Capcom transitions the Street Fighter franchise onto its excellent in-house RE Engine, so how does it look across consoles old and new? Tom checks out the recently released demo running …
Like-for-like benchmark tests stacking up the Asus ROG Ally against PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 in a couple of one-off benchmark scenarios. Thanks for backing the DF Supporter Program!
Video mastered in HDR. Watch on an HDR screen/device for the best experience. Fatigued by the crisis state of PC gaming? Here's a genuine pick-me-up. Remedy's Control was always a …
Hogwarts Legacy is a demanding title across all current-gen systems - and even high-powered PCs. So did the last-gen consoles ever stand a chance of getting a decent rendition of …
Horizon Forbidden West returns and looks better than ever in its Burning Shores expansion. Freed from the constraints imposed by having to deliver a last-gen version, Guerrilla Games adds extra …
The state of PC ports in 2023 is hardly impressive - and we're particularly edgy when a new PC game based on Unreal Engine 4 arrives for testing. But the …
How far we've come! Path tracing is the ultimate form of ray tracing and somehow, in just a few years, we've gone from a path-traced Quake 2 to a path-traced …
In this video, Tom Morgan gets to grips with every single console version of Dead Island 2 available, from the lowliest of the low with Xbox One, right up to …
Ghostwire: Tokyo is an attractive game with plenty going for it, marred by poor controller response and sub-par performance. This was the state of the game on PlayStation 5 when …
Ubisoft has done it again with another patch for one of its last-gen classics. Far Cry 5 is a seriously worthy series entry and Ubisoft has revisited the old code …
Resident Evil 4 Remake: we've tested the demo, we've reviewed the game - and now we're returning to the good old fashioned platform comparisons. Which version runs best? Which version …
Here's a Bonus for Patreon supporters - the original edit of our The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice tech review. Our capture completed just before a patch arrived for PS5, necessitating …
Alex Battaglia and John Linneman have been let loose in the Resident Evil 4 Chainsaw Demo, providing an early look at the game on PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X and …
A comprehensive tech review of all every console to receive a Wo Long release. The PS5 and Xbox Series X versions get the premium treatment here: running at up to …
Can the latest - and most powerful - AMD mobile APU deliver performance in line with the PlayStation 4? Here's a preview look at some material from our upcoming AyaNeo …
Xbox Series S vs PlayStation 4 Pro is a fascinating comparison - both machines possess GPUs with compute power rated at four teraflops (Pro is actually 4.2!) so how do …
Everything you need to know about The Witcher 3 Complete Edition running on Series S. Ray tracing features are removed here next to the Series X and PS5 versions - …
Everything you need to know about the last-gen versions of Warzone 2 - a game in which the increasing scale and ambition of Infinity Ward's tech is starting to overstretch …
The Callisto Protocol is a properly current-gen game and yet... it's available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles! To what extent have the visuals and performance been pared back …
Tom Morgan's upcoming Warzone 2.0 coverage required multiple DF staff members playing Warzone 2.0 across multiple consoles across multiple crossplay sessions. Here's another taste of the like-for-like comparison data we've …
A final look at the core Modern Warfare 2 experience as delivered on the older PS4 and Xbox One systems. The fact of the matter is the game is cross-gen …
Disadvantaged due to poor marketing, it turns out that Sonic Frontiers is actually a fantastic game! In this extended video, John Linneman explains how the game works and where it …
With the arrival of the new God of War in stores, we can finally reveal our full cross-gen comparison for Santa Monica Studios' brilliant game. Oliver Mackenzie and John Linneman …
Finally available outside of the PlayStation ecosytem, here we're covering every single version of Persona 5 Royal available - all of the last-gen consoles, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S and …
It's finally here! John Linneman presents the DF Tech Review for God of War Ragnarök, focusing on improvements vs God of War 2018, a complete run-down of all of the …
Across the generation, Switch has suprised us with a range of last-gen conversions that hold up really well on Nintendo's console hybrid - and there's a fine line between cutting …
Last weekend, PlayStation owners got the chance to enjoy early access to the Modern Warfare 2 beta - a proving ground for Infinity Ward to test out the game ahead …
Atlus is celebrated for its Persona titles and Soul Hackers 2 follows in a similar vein - but the problem is that the unambitious technology and cut 'n' paste dungeons …
How did the last-gen versions of Saints Row turn out? After testing seven modes across the PS5 and Series X editions, here there's only a single setting per console. Curiously …
We've already covered The Last of Us Part 1 in terms of its enhancements and improvements over the original game, but the new version also comes with a host of …
We're a couple of patches into Marvel's Spider-Man PC now - as good a chance as any to take Alex's optimised settings and prove them out across four classes of …
Marvel's Spider-Man is perhaps one or two patches away from PC perfection, but already the game has super scalability for Steam Deck. So what's the best, consistent gaming experience we …
Here's what happens when you compare Marvel's Spider-Man running with tweaked optimised PC settings on Steam Deck, stacked up against the original PlayStation 4 release. Thank you for backing the …
The full tech breakdown of BlueTwelve Studio's beautiful adventure - tested on PS5 and last-gen PS4 systems, plus PC. The advantage for Sony's next-gen system boils down to a boost …
For an entire console generation, From Software delivered games with a stuttering 30fps - what we call inconsistent/'bad' frame-pacing. But a simple three-line code fix seems to eliminate the problem …
Wreckfest is an exceptionally good 'destruction derby' style game. It's competent enough on last-gen consoles - but it's remarkable how close the new Switch version gets to matching that experience. …
On paper, this should have been the definitive collection of the classic Genesis/Mega Drive Sonic games. Built on Christian Whitehead's Retro Engine, the technological underpinnings are there - but a …
From Software's 30fps issues have been resolved via a hack from Illusion. Here's a preview of a tiny piece of content from an upcoming video. Thank you for backing the …
Part of PlayStation Plus' revamp is the inclusion of PS1, PS2 and PSP titles running under emulation on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. So how good are the emulators, what …
A new port of WRC 10 lands on Switch - a few months following the PlayStation and Xbox release, and with serious cutbacks to features, controls and visuals. The core …
Formely an Xbox console exclusive, The Ascent is finally available for all PlayStation 4/PlayStation 5 consoles. Oliver Mackenzie tests all versions, stacking them up against the Xbox experience. The Ascent …
The new Radical Dreamers Edition arrives with a string of extras for Chrono Cross fans, though it's far from an ideal remaster. For the PS4 release - as played on …
Team Ninja collaborates with Square-Enix in a unique, interesting but technically flawed release. Oliver Mackenzie tests the game on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and ALL last-gen consoles... and it's …
In the first of our Grand Theft Auto 5 'next-gen' videos, Alex Battaglia takes a look at the new version running on PlayStation 5, comparing the three modes on offer …
The classic Shadow Warrior franchise has returned for a new modern instalment with developer Flying Wild Hog shifting away from using its own engine, pivoting towards Unreal Engine 4. Currently …
Just how good - or indeed, bad - are the last-gen console versions of Elden Ring? With current-gen consoles hit by supply issues, can you still get a decent Elden …
How does Polyphony Digital scale the best Gran Turismo yet between three consoles with so many differences? Replay data can be shared across all PlayStations, allowing John Linneman and Alex …
Elden Ring is running at 800p on Steam Deck, based on medium settings. Textures and anti-aliasing are increased to high quality, shader quality on low (as it does not seem …
