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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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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Feature Fallout 4's next-gen upgrade: bugged on Series X/S, disappointing on PS5 and PC

Weirdly undercooked, despite resolution and frame-rate improvements on console

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- Fri 3rd May 2024
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Feature Steam Deck has quietly become a reasonably capable ray tracing handheld

And the Asus ROG Ally is even better

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- Wed 1st May 2024
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- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
DF Weekly Fallout 4's next-gen upgrade launch could have gone better

Issues with Xbox and a range of unresolved problems on PC

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- Mon 29th Apr 2024
- Blog
- DF Direct
- PS4
- PS5
- Xbox One
Feature Horizon Forbidden West: the best PC settings look a lot like Guerrilla's choices for PlayStation 5

The best PC settings look a lot like Guerrilla's choices for PlayStation 5

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- Thu 28th Mar 2024
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Feature The big Horizon Forbidden West PC tech interview with Nixxes and Guerrilla Games

How one of PS5's most advanced games made its way across to PC

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- Fri 22nd Mar 2024
- Features
- Interviews
- Sony
- PS4
- PS5
Feature Horizon Forbidden West: hands-on with the eagerly anticipated PC port

Is this a scalable, performant version of one of PS5's most demanding games?

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- Wed 20th Mar 2024
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- Sony
- PS4
- PS5
Feature Kingdom Come: Deliverance is one of the most ambitious Switch ports we've seen

The compromises are obvious - but the end result is still impressive

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- Fri 15th Mar 2024
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- Xbox One
- PC
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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- PS5
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Feature Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster is another Nightdive triumph

Tested on PC, Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and last-gen consoles

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- Tue 27th Feb 2024
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- PS5
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Feature Granblue Fantasy: Relink is a striking, impressive cross-gen fantasy RPG

60fps makes all the difference on PlayStation 5

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- Thu 15th Feb 2024
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Feature Death Stranding's iOS and MacOS ports are a mixed bag

Impressive on Mac, but iPhone 15 Pro struggles

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- Wed 7th Feb 2024
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- iOS
- PS4
- PC
Feature The Apollo Justice trilogy on PlayStation, Xbox and Switch is the best Ace Attorney remaster to date

A high-quality collection that should satisfy series fans

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- Tue 23rd Jan 2024
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- Xbox One
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Feature Ys X: Nordics is an action RPG to look forward to

One of 2023's best games remains exclusive to Japan... for now

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- Sun 21st Jan 2024
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- PS5
- Nintendo Switch
Feature Unofficial PS5 'FPS Boost' mods are radically improving PS4 back compat

Exploited consoles get 60fps Red Dead Redemption 2, DriveClub, Batman: Arkham Knight and many more

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- Fri 12th Jan 2024
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- Xbox One
- PS2
Feature Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is simply beautiful across all platforms

Highly accomplished on PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and PC

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- Thu 11th Jan 2024
- Features
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- PS5
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Feature Is Unreal Engine 5 'too big' for Steam Deck?

First-gen UE5 titles tested on the Valve handheld - with surprisingly positive results

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- Fri 5th Jan 2024
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Feature Cyberpunk 2077: internal PC benchmarks tested on PS5 and Xbox Series consoles

DF's idea of holiday fun

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- Thu 4th Jan 2024
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- Xbox Series X
Feature Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition tested on iPhone

Free with a Netflix subscription and revised from the existing console versions

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- Sat 23rd Dec 2023
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- Android
- iOS
- PS4
News Best graphics of the year: Digital Foundry ranks its top games of 2023

Plus: what connects our highest-ranked GOTY titles?

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- Fri 22nd Dec 2023
- Blog
- PS4
- PS5
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Feature Forza Motorsport vs Gran Turismo 7: the Digital Foundry tech breakdown

Two racing juggernauts compared in the most ambitious DF analysis yet

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- Wed 13th Dec 2023
- Features
- Sony
- PS4
- PS5
- Xbox One
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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DF Weekly Arkham Knight on Switch is disastrously poor

Rocksteady's classic ships with a vast range of technical problems on Nintendo's hybrid

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- Mon 4th Dec 2023
- Blog
- DF Direct
- PS4
- Xbox One
- PC
DF Weekly Do we actually need The Last of Us Part 2 and Horizon Zero Dawn remasters?

And what if they were marketed as "directors' cuts" instead?

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- Tue 28th Nov 2023
- Blog
- DF Direct
- PS4
- PS5
- PC
Feature Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 runs well on PS5 and Series X - but Series S has issues

The junior Xbox struggles to maintain COD's signature 60fps

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- Wed 22nd Nov 2023
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Feature RoboCop: Rogue City beautifully deploys Unreal Engine 5's high-end tech on consoles

A fine shooter that uses Lumen and Nanite to superb effect

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- Tue 14th Nov 2023
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Feature Sonic Superstars recaptures the magic of 16-bit Sonic - but it's not a perfect return to form

The DF tech review covering PS5, Series X/S, Switch and PC

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- Mon 13th Nov 2023
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Feature Full-fat Resident Evil Village on iPhone is a captivating tech demo - but hard to recommend actually playing

The triple-A PC and console game ported to iPhone 15 Pro

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- Wed 8th Nov 2023
- Features
- iOS
- PS4
- PS5
- Xbox One
Feature Brilliant visuals and growing pains: examining the first generation of Unreal Engine 5 games

UE5 represents the future of gaming graphics - but there's still work to be done

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- Sat 28th Oct 2023
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Feature The Crew Motorfest tech review: genuine quality - but Series S is left behind

All consoles tested

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- Fri 13th Oct 2023
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Feature Assassin's Creed Mirage delivers a polished experience on all current-gen consoles

Accomplished 30fps and 60fps modes for all hardware - including Series S

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- Sun 8th Oct 2023
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Feature Lies of P has three performance modes - but only 60fps cuts the mustard

PS5 and both Xbox Series consoles tested

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- Tue 3rd Oct 2023
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Feature Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - an ambitious evolution targeting today's consoles

Plus: has the 2.0 upgrade delivered tech improvements to the established game?

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- Tue 26th Sep 2023
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- PS4
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News Inside DLSS 3.5 and Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty: discussing the future of PC graphics

Updated with the DF deep dive into DLSS 3.5 in CP2077 2.0

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- Sat 23rd Sep 2023
- Blog
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- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Feature Armored Core 6: a brilliant game with the standard From performance issues

Big tech improvements for PC users though

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- Wed 6th Sep 2023
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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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- PS3
- Xbox 360
Feature Quake 2 2023 tech review: this is how to remaster a game

New features, new content and updated visuals at a great price

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- Sat 19th 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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- Xbox Series XS
Feature High on Life comes to PS5 with performance and animation issues that need addressing

Every console version tested

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- Fri 11th Aug 2023
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Feature The Order: 1886 pushed visuals hard in 2015 - and still looks stunning today

Plus: an exclusive look at the game running at 60fps on PS5

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- Wed 9th Aug 2023
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- PS5
Feature Exoprimal: a technically competent revival of the dinosaur action genre, tested on PS5 and Series X/S

A few key changes could make the game substantially better on current-gen hardware

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- Tue 18th Jul 2023
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Feature F1 23: a huge technical upgrade - but do the new RT features make a difference?

Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC tested

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- Fri 30th Jun 2023
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- Electronic Arts
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Feature Diablo 4 is a great PC port - except you need a 16GB graphics card to match PS5

Texture quality issues mar an otherwise excellent effort

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- Fri 16th Jun 2023
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Feature Street Fighter 6: a generational divide between PS4 and PS5/Series X - with Series S in the middle

Plus: the best options to reduce input lag for the best response

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- Tue 13th Jun 2023
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Feature Diablo 4 tested: a great experience on all current-gen consoles

But what about last-gen?

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- Wed 7th Jun 2023
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DF Weekly why Ratchet and Clank is crucially important for the future of PC gaming

How can a game based on proprietary PS5 tech work across a range of PC hardware?

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- Mon 5th Jun 2023
- Features
- DF Direct
- PS4
- PS5
- PS2
Feature The System Shock remake is excellent - and Nightdive's most ambitious work yet

What made the original a genre-defining classic - and how does the remake modernise the game?

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- Sat 3rd Jun 2023
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Feature The Lord of the Rings: Gollum - one does not simply expect technical competence

PS5, Series X and Series S tested

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- Fri 2nd Jun 2023
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Feature A stealth upgrade for Control on PC dramatically improves its visuals

A Remedy dev adds HDR, upgraded RT and DLSS features - and here's how they look

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- Sat 13th May 2023
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Feature Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores is a visual masterclass

A new world, built to maximise in-flight beauty with stunning clouds, terrain and towns

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- Thu 27th Apr 2023
- Features
- Sony
- PS4
- PS5