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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
00:51:33 TIE Fighter Total Conversion
00:59:36 SGDQ 2021 recap
01:03:59 GTA6 rumors
01:15:17 DF Content + Supporter Program update
01:24:08 Supporter Q1: 120Hz 720p on FW900
01:28:29 Supporter Q2: What game/franchise would you like to see return?
01:35:39 Supporter Q3: Biggest pet peeves in graphics tech?
01:40:58 Supporter Q4: Your arcade fantasy scenario?
01:46:04 Ending
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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 PC board
00:11:43 Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart 120Hz 40fps patch
00:16:26 Sony acquires Nixxes and Housemarque
00:27:04 Bloober Team + Konami enter STRATEGIC COOPERATION AGREEMENT
00:32:19 Final Fantasy PIXEL REMASTER UI troubles
00:38:58 DF Content discussion of the week
00:46:50 Supporter Q1: CRT RGB question and DF Retro request
00:50:29 Supporter Q2: Does the popularly held distinction between “gameplay” and “graphics” ever bother you?
00:57:59 Supporter Q3: Do you think ray tracing will get left behind as too specialized a technology once we get into the later half of this generation?
01:03:31 Supporter Q4: What title do you guys anticipate being the next milestone in bleeding edge video game graphics in the near future, and why?
01:06:41 Supporter Q5: How is it like to film these Direct Weekly segments?
01:10:39 Supporter Q6: Lichdom: Battlemage?
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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 30th Anniversary & Sonic Memories
00:48:28 Jonathan Frakes joins PUBG
00:53:41 Myst VR coming Q3 to Mac and PC
00:56:47 Intellivision Amico Concerns
01:10:26 Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX has Issues
01:17:29 DF Content of the Week
01:34:15 Supporter Q1: Did John fix his Dolby Atmos lag?
01:36:55 Supporter Q2: Will Vulkan ever become the standard API?
01:39:28 Supporter Q3: Could ray tracing give in-game tactical advantage?
01:40:31 Supporter Q4: How is Digital Foundry viewed from inside developer studios?
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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: Maiden of Black Wassen
00:29:10 Cruis'n Blast
00:31:06 Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania
00:33:21 Shin Megami Tensei V
00:36:10 Intellivision Amico
00:44:17 Limited Run Games (River City Girls Zero/2, Castlevania, Contra, Kunio Kun, Dusk, Strife, Retromania Wrestling, Plumbers Don't Wear Ties)
00:57:46 Demon Throttle
01:00:38 Gearbox Conference
01:00:45 E3 discussion
01:02:50 Square Enix Conference
01:14:42 Ubisoft Conference
01:17:13 Ending roundup
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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 E3 Predictions
00:22:11 Nintendo E3 Predictions
00:26:27 General E3 Predictions (SQEX, EA)
00:30:29 Next-Gen Only Games Available Now
00:51:16 Ridge Racer Trademark Renewed. Potential Collection?
00:54:53 DF Content Discussion
01:10:17 Supporter Q1: Modular controller designs coming back?
01:18:35 Supporter Q2: Does next-gen gaming really matter at the moment?
01:25:30 Supporter Q3: RTX 3080 Ti RT scaling
01:26:50 Supporter Q4: How can I achieve a 480i output from a PS4?
01:29:14 Supporter Q5: How does PS5/XSX fare in heatwaves?
01:33:54 Supporter Q6: Will E3 return to normal in the future?
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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 Should We Expect?
00:27:21 PS3 System Software Update 4.88
00:29:29 Doom Eternal Ray Tracing Upgrade!
00:35:12 Denon/Marantz - HDMI 2.1 update
00:42:07 Digital Foundry Content Discussion
01:03:14 Digital Foundry Supporter Q+A
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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
00:44:28 DF Retro Production
00:56:11 DF Supporter Program Exclusive Content
01:07:19 DF Supporter Q+A
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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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