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Review Metroid Prime 4 Proves Retro Studios' Prowess On Switch 2
Performance, HDR are highlights - but what about Switch 1?
Review Kirby Air Riders Surprises With Forward-Thinking Rendering
A fascinating new engine with great performance.
Review Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment stuns on Switch 2, with select issues
We revisit older HW games, contend with uneven frame rates.
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Tuesday2nd Dec 2025
Review Metroid Prime 4 Proves Retro Studios' Prowess On Switch 2
Performance, HDR are highlights - but what about Switch 1?
News Metroid Prime 4 is Switch 2's first true 120Hz 3D showcase
Testing reveals a nearly 100 percent locked frame-rate.
Friday28th Nov 2025
News Is Switch 2's "Tiny" DLSS better than FSR 3?
Nintendo's lower quality AI upscaling option vs AMD's compute alternative.
Thursday27th Nov 2025
Review Kirby Air Riders Surprises With Forward-Thinking Rendering
A fascinating new engine with great performance.
Friday14th Nov 2025
Thursday6th Nov 2025
Review Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment stuns on Switch 2, with select issues
We revisit older HW games, contend with uneven frame rates.
Wednesday23rd Jul 2025
Some rough spots remain but resolution and performance upgrades are well worth the upgrade fee
Saturday19th Jul 2025
Feature Switch 2 vs Steam Deck: testing Valve's OLED model against the new Nintendo hybrid
Game performance, screen quality, battery life, form factor and much more compared
Wednesday16th Jul 2025
Feature Donkey Kong Bananza is a technically ambitious Switch 2 showcase, despite some rough edges
The DF tech review for one of Nintendo's best 3D platformers in years
Saturday12th Jul 2025
Feature Switch 2 GameCube support: latency, performance boosts and resolution tested
Nintendo's emulator is laggier than original hardware - but games can run faster
Saturday28th Jun 2025
Feature Nintendo's free Switch 2 upgrades for key Switch 1 titles are remasters in all but name
Link's Awakening, Echoes of Wisdom, Super Mario Odyssey and many more tested
Thursday19th Jun 2025
Feature Switch 2 revitalises Pokémon Scarlet and Violet with better performance and image quality
A technical disaster on the original Switch is dramatically transformed
Wednesday11th Jun 2025
DLSS problems apart, it's another winner from Shin'en Multimedia
Sunday8th Jun 2025
Feature Mario Kart World - Nintendo brilliantly evolves a nigh-on perfect racer
The DF verdict on Switch 2's system selling game
Friday11th Apr 2025
Feature Mario Kart World tech breakdown: what have we learned from the opening media salvo?
11 years after the last mainline entry, expectations are high
Friday28th Mar 2025
A bittersweet moment and an extraordinary game
Friday13th Dec 2024
Thursday26th Sep 2024
Feature The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - a brilliant game marred by performance problems
Link's Awakening's unbeatable foe returns: unstable frame-rates
Sunday21st Jul 2024
Feature Luigi's Mansion 3 is Digital Foundry's pick as Switch's most technically impressive game
A generational retrospective kicks off with a focus on Nintendo first party games
Tuesday25th Jun 2024
Feature Luigi's Mansion 2 HD is a smart, clean remake of the 3DS classic
With some of the best image quality we've seen on Switch
Thursday20th Jun 2024
DF Direct Nintendo's games showcase impressed - even without Switch 2
Metroid Prime 4, Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Lego Horizon Adventures headline
Wednesday19th Jun 2024
Feature What have we learned from Perfect Dark's gameplay reveal trailer?
A very early tech breakdown of a highly promising Xbox title
Wednesday22nd May 2024
Feature Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - Is the drop to 30fps justified by the visual upgrades?
A lush but divisive remake of a much-loved GameCube classic
Friday22nd Dec 2023
News Best graphics of the year: Digital Foundry ranks its top games of 2023
Plus: what connects our highest-ranked GOTY titles?
Thursday16th Nov 2023
Feature Super Mario RPG for Switch expertly modernises a SNES classic
And it's almost perfect - except for one thing
Friday20th Oct 2023
Feature Super Mario Bros. Wonder: an incredible game that shows perfect mastery of Switch hardware
The Digital Foundry tech review
Monday11th Sep 2023
DF Weekly How plausible is the Switch 2 Matrix Awakens demo report?
Switch 2 could be a tech powerhouse - but expectation management is required
Saturday22nd Jul 2023
Feature Pikmin 1+2 on Switch gets the job done - but it could have been so much more
If modders can deliver HD textures and 60fps, why can't Nintendo?
Tuesday23rd May 2023
Feature The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's portable performance tested
Plus: a look at the gold master code and Switch overclocking
Thursday11th May 2023
Feature The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - the Digital Foundry verdict
Is it really 'too big for Switch'?
Wednesday19th Apr 2023
Feature Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp: an enjoyable remake tempered by disappointing visuals
Despite some misgivings, this is still an easy game to recommend










































