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Tagged “Hardware”
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Digital Foundry Direct: Steam Deck OLED and GTA 6
This episode of Digital Foundry Direct focuses on the impressive new Steam Deck OLED, analyzing its superior display, improved battery life, and its position against competing Windows handhelds. The hosts also cover the upcoming GTA VI ann…
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Digital Foundry Direct: State of Play & Direct Review
This week's episode centers on the technical analysis of the recent gaming showcases from Sony and Nintendo. The team offers praise for the visual ambition behind titles like Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, whil…
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DF Direct Weekly: Ratchet & Clank, Starfield & Sega Leaks
In this 120th edition of DF Direct Weekly, the team conducts a deep dive into the technical merits of the Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart PC port, praising Nixxes for their exemplary transparency and optimization efforts regarding GPU decompre…
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Digital Foundry: AMD Marketing and Console Court Cases
This episode covers the technical and industry implications of AMD's marketing partnerships in PC gaming, with a specific focus on the potential absence of DLSS and XESS in Bethesda's Starfield. The hosts analyze why these exclusive deals …
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Digital Foundry: Zelda Tears of the Kingdom & PC Hardware
This episode focuses on the monumental release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, analyzing its technical implementation on the Nintendo Switch and its impressive physics-driven design. The team discusses the challenges of moder…
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DF Direct Weekly 103: RE4 Remake, PS5 Pro Rumors & Counter-Strike 2
This episode explores the technical state of the Resident Evil 4 Remake, highlighting persistent issues with image quality on PS5 and controller dead zones on Xbox consoles despite positive improvements in ray tracing. The team then tackle…
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Digital Foundry: PSVR 2 Hardware Review & Nintendo Direct
This episode covers the arrival of the PlayStation VR 2, praising its comfort and improved setup over its predecessor, though the team notes some challenges regarding glasses and lens solutions. The analysis pivots to a detailed breakdown …
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PC Performance: System Specs, Layoffs, PSVR2, and Cloud Gaming
This episode of Digital Foundry Direct dives into the current state of PC gaming technology, starting with a critique of the increasingly high and often opaque system requirements for upcoming titles. The team provides a nuanced take on ba…
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Switch Future, Xbox Direct Impressions, and Ubisoft Woes
This episode focuses on the end-of-life cycle for the Nintendo Switch, analyzing why third-party performance is hitting a wall and speculating on the necessary technical features for a potential successor, such as better CPU power and DLSS…
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DF Direct Weekly: PlayStation Plus, Xenoblade 3, and More
This episode covers the global rollout of the new PlayStation Plus tiers and the community reaction to 50Hz PAL classic games, as well as the impressive technical preview of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 on Nintendo Switch. The technical team div…
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Tech & Gaming News Roundup: Console Trends & GPU Updates
This episode covers a range of industry news, focusing on the discontinuation of Xbox One and the ongoing struggles surrounding GPU availability and pricing, specifically highlighting the RTX 3080 12GB. We analyze the disappointing PC port…
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Digital Foundry Graphics of the Year 2021 Review
In this 2021 year-ender, Digital Foundry highlights the definitive achievements in game graphics. The central theme of the year was the successful transition to smoother performance, as almost every top-tier game successfully targeted a st…
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Star Citizen Tech, AMD RX 6600, and GTA Remastered
In this episode, the team dives deep into the state of Star Citizen following CitizenCon 2021, exploring the ambitious server-meshing technology and immersive gameplay design that push modern PC hardware to its limits. They also analyze th…
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E3 Expectations: Battlefield 2042, Microsoft, & Next-Gen
This Digital Foundry Weekly episode dives into the industry's shift toward E3-adjacent reveals and the ambiguity of next-gen standards. The team breaks down the misleading nature of the Battlefield 2042 trailer, arguing for more transparen…
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DF Direct: Last of Us, Mass Effect, and AI Tech
This episode of DF Direct Weekly covers a broad spectrum of technical gaming news, headlined by the 60 FPS patch for The Last of Us Part II and the technical analysis of the Mass Effect Legendary Edition. The panel extensively discusses th…
1h 45m
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