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Tagged “Digital Foundry”
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Digital Foundry: Xbox Games Showcase Analysis
In this special episode, the Digital Foundry team provides a comprehensive technical analysis of the latest Xbox Games Showcase. The hosts discuss a diverse lineup of titles, ranging from the visually striking reveal of Fable and the styli…
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Digital Foundry: Sony Showcase & Hardware Analysis
This episode of DF Direct Weekly serves as a comprehensive analysis of the recent Sony Showcase and the broader state of gaming hardware. The team heavily critiques Sony's presentation of its first-party lineup, noting that despite the pre…
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Digital Foundry Direct Weekly: Sony Showcase Analysis
In the 113th edition of DF Direct Weekly, the team dissects the recent Sony Showcase, providing a technical perspective on the games revealed. While Spider-Man 2 impressed with its gameplay polish, many other titles were criticized for rel…
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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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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: 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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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: Unrecord, UE5 Games, and Handheld PCs
This episode of Digital Foundry Direct focuses on the latest advancements in gaming technology. The team starts by analyzing the viral Unrecord footage, confirming its legitimacy as a real-time Unreal Engine 5 showcase rather than a scam. …
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Digital Foundry: Redfall Performance and Path Tracing
This episode of Digital Foundry Direct focuses on the technical controversy surrounding the 30 FPS launch target for Redfall, questioning the status of the title given its previous 60 FPS marketing. The hosts analyze the disappointing perf…
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Digital Foundry Direct: Redfall Performance, Path Tracing & Zelda
In this episode, the Digital Foundry crew dives into major industry headlines. A significant portion of the conversation surrounds the disappointing revelation that Redfall will launch with only a 30 FPS mode on Xbox, prompting a broader d…
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Digital Foundry Podcast: The Last of Us PC & E3 Demise
In this episode, the Digital Foundry team conducts a post-mortem on the disastrous PC launch of The Last of Us Part I, highlighting major CPU bottlenecks, poor mouse responsiveness, and inadequate optimization that make it a significant ou…
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Unreal Engine 5 Deep Dive: GDC News and Tech Analysis
In this jam-packed episode of Digital Foundry Direct Weekly, the team dives deep into the major announcements from GDC 2023. A bulk of the conversation focuses on the transformative potential of Unreal Engine 5, specifically regarding Nani…
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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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DF Direct Weekly: Baldur's Gate 3, RTX Video & AI Gaming
In this 101st edition of DF Direct Weekly, the team tackles the controversy surrounding Baldur's Gate 3's delayed Xbox release due to split-screen technical hurdles on the Series S. The discussion highlights the growing friction between pl…
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Digital Foundry Direct Weekly 100: News and Anniversary AMA
In this 100th anniversary episode of Digital Foundry Direct Weekly, the team gathers to discuss the latest industry news, including a critical breakdown of Sony's recent State of Play and the controversial reveal of the Suicide Squad game.…
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Digital Foundry Direct Weekly #100: Retrospective & News
This 100th episode marks a significant milestone for Digital Foundry, featuring the full team in a special edition retrospective and news analysis. The discussion covers the recent Sony State of Play, where disappointment in the overly com…
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CES 2023 Analysis: PSVR 2, NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti, and Tech Trends
This episode of DF Direct Weekly serves as a comprehensive breakdown of the major tech announcements from CES 2023. The team analyzes Sony's PSVR 2 hardware, noting both the impressive display tech and the uncertainty surrounding its launc…
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DF Direct Weekly: 2022 Year-End Supporter Special
In this year-end special of DF Direct Weekly, the team answers a wide array of audience questions to wrap up 2022. Key discussions include the concerning delisting of classic Unreal titles by Epic Games, the challenges of cross-generationa…
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DF Direct Weekly #89: Calisto Protocol Tech Review
In this episode of DF Direct Weekly, the team conducts an in-depth technical analysis of the newly released The Callisto Protocol. They highlight a significant disparity between the high-quality PlayStation 5 version and the troubled Xbox …
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Intel Arc GPU Deep Dive: Drivers, Ray Tracing, and XeSS
In this extensive discussion, Intel's Tom Peterson breaks down the complexities of entering the discrete GPU market. The conversation moves past the initial manufacturing and supply constraints to focus on the core issues of driver maturit…
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Sony PC Launcher Talk, Team Asobi, and Intel Arc GPU
This 75th edition of DF Direct Weekly covers a range of industry discussions, starting with the potential for Sony to introduce a dedicated PC interface, which the hosts generally view as unnecessary compared to simple network integration.…
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Digital Foundry: Switch Ports, FSR 2.0 Mods, and Sony Monitors
This Digital Foundry episode covers the impressive handheld ports of Portal and Portal 2 on Switch, alongside discussions on the potential for Half-Life 2 on the platform. The panel dives into the groundbreaking community mod that brought …
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Digital Foundry Direct: E3 Aftermath and Future Graphics Tech
This episode of Digital Foundry Direct covers an extensive recap of the post-E3 landscape, focusing on technical impressions of major titles like Forza Motorsport, the Final Fantasy VII remake project, and Bethesda's Starfield. A significa…
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Xbox & Bethesda E3 2022 Deep Dive: Starfield & Forza
This analysis covers the technical highlights and gameplay impressions from the Xbox and Bethesda 2022 showcase. The team praises the ambitious visual evolution of Starfield, highlighting improvements in shadow mapping and volumetric effec…
1h 35m
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