Early Access to DF Direct Weekly #128 Now Available (Patreon)

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2023-09-09 14:39:48

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2023-09

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Hey everyone, Rich here. Before the blurb commences, a quick shout out to the team who've delivered some incredible stuff this week - and particular praise to Oliver who took on the massive task of delivering two Directs with a total of 177 minutes of #content after delivering that remarkable Baldur's Gate 3 review.

And I'd like to thank you as well. That bit at the end of this week's Direct about commercial 'integrations' as they're being called? Yeah, it's all true. We are being approached for inserts in our content but we point blank refuse to stick 60 to 90 second nonsense into the video right after the intro. It's your support that means we don't need to go down this route, even though YouTube revenue is down noticeably year on year.

As for this week's main Direct, it's a packed week of news as John, Oliver and myself discuss the shock Switch 2 tech demo leaks - what should we expect from the system in the wake of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Matrix Awakens leaks? Meanwhile, John's excited about Daytona 2's upcoming arrival via emulation, while Oliver shares initial impressions on the new Star Wars Jedi: Survivor patch that improves the 60fps performance mode. I share RX 7800 XT impressions, while it quickly emerges that corrective lenses are the unsung heroes of the whole Digital Foundry enterprise.

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DF Direct Weekly #128: Switch 2 Zelda/Matrix Demos, Jedi Survivor 60fps Patch, RX 7800 XT Launch

A packed week of news as John, Rich and Oliver discuss the shock Switch 2 tech demo leaks - what should we expect from the system in the wake of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Matrix Awakens leaks? Meanwhile, John's excited about Daytona 2's upcoming arrival via emulation, while Oliver shares initial impressions on the new Star Wars Jedi: Survivor patch that improves the 60fps performance mode. Rich shares RX 7800 XT impressions, while it quickly emerges that corrective lenses are the unsung heroes of the whole Digital Foundry enterprise. Find DF Direct Weekly as a podcast on your favourite podcast streaming service. Join the DF Supporter Program for pristine video downloads, behind the scenes content, early access to DF Retro, early access to DF Direct Weekly and much, much more: https://bit.ly/3jEGjvx Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: http://bit.ly/DFSubscribe Want some DF-branded tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies or pullovers? Check out our store: https://bit.ly/2BqRTt0 0:00:00 Introduction 0:00:42 News 01: Next-gen Switch demoed with BOTW, Matrix Awakens 0:23:30 News 02: Daytona USA 2 re-release incoming! 0:32:51 News 03: Paid, DRM-laden DLSS 3 Starfield mod cracked 0:40:40 News 04: Jedi: Survivor patch improves performance mode 0:52:41 News 05: AMD releases RX 7700 XT, RX 7800 XT GPUs 1:14:42 News 06: Interviewer asks: why didn’t Todd Howard optimize Starfield on PC? 1:22:17 Supporter Q1: Will the Switch successor rely on the same cartridges as Switch 1? 1:26:22 Supporter Q2: Will Nintendo do “next-gen” patches for existing Switch games? 1:26:57 Supporter Q3: Do you think Nintendo could use a discrete dock-only GPU for the new Switch? 1:33:47 Supporter Q4: Why hasn’t Bethesda switched to Id Tech for all their games? 1:38:05 Supporter Q5: Have you considered reporting GPU wattage when benchmarking PC games? 1:40:38 Supporter Q6: Can Rich and John tell us about their history with eyeglasses?