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Tagged “PC Gaming”
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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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DF Direct Weekly 135: Alan Wake 2, Metal Gear & More
This episode of DF Direct Weekly serves as a comprehensive analysis of the latest industry shifts. The team celebrates Alan Wake 2 as a monumental achievement in path tracing and mesh shader utilization, offering unparalleled visual fideli…
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PS5 Slim, Super Mario Bros. Wonder & Redfall Update
In this episode, the Digital Foundry team breaks down the recently announced hardware revisions for the PS5, offering technical perspective on the reduction of form factor and the controversial new stand requirement. The panel shares posit…
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Digital Foundry: Red Dead 60FPS, Forza & FSR 3
This episode covers the surprising 60 FPS patch for Red Dead Redemption on PS5 and investigates the technical shortcomings of the Forza Motorsport PC release, including marketing discrepancies regarding ray tracing. The team also dives int…
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Digital Foundry: Cyberpunk 2.0, Graphics Tech & PC Gaming Issues
This episode of DF Direct Weekly covers the state of Cyberpunk 2077 post-patch 2.0, evaluating the impact of DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction and console performance. The team tackles the industry-wide challenge of updating GPU benchmark method…
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Starfield Technical Analysis: Performance, HDR, and PC Modding
This Digital Foundry special provides an in-depth technical analysis of Starfield on consoles and PC. The team evaluates the 30 FPS console lock, concluding it is a stable and justified design choice given the engine's complexity. They exp…
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Digital Foundry: Starfield Tech Analysis and Industry News
This episode of DF Direct Weekly centers on the technical breakdown of Starfield, highlighting Bethesda's stable console performance despite its heavily segmented world design. The hosts address the controversy surrounding PC upscaling lim…
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Digital Foundry: Starfield Tech Review & Industry Analysis
This episode of DF Direct Weekly serves as a comprehensive technical breakdown of Starfield, characterized by a stable performance on consoles but a controversial PC launch due to the absence of DLSS and XeSS. The team dives into the desig…
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Ratchet & Clank PC Specs, Starfield Marketing, and Sega History
This episode focuses on the highly impressive PC port of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, applauding Nixxes for their transparent specification sheet and technical implementation, while offering a sharp critique on AMD's bafflingly poor market…
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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 Direct Weekly 117: FFXVI, Nintendo & More
This episode of Digital Foundry Direct covers a wide range of industry topics, starting with a deep dive into the technical performance of Final Fantasy XVI, where the team concludes the performance mode feels like a late-stage addition th…
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Digital Foundry Direct Weekly: 116 | Tech & Gaming
In this episode of DF Direct Weekly, the team dives into the evolving landscape of console hardware, focusing on why a mid-gen "Pro" model may not be the immediate priority for manufacturers. They analyze the persistent challenges of PC po…
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DF Direct Weekly: Console Generations and PC Port State
This episode of DF Direct Weekly examines the current state of the gaming industry, focusing on the viability of mid-gen console refreshes, the transition away from Xbox One, and the ongoing challenges of PC optimization. The panel analyze…
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DF Weekly: Summer Game Fest Analysis and Technical Gaming Debates
In this episode, the team conducts a deep-dive technical review of the 2023 Summer Game Fest trailers. The conversation focuses heavily on identifying whether games utilize Unreal Engine or proprietary technology, highlighting the visual t…
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Summer Game Fest 2023: PC Gaming & Engine Trends Analysis
This episode of DF Trek Weekly provides a comprehensive analysis of the Summer Game Fest 2023 announcements. The hosts dive deep into the industry's heavy reliance on Unreal Engine, questioning the lack of custom proprietary technology in …
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Ratchet & Clank on PC, Nvidia AI Tech, and Monitor Trends
This episode covers a wide range of industry news and technical analysis. The primary focus is the upcoming port of Ratchet & Clank to PC and the technical challenges surrounding its SSD necessity, GPU decompression, and DirectStorage. The…
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DF Direct 112: Jedi Survivor Analysis and GPU Trends
This episode of DF Direct delves into the persistent performance issues plaguing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, emphasizing that despite multiple updates, the game remains hampered by fundamental engine and CPU limitations. The conversation bro…
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DF Direct Weekly 112: Jedi Survivor & GPU Market State
This episode of DF Direct Weekly focuses on the disappointing, continued technical frailty of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor on PC, which remains plagued by CPU bottlenecks and traversal stutter despite multiple patches. Beyond specific titles, …
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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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Digital Foundry: The State of PC Gaming and Redfall Disaster
This episode of DF Direct Weekly tackles the ongoing crisis in AAA PC gaming, specifically focusing on the prevalence of poorly optimized ports. The team analyzes why engines like Unreal Engine 4 are failing to scale, highlighting issues w…
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PC Gaming Crisis, Redfall Review & Hardware Discussion
This episode of DF Direct Weekly tackles the ongoing crisis in PC gaming, specifically focusing on the recent trend of poorly optimized AAA ports. The team analyzes why Unreal Engine 4 titles often struggle with performance stutters and CP…
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Digital Foundry Direct: Star Wars Jedi Survivor & Industry News
In this episode, the Digital Foundry team addresses the major technical failures of the PC version of Star Wars Jedi Survivor, emphasizing that the game exhibits poor threading and unacceptable performance issues that reflect a broader dec…
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DF Direct Weekly: Jedi Survivor's PC Port Crisis
This episode focuses on the recent disastrous PC launch of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, dissecting its severe CPU-bound performance, broken shader caching, and lack of optimization. The team contrasts these technical failings with the title's…
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Digital Foundry: State of Unreal 5, Cyberpunk RT & News
This episode covers the latest advancements from GDC and GTC, focusing on the transformative potential of Unreal Engine 5 and the trajectory of RTX path tracing. The team analyzes Epic's new tools for procedural generation, the democratiza…
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Resident Evil 4 Tech Analysis, PS5 Pro Rumors & More
This episode covers the technical performance of the Resident Evil 4 remake, highlighting issues with PS5 image quality and controller dead zones on Xbox and PC, while praising the game's updated progression systems. The hosts examine the …
1h 17m
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