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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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- Sat 15th Mar 2025
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Feature Ninja Gaiden 2 Black isn't perfect - but it's the best version yet

And it's targeting 120fps

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- Tue 4th Feb 2025
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Feature Final Fantasy: every PlayStation 5 game tested on PS5 Pro - with some impressive results

Only Rebirth gets a Pro patch - but many FF titles benefit from Game Boost

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- Sun 22nd Dec 2024
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Feature Red Dead Redemption PC tech review: the best way to play a stone-cold classic

Good, stutter-free performance, with graphics options that scale beyond consoles

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- Thu 7th Nov 2024
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Feature The Dark Souls 2 Lighting Engine mod delivers the remastered experience this game demands

Fully modernising a sometimes overlooked From classic

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- Sun 11th Aug 2024
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- Xbox 360
Feature Beyond Good and Evil's 20th Anniversary Edition: a near perfect way to revisit a classic

PS5, Xbox and Switch performance hiccups mar an otherwise well-crafted remaster

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- Sat 6th Jul 2024
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Feature Final Fantasy 14's long-awaited Xbox version has black screens and an overactive chat filter

An otherwise a solid release tested, and how it matches up to PS5

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- Thu 9th May 2024
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Feature Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons remake - UE5 Nanite and Lumen come at a heavy cost

The DF tech review

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- Thu 7th Mar 2024
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Feature The Orange Box modded to run at 4K 60fps on Xbox Series X is the best way to play on consoles

A final flourish for a gaming classic - but there's a catch

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- Sat 9th Dec 2023
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- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
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Feature The Batman: Arkham Trilogy on Nintendo Switch should never have shipped in this state

Asylum and City have unexpected problems, Knight is an unmitigated disaster

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- Tue 5th Dec 2023
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- Xbox One
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Feature Red Dead Redemption on Switch: an impressive, creditable port

Better than Xbox 360, comparable to PS4

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- Sun 20th Aug 2023
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Feature Red Dead Redemption on PlayStation has one impressive upgrade

Improved image quality over Xbox back compat, but we had hoped for so much more

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- Thu 17th Aug 2023
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Feature Skyrim modded with path-traced lighting - and all DX9+ games could follow

The maker of ReShade's RTGI mod reveals his next big project

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- Tue 1st Aug 2023
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News DF Direct Weekly on the Resident Evil 4 situation and PS5 Pro rumours

Plus: if Counter-Strike is so good, how come there's no Counter-Strike 2?

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- Mon 20th Mar 2023
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- DF Direct
- iOS
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- PS5
Feature Dead Space tech review: this is what a best-in-class remake looks like

EA Motive delivers an overhauled game with dramatic visuals - yet it's not perfect at launch

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- Mon 30th Jan 2023
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- PS5
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- Dead Space remake
News DF Retro Time Capsule: revisiting Half-Life 2 and Battlefield 3 on classic PC hardware

Legendary PC games stacked up against contemporary console equivalents

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- Thu 19th Jan 2023
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News PlayStation 3: chasing the 1080p dream, part four - Gran Turismo 6 and the 2D renaissance

2013-2015: the final chapter

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- Sun 31st Jul 2022
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News PlayStation 3: chasing the 1080p dream, part three - Gran Turismo 5 and the indie explosion

2010-2012: Stereo 3D enables more 1080p gaming while smaller scale titles start to shine

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- Sun 24th Jul 2022
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News PlayStation 3: chasing the 1080p dream, part two - revisiting WipEout HD, Pixel Junk and many more

2008-2009: the full HD voyage across an entire console generation continues

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- Sun 17th Jul 2022
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News PlayStation 3: chasing the 1080p dream - part one of an 88-game mega-test

PS3's full HD credentials put to the test across the console's entire life span

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- Thu 14th Jul 2022
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News DF Direct Weekly on The Last of Us PS5 remake, Hitman 3 RT and Starfield's delay

Plus: thoughts on the controversial PS Plus games line-up

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- Mon 23rd May 2022
- Blog
- DF Direct
- PS4
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- Xbox One
Feature Revisiting PS3 classic Motorstorm - the driving celebration that should never have ended

The rise and fall of the legendary Evolution Studios

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- Fri 20th May 2022
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- MotorStorm: Arctic Edge
- MotorStorm: Apocalypse
- MotorStorm
Feature PlayStation 3 emulation tested: revisiting Metal Gear Solid 4 at 4K 60fps with RPCS3

Plus: the challenges in running PS3 games on PS5 become clear

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- Tue 26th Apr 2022
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Face-Off Metro: Last Light

Going underground

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- Wed 28th Apr 2021
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Face-Off The Last of Us Remastered

The double-dip dilemma. Should you buy the PS4 version if you already own it on PS3?

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- Wed 28th Apr 2021
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Feature Stranger's Wrath is still brilliant 15 years on - and the new Switch port is impressive

Oddworld's best mobile work yet?

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- Thu 6th Feb 2020
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Feature Assassin's Creed: The Rebel Collection - a last-gen classic shines on Switch

A portable Black Flag? Yes please

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- Tue 17th Dec 2019
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Feature Grid Autosport: an excellent racer transitions beautifully to Switch

A last-gen port taken to the next level

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- Fri 25th Oct 2019
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Feature Does Journey's PC port deliver the definitive experience?

How a timeless console classic benefits from cutting edge hardware

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- Thu 11th Jul 2019
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Feature Revisiting Heavy Rain: Quantic Dream's PC debut tested

Here comes the rain again

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- Fri 5th Jul 2019
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Feature Saints Row: The Third on Switch is a great idea that's poorly executed

Last-gen performance and input lag issues mar the experience

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- Tue 14th May 2019
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Feature Ninja Gaiden 2: a fighting classic gets a new lease of life on Xbox One X

Plus: DF Retro revisits one of gaming's most fascinating multi-platform releases

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- Sat 11th May 2019
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Feature Dragon's Dogma on Switch: the port's solid but the cutbacks are noticeable

A last-gen/current-gen remaster hybrid?

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- Fri 10th May 2019
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News Dragon Age II demo analysis

Xbox 360 and PS3 code in the spotlight

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- Fri 25th Jan 2019
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- PS3
- Xbox 360
DF Retro What was actually real in PS3's E3 2005 reveal?

Beyond the target renders, a vision for the future of gaming technology

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- Sun 4th Mar 2018
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- PS3
- DF Retro
Feature LA Noire's Switch port tested: could the system handle GTA5?

Rockstar's debut Switch offering reveals the challenges facing a potential port

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- Sat 25th Nov 2017
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Feature Is Persona 5 on PS4 actually a 1080p remaster?

Digital Foundry looks at the PlayStation 3 release, finding a remarkably similar experience

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- Sat 22nd Apr 2017
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Feature Tritton Katana HD wireless headset review

Uncompressed 7.1 audio over HDMI finally hits gaming headsets. Is the upgrade worthwhile?

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- Sun 10th Jul 2016
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Face-Off Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster on PC

UPDATE: New video shows how good the game looks running natively at 4K

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- Sun 29th May 2016
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- Final Fantasy X-2
Feature Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan is Platinum's most disappointing game

Digital Foundry on a disappointing PS4 and Xbox One showing

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- Thu 26th May 2016
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Face-Off Valkyria Chronicles on PS4

1080p60 on the Gallian front

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- Sun 22nd May 2016
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Face-Off Resident Evil 6 Remastered

1080p60 PC port or something more?

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- Tue 5th Apr 2016
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Face-Off Heavy Rain on PS4

Cage fight

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- Tue 1st Mar 2016
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Feature The evolution of Final Fantasy 7

How the PS4 remake stacks up against prior versions of Midgar on PS1, PS3 and PSP

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- Tue 15th Dec 2015
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- Final Fantasy VII
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- Retro
Face-Off Grand Theft Auto San Andreas

UPDATED: Analysis revised - US PS4 emulation is smoother than UK code

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- Tue 8th Dec 2015
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Face-Off Beyond: Two Souls on PS4

Remaster class?

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- Sat 28th Nov 2015
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Face-Off Uncharted 2: Among Thieves on PS4

How the Nathan Drake Collection modernises and improves a genuine last-gen classic

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- Mon 12th Oct 2015
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Face-Off Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception on PS4

Digital Foundry concludes its analysis of the Nathan Drake Collection and looks at day one patch improvements

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- Sat 10th Oct 2015
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Face-Off Uncharted: Drake's Fortune on PS4

Digital Foundry tackles the opening chapter of the Nathan Drake Collection

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- Fri 2nd Oct 2015
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Face-Off Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain

Kept you waiting, huh?

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- Tue 1st Sep 2015
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