Timeline
Tuesday14th Mar 2023
Feature AyaNeo 2/ AyaNeo Geek review: handheld performance reaches the next level
Far more powerful than Steam Deck - but at what cost?
Monday13th Mar 2023
DF Direct Weekly The Last of Us Part 1 PC requirements hint at an impressive port
Plus: Halo Infinite gets ray tracing and the Sony/Microsoft feud escalates
Saturday11th Mar 2023
Feature New Half-Life RT mod proves the quality of Valve's original work
25 years on, a stone-cold PC classic gets a fully path-traced upgrade
Friday10th Mar 2023
Feature Gotham Knights is fixed - so we've re-reviewed every version of the game
Five months on, an altogether more positive DF tech analysis
Thursday9th Mar 2023
Wednesday8th Mar 2023
Feature Resident Evil Village PSVR2 tech review: superb visuals, game-changing controls
It feels like RE Village was developed with VR in mind
Monday6th Mar 2023
DF Direct Weekly Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox Series X and S - why feature parity matters
The split-screen co-op issue examined
Sunday5th Mar 2023
Feature Like a Dragon: Ishin! How the hybrid remaster/remake plays out on modern hardware
How the game is enhanced - and how well it runs on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series consoles
Thursday2nd Mar 2023
Feature Legend of Doom: a stunning mash-up mod that actually works as a game
The full Legend of Zelda on NES has been somehow modded into the original Doom engine
Wednesday1st Mar 2023
Feature Gran Turismo 7 PSVR2 review: one of the best VR experiences on PS5
Stunning VR realism and new AI are game-changers
Monday27th Feb 2023
News DF Direct Weekly #100 brings the whole team together for its biggest show yet
Suicide Squad and COD on Switch discussed - plus a big staff AMA
Sunday26th Feb 2023
Feature Wild Hearts: a potentially great game impacted by tech issues on all platforms
PS5, PC and Xbox Series versions tested
Saturday25th Feb 2023
Feature Company of Heroes: a brilliant PC game lacking in technical ambition
Plus: those all-important optimised settings
Wednesday22nd Feb 2023
Feature In theory: can the full Call of Duty experience transition to a Nintendo console?
Is COD viable on Switch? It depends which one
Monday20th Feb 2023
DF Direct Weekly is PSVR2 the right hardware at the wrong time?
Or can GT7 and Resident Evil deliver the must-play games the system needs?
Friday17th Feb 2023
Feature Returnal's PC port is good - but it could be great
Housemarque's PS5 masterpiece gets a range of PC upgrades
Feature Noblechairs Legend TX review: a premium fabric chair with plenty of adjustability
Getting a good gaming chair has reinvigorated my love of PC gaming
Thursday16th Feb 2023
Feature Sony PlayStation VR2: the Digital Foundry hardware review
Top-tier specs deliver a state-of-the-art experience
Tuesday14th Feb 2023
Feature Metroid Prime Remastered: a sublime reworking of a stone-cold classic
An approachable, beautiful refinement of the GameCube original
Sunday12th Feb 2023
Feature The Witcher 3 next-gen patch 4.01: one step forward, one step back
RT modes perform better on consoles, performance mode is slower
Friday10th Feb 2023
News How Song in the Smoke leverages PSVR 2's cutting-edge features
Talking tech with 17-bit
Thursday9th Feb 2023
Feature Dead Space Remake PC: a premium port marred by intrusive stutter
PC vs PS5 plus optimised settings
Tuesday7th Feb 2023
Feature Dead Space remake: post-patch PS5 + Series X/S performance analysis
Have image quality improvements come at a cost?
Monday6th Feb 2023
News Halo's rumoured Unreal Engine 5 switch makes sense - but it's still a tragedy
Plus: DF Direct Weekly on the PS5 beta firmware, DLSS 3 and much more
Sunday5th Feb 2023
The full DF Retro EX treatment
Friday3rd Feb 2023
Feature Hi-Fi Rush tech review: a visual treat indebted to comics and TV cartoons
DF's analysis of the Series X/S and PC versions
Thursday2nd Feb 2023
Feature Sony Dualsense Edge PS5 controller review: features beyond compare
A serious upgrade for the enthusiast, with some drawbacks
Tuesday31st Jan 2023
Feature Forspoken PC tested: a confusing, deeply disappointing port
At least DirectStorage impresses on its debut
Monday30th Jan 2023
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
Sunday29th Jan 2023
DF Direct Weekly Xbox's Developer Direct was the best games show in years
Promising titles from the people who made them - and a surprise launch too
Thursday26th Jan 2023
Feature Xbox Series S vs ray tracing: the story so far
Support is thin on the ground - but there is promise for the future
Tuesday24th Jan 2023
DF Direct Weekly are PC minimum specs out of control?
Or is it the lack of affordable GPU upgrades that's the problem?
Monday23rd Jan 2023
Saturday21st Jan 2023
Feature Monster Hunter Rise's PS5 and Xbox Series ports deliver PC-levels of customisation
Beyond 4K resolution, 120Hz and more - the choice is yours
Friday20th Jan 2023
Feature Can Steam Deck handle a range of PC's most challenging games?
A Plague Tale: Requiem, Gotham Knights, The Witcher 3 Next-Gen and more tested
Thursday19th Jan 2023
Monday16th Jan 2023
Friday13th Jan 2023
Feature Xbox Series S vs PlayStation 4 Pro - the four teraflop face-off
Comparable GPU power but a generation apart - and there's only one winner
Wednesday11th Jan 2023
Monday9th Jan 2023
DF Direct Weekly is next-gen GPU pricing out of control?
Looking more closely at the RTX 4070 Ti backlash
Saturday7th Jan 2023
Friday6th Jan 2023
Feature Fortnite on Unreal Engine 5: can Steam Deck handle Epic's next-gen tech?
Ray-traced Lumen and Nanite geometry on a 15W processor?
Thursday5th Jan 2023
Feature Fire Emblem Engage's strong gameplay is backed by big tech improvements
Improved image quality, tighter performance and shorter loading time
Wednesday4th Jan 2023
Feature Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti review: a next-gen GPU that's worth the asking price?
Faster than RTX 3080 with more memory, increased efficiency and DLSS 3
Friday23rd Dec 2022
Feature Can Xbox Series S still deliver a next-gen Witcher 3 experience?
Ray tracing is gone, but the package still impresses overall
Wednesday21st Dec 2022
Feature The Witcher 3 next-gen: ray tracing and performance modes tested on PS5 and Xbox Series X
The RT effect is beautiful - but performance is the best way to play
Tuesday20th Dec 2022
Feature The Witcher 3's next-gen upgrade is beautiful on PC - but performance is not good enough
And the hotfix update doesn't address the fundamental problems
