Digital Foundry Direct Weekly

When it comes to video games and the hardware and tech we play them on, the team at Digital Foundry are unparalleled experts. Each week, DF Direct breaks down the latest breakthroughs in video game visuals, sound, and performance happening on PlayStation, Xbox, the most powerful PC setups, and more. If you’re a geek for graphics, GPUs, or just video games in general, DF Direct will help you get the most out of your gaming setup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Digital Foundry Direct Weekly is a leisure podcast hosted by Digital Foundry, with 360 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Digital Foundry hosts Digital Foundry Direct Weekly, a leisure show with 360 episodes published.

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  DF Direct Special: PlayStation QSSR - AI Upscaling For Standard PS5 - A Current-Gen Gamechanger?

  Oct 3, 202633 min

  A surprise to be sure - and a welcome one. Out of the blue, Sony has released QSSR - Quick Spectral Super Resolution - a refactoring of PS5 Pro's PSSR for the standard PlayStation 5. In this video, Rich and Oliver share their initial thoughts on the technology. We've got image quality comparisons from Marvel's Wolverine, we've got early performance testing from a PS5 dev kit, comparisons with PSSR and much more. 00:00 Introduction 01:29 What is QSSR? 05:28 QSSR vs IGTI 11:13 QSSR vs. PSSR 16:51 QSSR performance 26:04 Will QSSR be in GTA 6? 28:35 Concluding thoughts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  DF Direct Q+A: PS5 Emulation on PC, Will Halo Move To COD Tech, Will PCs Replace Consoles?

  Sep 30, 202650 min

  The progress in PS5 emulation for PC is becoming extremely rapid - so just how viable is it and should Sony be worried? Meanwhile, Rich, Oliver and Will discuss a range of topics: can PS5 Pro run PSSR and FSR frame gen together? Will PCs eventually replace consoles? Can a Project Helix console replace both a gaming PC and an Xbox console? And... would the Project Helix concept have changed if Xbox had won the console generation? 00:00 Introduction 00:41 PlayStation 5 Emulation on PC gathers pace 13:55 Q1: Why can't PS5 Pro run PSSR and FSR 3.1 frame gen together? 21:27 Q2: Will PC eventually replace console gaming? 27:25 Q3: Will Halo move onto the Call of Duty engine? 34:02 Q4: Will Project Helix replace both PC and console? 39:09 Q5: Would Project Helix be different if Xbox Series won the console generation? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #283

  DF Direct Weekly #283: Halo Moves To Activision, Next-Gen TFLOPs, Silent Hill Townfall Tested!

  Sep 28, 20261h 1mS1

  An extremely busy week at the Foundry but the Direct cannot be stopped - the team discuss the latest news as the "Xbox Reset" enters Phase Two and Halo is shipped off to Activision. Meanwhile, Rich, Oliver and Tom join forces to run the rule over Silent Hill Townfall, becauise the show moves on to discuss the implications of the next-gen consoles' respective GPU TFLOPs numbers. And finally, ending the show on a high note, Rich revisits 007 First Light path tracing, finding a night and day improvement in performance over the original release. 00:00 Introduction 01:12 News 1: Halo Studios decimated as Halo moves to Activision 17:26 News 2: Silent Hill: Townfall tested on PS5, PS5 Pro, and PC! 36:54 News 3: Rumour says PS6 at 40 teraflops, Xbox Helix at 56 teraflops 48:28 News 4: 007 First Light gets path tracing performance boost Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  DF Direct Q+A: Switch 2 60FPS Frame-Gen - How Good/Bad Is It? Should Next-Gen Be Delayed?

  Sep 23, 202650 min

  Stellar Blade on Switch 2 enforces the use of frame generation to target 60fps - and Capcom is offering the same feature with a toggle in the upcoming Dragon's Dogma 2 port. So how does it work and what have we learned from testing it in Stellar Blade? Beyond that, Tom, Rich and Oliver discuss whether next-gen hardware should be delayed, why Nintendo is avoiding DLSS in its own Switch 2 titles and whether Valve should release an ARM-based handheld. And finally, what's the point of chromatic aberration? 00:00 Introduction 00:44 Supporter Q1: Is frame gen a good fit for Switch 2 games like Stellar Blade? 17:18 Supporter Q2: Could a next-gen hardware delay be a good thing? 25:03 Supporter Q3: Does Digital Foundry need to produce a “frame health” reference? 32:28 Supporter Q4: Is Nintendo avoiding DLSS so they can switch to AMD for Switch 3? 37:44 Supporter Q5: Should the next gen Steam Deck be ARM-based? 43:15 Supporter Q6: What’s the point of chromatic aberration? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #282

  DF Direct Weekly #282: 007 First Light Path Tracing, Kingmakers Gameplay, New GPUs Delayed To 2028?

  Sep 21, 202659 minS1

  In a bit of a slow week for news, the team goes hands-on with a bunch of cool games to present their findings - principal amongst them being 007 First Light's visually stunning, but incredibly taxing path tracing upgrade. Redemption Road's 12-minute Kingmakers gameplay deep dive impresses the panel before Tom delivers his thoughts on Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave on Switch 2, with Oliver testing Diablo 4 also on the Nintendo hybrid. Meanwhile, reliable leaker Kepler_L2 says that we're only looking at one new GPU launch in 2027 - and it looks like the desktop version of the same GPU slated to appear in Microsoft's Project Helix... Looking for an ad-free Direct? Join the DF Supporter Program for a private RSS feed, ad-free video downloads, news updates from the team and more: https://patreon.com/digitalfoundry 00:00 Introduction 01:17 News 1: 007 First Light gets PC path tracing patch 18:28 News 2: Kingmakers resurfaces in extended trailer 26:44 News 3: Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave impressions! 39:34 News 4: Diablo 4 tested on Switch 2 47:49 News 5: Rumour: new Nvidia, AMD GPUs won’t be released until 2028 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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