(Slightly) Early Access For DF Direct Weekly #197 Now Available (Patreon)

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2025-01-17 10:45:34

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2026-06

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Hi everyone, we'll be running this video publicly in a few hours, but all supporters can watch now. Following on from the mania yesterday, we've decided to run the Switch reaction as a full DF Direct Weekly episode. In terms of other stuff, the Jedi Survivor PS5 Pro patch is pretty good and worthy of a 'quick look' video which we'll run this weekend. Normal DF Direct returns next week... provided there isn't more news requiring a Special, of course...

The blurb: Nintendo Switch 2 has finally been revealed in a somewhat detail-light two minute presentation, showcasing renders of the new hardware, some details on backwards compatibility and a teaser for what may well be Mario Kart 9. John, Rich and Oliver sit down after the reveal and discuss the reveal - along with some intriguing leaks about the clock speeds of the main processor.

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DF Direct Weekly #197 - Nintendo Switch 2 Reaction - New Hardware, Mario Kart 9, Back Compat + More!

Nintendo Switch 2 has finally been revealed in a somewhat detail-light two minute presentation, showcasing renders of the new hardware, some details on backwards compatibility and a teaser for what may well be Mario Kart 9. John, Rich and Oliver sit down after the reveal and discuss the reveal - along with some intriguing leaks about the clock speeds of the main processor. Join the DF Supporter Program for pristine video downloads, behind the scenes content, early access to new videos, early access to DF Direct Weekly and much, much more: https://bit.ly/3jEGjvx Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: http://bit.ly/DFSubscribe Find DF Direct Weekly as a podcast on your favourite podcast streaming service. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:12 Switch 2 hardware 0:16:42 New Mario Kart analysis 0:28:32 Only partial backwards compatibility? 0:36:44 Rumoured Switch 2 clockspeeds 0:47:52 Supporter Q1: Can Switch 2 use transformer model DLSS? 0:50:32 Supporter Q2: Can DLSS salvage Switch 2’s output on 4K screens? 0:52:19 Supporter Q3: Will Nintendo release performance patches for Switch 1 games on Switch 2? 0:58:21 Final Switch 2 thoughts and impressions