Timeline
Monday19th Dec 2022
DF Direct Weekly should the next Steam Deck deliver more performance?
Plus: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 dated and the RDNA 3 review aftermath discussed
Saturday17th Dec 2022
Friday16th Dec 2022
Feature Portal with RTX kicks off a new retro ray tracing revolution
RTX Remix opens the door to a wealth of PC classics receiving path-traced upgrades
Thursday15th Dec 2022
Feature The Forspoken demo: six graphics modes to choose from but what do they do?
Our first hands-on look at the next Square-Enix epic
Wednesday14th Dec 2022
Tuesday13th Dec 2022
DF Direct Weekly the team reacts to The Game Awards' big reveals
Plus: The Callisto Protocol's PC improvements detailed
Monday12th Dec 2022
Feature AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT and 7900 XTX review: can RDNA 3 bring the value?
The XTX is worthy of consideration, but the XT is simply too expensive
Friday9th Dec 2022
Feature Fortnite's massive UE5 update delivers next-gen features on all consoles at 60fps
Nanite and Lumen upgrades tested on PS5, Series X/S - and PC
Thursday8th Dec 2022
News Callisto Protocol's PC patch tested: shader compilation stutter fixed, but issues remain
#StutterStruggle update
Feature Warhammer 40,000: Darktide - a stunning technical accomplishment that pushes PC hard
Analysis plus optimised settings for medium and high-end builds
Wednesday7th Dec 2022
News The Digital Foundry Supporter Program - what we've achieved and where we're going next
How support has helped to transform what we do and how we work
Tuesday6th Dec 2022
News DF Direct Weekly on The Callisto Protocol - and Nintendo's Pokémon performance promise
Plus: Modders look to fix Sonic Frontier's egregious pop-in problems
Monday5th Dec 2022
Feature Hands on with The Witcher 3's next-gen update: PS5 and Series X tested
Plus more info on the Series S and PC versions
Feature Need for Speed Unbound tech review - profound improvements, bold artistic touches
Criterion returns to the genre that made its name
Friday2nd Dec 2022
Feature The Callisto Protocol looks great on PlayStation 5, at least
A killer story-driven sci-fi horror game with cutting edge visual design
Feature The Callisto Protocol: Xbox Series versions have issues - and PC is almost unplayable
The game is great on PS5, but the ports need work
Wednesday30th Nov 2022
Feature Warzone 2.0 tested on all current-gen consoles: 60fps is a given, but what about 120?
Crossplay gaming used to deliver precise, like-for-like testing on PS5 and Xbox Series machines
Tuesday29th Nov 2022
A brace of compromised graphics modes for an otherwise excellent shooter
Monday28th Nov 2022
DF Direct Weekly will this console generation really last until 2027/2028?
Be prepared for a long haul - and perhaps the end of the 'generation' as we know it
Friday25th Nov 2022
Feature The original Quake gets a ray tracing upgrade - and it's incredible
A PC mod that looks better than many full-price remasters
Wednesday23rd Nov 2022
Feature Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are comprehensive technical failures
Embarrassing artwork, terrible draw distance, poor performance and a litany of bugs
Monday21st Nov 2022
News DF Direct Weekly takes on Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and The Witcher 3 remaster
Plus: Unreal Engine 5 improvements and RTX 4080 pricing
Saturday19th Nov 2022
Feature Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales PC is another stellar Sony port
Ray tracing upgrades detailed, optimised settings supplied
Friday18th Nov 2022
Feature The new Ark for Nintendo Switch is a brilliant redemption story
One of the worst ports ever is now a good-looking, playable experience
Wednesday16th Nov 2022
All platforms run up to 35 percent faster after the recent update
Tuesday15th Nov 2022
Feature Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 review: a powerful GPU with a big pricing problem
Compared to RTX 3080 and RTX 4090, Nvidia's latest is just too expensive
Sunday13th Nov 2022
Feature Cyberpunk 2077: how the FSR2 upgrade improves visual quality
Patch 1.61 tested on PS5 and Xbox Series consoles
Saturday12th Nov 2022
Feature Resident Evil Village on Apple Silicon: MetalFX upscaling is a welcome surprise
The port could be better - but a DLSS rival for Mac is big news
Friday11th Nov 2022
Wednesday9th Nov 2022
Monday7th Nov 2022
News Will AMD disrupt the graphics market with RDNA 3 and RX 7900 XTX?
The Radeon reveal and much more discussed in the new DF Direct Weekly
Saturday5th Nov 2022
Friday4th Nov 2022
Feature The Modern Warfare 2 campaign offers much more than a photorealistic Amsterdam
Infinity Ward's IW9 engine flexes on PS5 and Xbox Series consoles
Thursday3rd Nov 2022
Feature God of War: Ragnarök on PS5 is like a maxed-out PC port with flawless performance
A different take on cross-gen development
Wednesday2nd Nov 2022
Feature Sackboy: A Big Adventure's stutter problems make a mockery of the power of your PC
Not even the most performant PC components can run this game smoothly
Monday31st Oct 2022
News DF Direct Weekly takes on God of War Ragnarök and potential Xbox price rises
Plus: looking forward to AMD's RDNA 3 graphics reveal
Sunday30th Oct 2022
Feature Scorn on Xbox Series X: our first look at AMD's FSR 2 on consoles
Smart upscaling to 4K for the top-tier Xbox - but what about Series S?
Friday28th Oct 2022
Feature Bayonetta 3 is a great game marred by polish and performance issues
An ambitious step forward for the series is let down by Switch's technical limitations
Thursday27th Oct 2022
Feature Gotham Knights PC: can its severe problems explain poor console performance?
Even a Core i9/RTX 4090 rig can drop beneath 60fps
Wednesday26th Oct 2022
Feature Why the return of 30fps console games is inevitable
More ambitious games push hardware further - and something has to give
Tuesday25th Oct 2022
Feature A Plague Tale: Requiem is a beautiful tech showcase that pushes the consoles hard
A visually demanding game sees Xbox Series X deliver the smoothest experience
Monday24th Oct 2022
News DF Direct Weekly takes on Gotham Knights, Silent Hill 2 and Resident Evil 4
Plus: the latest Final Fantasy 16 trailer looks stunning
Friday21st Oct 2022
Feature Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves - an accomplished but unambitious PC port
PS5 comparisons and those all-important optimised settings
Thursday20th Oct 2022
Feature Gotham Knights is a poor effort with a range of technical issues
And the 30fps cap is just the tip of the iceberg
Wednesday19th Oct 2022
Feature Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope: a much improved game - at a price
The sequel falls short of matching Kingdom Battle's brilliant visuals
Tuesday18th Oct 2022
Feature No Man's Sky for Nintendo Switch: a valiant effort - but the compromises cut too deep
It works - but it's not pretty
Monday17th Oct 2022
News DF Direct Weekly takes on Nvidia's RTX 4080 12GB 'unlaunching' U-turn
Plus: reaction to the RTX 4090 debut and Miles Morales' PC upgrades
Friday14th Oct 2022
News Nvidia delays the controversial RTX 4080 12GB
"We're pressing the 'unlaunch' button on the 4080 12GB."
Feature Overwatch 2's upgrades tested on all current-gen consoles
More of a revamp than a sequel?
