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Sunday27th Apr 2025
Meanwhile, PS5 users await the latest update
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Saturday26th Apr 2025
Feature Oblivion Remastered PC: impressive modernisation blighted by dire performance problems
UE5 delivers a big visual revamp - but this game hammers system resources
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- PC
Wednesday23rd Apr 2025
Feature Forza Horizon 5 on PS5 Pro delivers the best console experience
PS5 mirrors Series X, while Pro delivers a visually enhanced 60fps performance mode
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- PS5
- PS5 Pro
Monday21st Apr 2025
Feature Hands-on with Switch 2: the Digital Foundry experience
Future-looking hardware, impressive Nintendo games, solid third party support - this looks like a winner
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- Nintendo Switch
- Nintendo Switch 2
Sunday20th Apr 2025
News Cyberpunk 2077 on Switch 2 uses DLSS confirms CD Projekt RED
Nvidia's machine learning upscaler is used in both docked and handheld modes
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Saturday19th Apr 2025
Feature Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on PS5: excellent game, solid port
But PS5 Pro only gets a resolution upgrade
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Thursday17th Apr 2025
Feature Tempest Rising tech review: a modern classic RTS built on Unreal Engine 5
Polished and performant with a fully-fledged single-player campaign
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- PC
Wednesday16th Apr 2025
Great efficiency, reasonable performance, but 16GB shouldn't cost this much
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- Hardware
- PC
- Nvidia
- Hardware Reviews
Tuesday15th Apr 2025
Plus: new improvements to the balanced mode too
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- PC
Monday14th Apr 2025
Feature Hands-on with Cyberpunk 2077 on Switch 2: can the new Nintendo console handle it?
It certainly looks the part - but an optimisation push is required before launch
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- PS5
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Sunday13th Apr 2025
Feature Stress-testing DLSS 4's super resolution transformer technology
Can Nvidia's superb new upscaler overcome all of our historical issues?
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- PC
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
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- Nintendo Switch 2
Wednesday9th Apr 2025
Nvidia Shield's emulator ran more demanding games on less powerful Tegra X1 hardware - at higher resolutions
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Monday7th Apr 2025
Feature Switch 2: the tech specs that Nintendo and Nvidia are not sharing
How powerful is the custom T239 processor in the new console?
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- Nintendo Switch 2
Saturday5th Apr 2025
Feature The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered: how the PlayStation game was ported to PC
DF speaks with key figures from Nixxes and Naughty Dog
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- PS4
- PC
Friday4th Apr 2025
Feature South of Midnight: a well-crafted 60fps experience on Xbox Series consoles
An accomplished presentation on both consoles - and PC
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Thursday3rd Apr 2025
Feature The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered: a better PC port, but systemic issues remain
Plus: optimised settings, along with PS4 and PS5 equivalents
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- PS4
- PC
Pixel throughput on Switch 2 Special Edition games suggests it's over five times faster than its predecessor
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Tuesday1st Apr 2025
Feature Doom: The Dark Ages hands-on tech preview - idTech 8 impresses hugely on PC
This looks like the best modern Doom yet
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Monday31st Mar 2025
DF Direct Do Switch and Switch 2 Virtual Game Cards point towards an "adorably all digital" future?
We think not - because Nintendo has the most to lose from abandoning physical sales
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- Nintendo Switch
- Nintendo Switch 2
Sunday30th Mar 2025
Feature Assassin's Creed Shadows PC: the best settings for smooth performance and ray traced visuals
Even mainstream GPUs can handle the game's cutting-edge effects
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Saturday29th Mar 2025
Feature Confirmed: PlayStation 5 and PS5 Pro have VRR stuttering problems
Sony and third-party games affected, Xbox works fine
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Friday28th Mar 2025
A bittersweet moment and an extraordinary game
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- Nintendo Switch
Wednesday26th Mar 2025
Feature Atomfall is a potential cult classic, but its tech remains distractingly last-gen
Rebellion's latest tested on PS5, PS5 Pro, Series X/S and PC
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- Xbox One
Saturday22nd Mar 2025
Feature Assassin's Creed Shadows: inside the technologically revamped Anvil Engine
The developers explain key decisions behind Shadows' technical makeup
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Friday21st Mar 2025
Feature Too big for Steam Deck? Many triple-A games are unplayable on Valve's handheld
But what about the Asus ROG Ally?
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- PC
Wednesday19th Mar 2025
Feature Assassin's Creed Shadows delivers one of the most substantial PS5 Pro upgrades we've seen
Ray-traced lighting at 60fps? Yes please
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- PS5
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Tuesday18th Mar 2025
Feature Assassin's Creed Shadows' new Anvil engine features impress on PS5 and Series X
An evolutionary step for the series, but Series S cutbacks bear mention
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Monday17th Mar 2025
DF Weekly if the Xbox handheld is years away, what's the point of Project Kennan?
A crucial first step in bringing Windows and Xbox together
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- DF Direct
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Saturday15th Mar 2025
Feature Grand Theft Auto 5's PC RT enhancements hint at GTA 6 features
Ray traced global illumination in the upgrade has much in common with GTA 6 tech
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- Xbox One
Friday14th Mar 2025
Feature Intel Arc B570 review: a budget GPU that's too good to be true?
Excellent hardware, but performance issues in combination with less powerful CPUs
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Monday10th Mar 2025
Feature Mark Cerny: FSR 4 for PS5 Pro is the "next evolution of PSSR"
The RDNA 4 upscaler is the first result of AMD/Sony's Project Amethyst collaboration
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Saturday8th Mar 2025
Feature Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1 revisited: improved but key problems remain
The PC version with mods remains the best way to play
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Thursday6th Mar 2025
Feature Split Fiction is simply brilliant: PS5, PS5 Pro, PC and Xbox Series X/S tested
Inventive co-op gameplay with slick visuals and great performance on all platforms
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- PC
- Hazelight Studios
- PS5 Pro
Wednesday5th Mar 2025
Feature AMD Radeon RX 9070 / 9070 XT review: back to winning ways
Improved RT, upgraded upscaling, better pricing
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- PC
- Nvidia
- Hardware Reviews
Tuesday4th Mar 2025
Feature Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 review: DLSS 4 doesn't deliver 4090 performance
More like a cheaper 4070 Super with multi frame generation support
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- PC
- Nvidia
- Hardware Reviews
Friday28th Feb 2025
Feature Monster Hunter Wilds - we can't recommend the PC version
Substantial technical problems must be addressed
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- PC
Feature Elden Ring Nightreign: does the new game improve the original's tech issues?
The closed network test examined on all current-gen consoles
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- PS4
- PS5
- Xbox One
Tuesday25th Feb 2025
Feature Monster Hunter Wilds plays better on PS5 Pro - but we hoped for more
It is, however, the best console version available
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Monday24th Feb 2025
Feature Monster Hunter Wilds feels undercooked on PS5, Series X and especially Series S
Despite a tech evolution from past entries, visual quality and performance should be better
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Thursday20th Feb 2025
Feature Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is an old-school technical success on PC
Smooth, polished and performant on day one - the way things should be
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- PC
Wednesday19th Feb 2025
Feature Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti review: 4080 territory, or more with an overclock
A decent value - if MSRP cards are properly available
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- PC
- Nvidia
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Tuesday18th Feb 2025
Feature Astro Bot gets a PS5 Pro update bringing PSSR, new levels and some subtle tweaks
Image quality does improve - but to what extent?
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- PS5
Monday17th Feb 2025
DF Direct Crysis 4's uncertain future is a grim portent for the industry
One of the few remaining in-house engine developers takes a heavy blow
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- DF Direct
- PC
Thursday13th Feb 2025
Feature Avowed is Obsidian's technical triumph - despite the typical heft of UE5
Xbox Series X, Series S and PC compared
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- Xbox Series X
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- PC
Monday10th Feb 2025
DF Direct our weekly show celebrates 200 episodes
Plus: do we need a DF input latency rating system?
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Saturday8th Feb 2025
Feature Grid Legends on iOS is proof that console games can transition well to mobile
An impressively tweaked port
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Thursday6th Feb 2025
Feature Helldivers 2 has received a 'stealth' PS5 Pro upgrade - and here's what it does
A big boost to resolution - and performance improvements too
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- PS5
- PC
- Arrowhead Game Studios
Wednesday5th Feb 2025
Feature RTX Mega Geometry in Alan Wake 2 - improved, faster, more efficient ray tracing
And RTX 20-series and 30-series GPUs benefit most
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- PS5
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- PC
Tuesday4th Feb 2025
Feature Ninja Gaiden 2 Black isn't perfect - but it's the best version yet
And it's targeting 120fps
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