED follow-up discussion

00:18:09 First impressions on Apex Switch

00:22:53 High frame-rate updates (Overwatch, Samurai Shodown)

00:31:41 Does resolution really matter - and why focus on it?

00:47:14 Retro Corner: TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, NeoGeo Pocket screen mod, Tokyo Game Music Show

01:01:06 DF coverage from last week + Supporter Q+A

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Welcome to the new weekly Digital Foundry Direct - a discussion show where the DF team convene to talk about the topics of the week, answer questions from our Patreon supporters and share some behind the scenes gossip! In future, the plan is to release this show early to Patreon supporters, but bear with us during the piloting phase as we refine the workflow on this one :) Please let us know what you think!

00:01:30 OLED Nintendo Switch rumors discussed

00:09:42 PSVR on PS5 / Doom 3 VR

00:17:10 Reveal of Radeon RX 60700XT

00:31:15 Retro Pickups / New Game Expo+

00:41:16 Pentium 3

00:48:41 Need For Speed Hot Pursuit Reaction

00:56:00 DF Retro - Dinosaur Planet

00:59:10 Horizon Zero Dawn PC Revisit

01:02:00 Patreon Supporter Program Q&A!

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