Digital Foundry Direct Weekly

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 New DLSS + RT titles

00:29:06 GTA AI Mod

00:38:29 Hash rate limited GPUs? Plus leaks for 3080 Ti and 3070 Ti

00:45:25 Free Radical Rebirth

00:50:54 Patreon Content Update

00:55:52 Days Gone PC 

01:04:37 Supporter Q+A

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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 RTX 3050/ 3050 Ti Laptop Reveal

26:17 Xbox Series Console Quick Resume Update

32:22 RetroTINK 5x Pro Release

40:15 DF Supporter Program: What's Happening This Week?

43:40 Resident Evil Village PC

53:53 DF Supporter Q+A

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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 FPS Boost update

00:28:20 Epic vs Apple

00:36:16 Returnal impressions

00:43:57 This Week's Patreon Content 

00:48:28 Super Mario 64 Raytraced

01:00:20 Genshin Impact

01:04:18 Supporter Q+A

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DF Direct Weekly is - perhaps unsurprisingly - back! Over 92 minutes, the team cover the biggest gaming tech news of the week, with much of it generated by ourselves thanks to the amazing Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition. Plus - Returnal... what a game!

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:16 We've relaunched our Patreon!

00:04:52 Metro Exodus PC Enhanced Edition world exclusive

00:16:22 Mortal Shell patch

00:23:05 Nier Replicant

00:28:32 Microsoft GameStack + DirectStorage

00:37:44 Genshin Impact PS5

00:41:21 Returnal

00:56:33 Patreon Q+A

01:20:30 Patreon discussion

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Join Rich Leadbetter, John Linneman and Alex Battaglia for the latest news/chat/discussion show. Join the Digital Foundry Patreon and get involved with the show! In this week's edition, the team talk about FPS Boost, the stay of execution for the PS3 and Vita PlayStation Stores, Microsoft's Agility SDK and much, much more.

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:40 FPS Boost Updates

00:09:23 PSN Stores will remain open (for now)

00:13:50 Sony investigating CMOS battery issue

00:22:32 Microsoft Gamestack Live + Agility SDK

00:34:43 Nvidia GTC Showcases

00:39:08 MLB The Show - Sony Goes Cross-Platform

00:49:02 Apogee Returns

00:52:41 Digital Foundry Content Discussion

00:56:37 Patreon Revamp Details

01:07:28 Patreon Supporter Q+A

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Welcome the latest Digital Foundry Direct. Rich, John and Alex sit down to discuss the latest rumours from Sony first-party, the Mass Effect Legendary Edition trailer, Nvidia's new GTC presentations and announcements and of course, fielding a bunch of questions from our beautiful Patreon supporters.

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:51 The Last of Us Remake / Days Gone 2 Cancelled?

00:11:42 PS5 Firmware Update

00:17:58 Mass Effect Legendary Edition Trailer

00:21:59 Nvidia GTC: Announcements, Presentations and Technology

00:35:39 DF Content Discussion: Shadowman DF Retro EX

00:39:33 The Next DF Developers

00:45:17 Patreon Supporter Q+A

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In the latest instalment of Digital Foundry Direct Weekly, the team tackle a bunch of new patches, discuss the exciting implications of AMD's GPU chiplet patent, enthuse about the Pac-Man 99 announcement and ponder the Castlevania Resurrection Dreamcast prototype. The Patreon Supporter Q+A throws up some interesting questions this week like, how do we cope with 'spiteful criticisms and supposed debunks'...?

00:00:00 Introduction

00:02:00 Mortal Shell Patch

00:07:40 Outriders Patch

00:11:33 Cyberpunk 2077 Patch

00:19:35 AMD GPU Chiplet Patent

00:24:15 Pac-Man 99 announcement

00:26:13 Castlevania Resurrection Dreamcast Prototype Discovered

00:27:47 Tom Got A PVM

00:39:15 Ryzen 3900X to 5950X: Alex's PC Upgrade

00:51:12 PS5 SSD Load Times Project

00:55:27 Crysis Remastered Next-Gen Patch

00:57:33 Oddworld Soulstorm

01:00:19 Patreon Exclusive Videos

01:01:16 Patreon Supporter Q+A

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Rich, John and Alex convene for the latest DF Direct Weekly! Intel's Rocket Lake takes point with our thoughts on the new Core i9 and Core i5 processors, the team discuss Cyberpunk 1.2, while John catches up with a bunch of Xbox releases with some performance analysis... and of course, our beautiful Patreon supporters pose a bunch of questions for the team to grapple with.

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:15 Intel Rocket Lake Review

00:17:43 Cyberpunk 2077 1.2 Patch

00:26:24 Octopath Traveller Xbox/Crash Bandicoot 4 Series X/Samurai Shodown 120Hz Series X

00:35:30 PSN Stores Closure Confirmation

00:41:44 Retro Corner

00:47:47 Alex's GamePass Woes

00:54:47 Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2 Next-Gen Patch

00:55:50 Doom 3 VR

01:02:13 Patreon Supporter Q+A

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DF Weekly Direct returns with Rich, John, Alex and Audi discussing Final Fantasy 7 Remake on PS5, the latest Switch Pro rumours, the mooted demise of legacy PlayStation Stores but more importantly... answers to the question: WHAT'S IN THE BOX?

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:15 Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade Trailer

00:14:01 Switch Pro Rumors - AGAIN

00:24:30 PSN Stores for PS3, PSP & PS Vita closing

00:44:50 Mario 3D All Stars discontinued

00:50:40 Retro Corner

01:05:41 DF Content Discussion

01:21:24 What's In The Box, Rich?

01:38:09 Digital Foundry Supporter Q+A

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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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