Digital Foundry Direct Weekly

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 Introduction00:02:00 Mortal Shell Patch00:07:40 Outriders Patch00:11:33 Cyberpunk 2077 Patch00:19:35 AMD GPU Chiplet Patent00:24:15 Pac-Man 99 announcement00:26:13 Castlevania Resurrection Dreamcast Prototype Discovered00:27:47 Tom Got A PVM00:39:15 Ryzen 3900X to 5950X: Alex's PC Upgrade00:51:12 PS5 SSD Load Times Project00:55:27 Crysis Remastered Next-Gen Patch00:57:33 Oddworld Soulstorm01:00:19 Patreon Exclusive Videos01:01:16 Patreon Supporter Q+A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Introduction00:01:15 Intel Rocket Lake Review00:17:43 Cyberpunk 2077 1.2 Patch00:26:24 Octopath Traveller Xbox/Crash Bandicoot 4 Series X/Samurai Shodown 120Hz Series X00:35:30 PSN Stores Closure Confirmation00:41:44 Retro Corner00:47:47 Alex's GamePass Woes00:54:47 Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2 Next-Gen Patch00:55:50 Doom 3 VR01:02:13 Patreon Supporter Q+A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Introduction00:01:15 Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade Trailer00:14:01 Switch Pro Rumors - AGAIN00:24:30 PSN Stores for PS3, PSP & PS Vita closing00:44:50 Mario 3D All Stars discontinued00:50:40 Retro Corner01:05:41 DF Content Discussion01:21:24 What's In The Box, Rich?01:38:09 Digital Foundry Supporter Q+A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Introduction00:01:11 FPS Boost00:08:22 PSVR Controller00:11:50 Nvidia vs. AMD low thread/lower IPC driver overhead00:23:29 Radeon 6700 XT - reaction to the reaction00:32:15 AMD FidelityFX SuperResolution FSR00:40:10 Xbox Wireless Headset00:51:06 Alex Aniel Interview: Resident Evil book01:02:22 Content Discussion: Avengers01:09:55 Intel Rocket Lake CPU testing begins01:14:57 Digital Foundry Supporter Q+A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Intro00:01:56 Bethesda joins Microsoft00:13:38 Switch Pro/Switch OLED follow-up discussion00:18:09 First impressions on Apex Switch00:22:53 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 Show01:01:06 DF coverage from last week + Supporter Q+A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 discussed00:09:42 PSVR on PS5 / Doom 3 VR00:17:10 Reveal of Radeon RX 60700XT00:31:15 Retro Pickups / New Game Expo+00:41:16 Pentium 300:48:41 Need For Speed Hot Pursuit Reaction00:56:00 DF Retro - Dinosaur Planet00:59:10 Horizon Zero Dawn PC Revisit01:02:00 Patreon Supporter Program Q&A! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices