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Early Access to DF Direct Weekly #77 Now Available (Patreon)

Published:
2022-09-10 13:44:50
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2022-09

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The team discuss the arrival of a brand new PlayStation 5 revision, the release of 1440p support for the console - and the ongoing war over COD between Sony and Microsoft. Meanwhile, Halo Infinite's campaign co-op split-screen cancellation provokes frustration... and who is 'Jim Mattrick'...?

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DF Direct Weekly #77: New CFI-1200 PS5, Sony vs Microsoft COD War, Halo Infinite Split-Screen

The team discuss the arrival of a brand new PlayStation 5 revision, the arrival of 1440p support for the console - and the ongoing war over COD between Sony and Microsoft. Meanwhile, Halo Infinite's campaign co-op split-screen cancellation provokes frustration... and who is 'Jim Mattrick'...? Join the DF Patreon for EARLY ACCESS to every DF Direct Weekly, pristine video downloads, behind the scenes content and much, much more: https://bit.ly/3jEGjvx Podcast RSS Feed: https://digitalfoundry.podbean.com/ Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: http://bit.ly/DFSubscribe 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:38 News 01: New PS5 revision is lighter, possibly more power-efficient 00:11:58 News 02: 1440p PS5 firmware released to all players 00:21:42 News 03: Sony calls Microsoft’s Call of Duty on PlayStation offer “inadequate” 00:29:57 News 04: Halo Infinite split-screen co-op cancelled! 00:37:13 News 05: Metal Gear Solid remasters incoming? 00:42:35 News 06: Sonic Amateur Game Expo 2022 recap! 00:49:30 DF Supporter Q1: How does Alex feel about his new OLED TV from a PC gaming perspective? 01:03:18 DF Supporter Q2: How did gamers feel about the transition from CRTs to LCDs when it was actually happening? 01:09:36 DF Supporter Q3: When can we expect DF videos with direct-feed VRR game capture? 01:11:06 DF Supporter Q4: Will we see early signs of a Switch successor soon? 01:13:37 DF Supporter Q5: Should I upgrade my Ryzen 3700X to a 5800X3D for ray-traced gaming? 01:18:32 DF Supporter Q6: Which console has DF recorded the most? Also, which console is the hardest to record?

Comments

TheSissyOfFremont

On the lower power draw of the new PS5: I don't know very much about console boosting behaviour, but the lower draw could be indicative of a less effective cooling solution, could it not? If the new heatsink design has 20W less capacity that the previous version, then the boosting behaviour may be dropping voltages to keep within its temperature limits?

Christoph Zürcher

@Strawbiery, regarding the question about the transition from CRTs: I used to organize a lot of LAN parties during that time, and I remember quite a few of my friends immediately getting an LCD. It was mostly about them being more portable and being flat made them feel modern I guess. I was not impressed myself, I kept getting 21' - 24' CRTs until I couldn't find one easily anymore (last one was a 24' Eizo I got for 10 bucks, loved that thing). One factor that helped people getting LCDs at the time was the feeling of it being better for the eyes. I doubt this was actually true, but I remember many people thinking that.

Xerxes

LCDs were something of a nightmare in the late 00s, particularly if you enjoyed vibrant colours and good black levels. Worse still upscaling equipment for older consoles hadn't yet come of age so it was almost as if you were getting a double whammy on the retro front too and even emulated, nicely scaled sprite artwork games wouldn't look good at all. I remember things starting to change around 2010 mind when I transitioned to PC which made playing older games at higher resolutions much more possible (Higher resolution = less apparent image flaws) and then early 2010s IPS seem to come of age which finally made things workable to me. I know yes, a lot of 360 games aren't 1080p but plugging that console into a modern LCD or OLED panel shows how far we've come in the years since. I'd imagine some players might have to re-evaluate a games artstyle if it was made in that period just because things looked so washed out generally.