Author Profile
Richard Leadbetter is the founder of Digital Foundry and a former Technology Editor for Eurogamer.net. He started work in the games business in 1990 on Computer and Video Games magazine, moving online in 2004 by launching Digital Foundry. The rest, as they sometimes say, is history.
- Username
- Rich_Leadbetter
- Articles
- 1,600 (15 reviews)
- First Article
- Tue 5th, December 2006
- Avg. Review Score
- 6.5
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Latest Reviews
Review Control Resonant: An Impressive PC Version With Superb Scalability
Plus: optimised settings, RT recommendations and much more.
Review Steam Machine: Beautiful Hardware, Console Performance - At A Price
Buy Valve or build your own - the choice is yours.
Review Pragmata PC Review: Path Tracing Is A Game Changer - And Surprisingly Scalable
Plus: those all-important optimised settings.
Review Pragmata On Consoles: Fine on PS5/Series X - But PS5 Pro Is The Best Way To Play
Series S runs well, but image quality and features take a big hit.
Review Death Stranding 2 PC: The Last Big Sony Single-Player PS5 Port?
Plus: those all-important optimised settings.
Review Crimson Desert PC: Changing Just One Setting Dramatically Boosts Frame-Rate
The optimised settings collection.
Review DLSS Is The Game-Changer For Resident Evil Requiem's Impressive Switch 2 Port
Image quality from a base 540p looks better than Series S's 720p.
Review Nioh 3 PC: Team Ninja's Best Port Yet - But FPS Oddities Impact The Experience
Lack of proper variable frame-rate support at odds with general PC gaming.
Review High on Life 2 reignites the Unreal Engine 5 image quality/performance debate
But a clever, fun game shouldn't be overlooked.
Latest Feature Articles
Feature How Grand Theft Auto 6's visuals evolve over GTA 5 Enhanced
There's commonality, but the new game is a generation or two beyond.
Feature GTA 6: With 30FPS Seemingly Confirmed, Is 60FPS Actually Realistic?
Expectation management.
Feature Viture Pro 2 and Beast XR Glasses: Switch 2 Docked Mode OLED Gaming On The Go
TV mode on a virtual 146-inch OLED panel is as good as it sounds.
Feature FSR 4.1 on RDNA 3: Useful for Steam Machine, Transformative for More Powerful AMD GPUs
More options for the Valve mini-PC, an effective "refresh" for RX 7000.
Feature Bloodborne PS5 Modded: Big Resolution Boosts, 120Hz, VRR - And It's Superb
Revamping PlayStation 5's PS4 back compat features with spectacular results.
Feature Nintendo Switch 2 - Year One: The Digital Foundry Verdict
A true generational leap - and the best is yet to come.
Feature Path-Traced Cyberpunk 2077 on PS5: We Got It Working - So How Does It Run?
Quake 2 RTX and Portal RTX too via PS5 Linux.
Feature How To Run Pragmata At 1440p on PlayStation 5 - But Should You?
A big improvement over stock 1080p - but frame-rates are impacted.
Latest News Articles
Review Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20: The OLED Upgrade We've Been Waiting For - At A Cost
The price premium is extraordinary.
News DF's STAR WARS: Galactic Racer Development Doc Is Now Live
Our most ambitious behind-the-scenes video yet.
News Hands-On With QSSR: AI-Driven Upscaling for the Standard PS5
Plus: further details from Sony's graphics R&D team.
News Nintendo Confirms New Switch 2 Hardware With Replaceable Battery
Main console revision confirmed, but what about the Joy Cons?
Report FSR 4.1 Currently Doubtful For RDNA 3.5 Processors
Updated: AMD's Frank Azor says no decisions have been made.
News PlayStation 5 Linux Tested: Steam PC vs Native PS5 Games
What happens when the Sony console becomes a "Steam Machine".
News Crimson Desert on PS5 Pro: 30fps Quality Mode Gets A Big Image Quality Upgrade
PSSR Native AA looks much better, but can impact performance.
News Switch 2 Fallout 4's DLSS Upgrade: Welcome But Not Game-Changing
Incremental upgrades to performance and image quality.
News The Big PSSR Interview With Mark Cerny
"The new PSSR would have to be faster than the original one."
