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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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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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