Digital Foundry Direct Weekly

A brace of goodies for Switch 2 owners this week, as Tom returns triumphantly with a detailed look at Fallout 4's DLSS upgrade, while Oliver takes a look at the Kena: Bridge of Spirits port. Meanwhile, there's a degree of enthusiasm about Forza Horizon 6's PC specs and the reveal of RTGI and RT reflections support, general bafflement about why Sony's cancelled electric car ever happened in the first place, and the team weigh in on the Switch 2 digital/physical pricing debate. And of course, the panel discuss the Xbox Partner Preview presentation.

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The arrival of a dramatically improved PSSR prompts many questions about the future of Sony ML features and the relationship with AMD. Meanwhile, the team tackle the baffling issue of no Crimson Desert Intel graphics support at launch, whether John can ever be tempted away from his CRTs and how future tech will balance dynamic resolution and dynamic frame-gen. Meanwhile, what's going on with diminished Xbox coverage?

00:00 Introduction
00:48 Supporter Q1: Which games actually have dedicated PSSR 2 patches?
06:23 Supporter Q2: Could AMD’s Ray Regeneration be implemented in Crimson Desert for PS5 Pro?
11:01 Supporter Q3: Will we have another PSSR upgrade this generation?
12:32 Supporter Q4 What is the long-term future of PSSR for PS6?
14:43 Supporter Q5: Is it acceptable for Crimson Desert to ship without Intel Arc support?
19:50 Supporter Q6: Is DF shunning Xbox coverage?
28:42 Supporter Q7: If OLEDs get an Nvidia Pulsar equivalent, will John ditch CRTs?
32:23 Supporter Q8: How do you balance between DRS and dynamic frame gen?
38:44 Supporter Q9: What acronym should Sony use for their PlayStation frame gen tech?

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Another big Direct! John talks base PlayStation 5 Crimson Desert mere hours after its launch, the team talk PSSR based on a new interview with Mark Cerny, while Oliver checks out the new handheld boost option for Switch 2 - and it's good! Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a PS5 Pro upgrade - but what is it? And finally, John enthuses even more about G-Sync Pulsar with its new 60Hz support feature!

0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:38 News 1: Crimson Desert base PS5 impressions
0:25:59 News 2: Our interview with Mark Cerny on the upgraded PSSR!
0:54:05 News 3: Nintendo adds Switch 2 “Handheld Boost”
1:08:44 News 4: Cyberpunk 2077 poised for PS5 Pro patch
1:18:25 News 5: G-Sync Pulsar monitors patched to support 60Hz games

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It's been a wild few days. When we posted about DLSS 5, we were impressed with the technology and what it was doing - but we posted too soon. When generative AI is so divisive and with the future of games development possibly at stake, we should have taken the time to get the story straight and to analyse what we saw more thoroughly drawing on the thoughts of the whole team. In this video, we try to do just that while tackling the big questions raised by our supporters.

00:00 Explaining our initial DLSS 5 video
02:26 How can developers maintain artistic control with DLSS 5, especially for faces?
15:40 When the game industry is hurting, what are the ethics of using DLSS 5?
23:23 Why show off DLSS 5 now? Why call it DLSS 5?
30:38 Our technical reactions to DLSS 5
47:15 Dealing with harassment and concluding thoughts

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After months - no, years - of speculation, we finally have proper information from Microsoft on the nature of its next generation Project Helix console - but how much is actually new? Meanwhile, Pearl Abyss share lavish detail on Crimson Desert specifications, while Nvidia talks The Witcher 4 with RTX Mega Geometry and Path Tracing. Rich is taken aback by Intel's Core 200 Ultra Plus announcement, Oliver has a new monitor and John pops up to talk more about our Crimson Desert PS5 Pro coverage.

0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:53 News 1: Microsoft reveals Project Helix at GDC
0:35:41 News 2: Crimson Desert console and PC specs drop
0:45:06 News 3: Witcher 4 gets RTX Mega Geometry, path tracing
0:53:36 News 4: Intel launches Core Ultra 200S Plus series
1:01:20 News 5: Oliver’s new Apple Studio Display XDR
1:10:01 Content discussion: Crimson Desert exclusive PS5 Pro review
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