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DF Direct Weekly #237 Is Now Available (Patreon)

Published:
2025-10-25 22:00:07
Edited:
2025-10-27 12:31:58
Imported:
2026-06

Content

A gigantic new episode of DF Direct Weekly sees the team's reaction to the big Halo Campaign Evolved reveal - and some unfortunate Unreal Engine 5 issues already coming into view. Meanwhile, what does Microsoft actually mean by its "very premium, very high-end" next-gen comments and is the Xbox Ally X interface really the best way forward? Meanwhile, John and some familiar faces reveal our next big project - the DF Retro Super Show - our brand new video podcast. Beyond that, Rich talks PlayStation power saver with Death Stranding 1 and 2, while alarming stats are revealed about the decline of games journalism.

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DF Direct Weekly #237: Halo Campaign Evolved Reaction, "Premium" Next-Gen Xbox, New DF Retro Show!

Digital Foundry is now fully independent! Join the DF Supporter Program and support the team: https://bit.ly/3jEGjvx A gigantic new episode of DF Direct Weekly sees the team's reaction to the big Halo Campaign Evolved reveal - and some unfortunate Unreal Engine 5 issues already coming into view. Meanwhile, what does Microsoft actually mean by its "very premium, very high-end" next-gen comments and is the Xbox Ally X interface really the best way forward? Meanwhile, John and some familiar faces reveal our next big project - the DF Retro Super Show - our brand new video podcast. Beyond that, Rich talks PlayStation power saver with Death Stranding 1 and 2, while alarming stats are revealed about the decline of games journalism. Go here to check out DF merch! https://store.digitalfoundry.net Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: http://bit.ly/DFSubscribe 0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:12 News 1: Halo Campaign Evolved revealed! 0:23:03 News 2: Sarah Bond: next Xbox "very premium, very high-end" 0:55:55 News 3: Announcing the DF Retro Super Show! 1:01:46 News 4: Nvidia drops Bonsai tech demo 1:13:05 News 5: Death Stranding 1 + 2 tested in Power Saver mode 1:27:11 News 6: Game journalists rapidly departing industry 1:42:37 Supporter Q1: Is Microsoft making a mistake by muddling the definition of an Xbox? 1:50:50 Supporter Q2: Is Microsoft’s new 30% gaming margin target driving its recent woes? 1:57:17 Supporter Q3: Does pursuing the state of the art make sense in a cost-constrained, multi-platform era? 2:01:25 Supporter Q4: Is Sony’s new portable PlayStation doomed to the same fate as the Vita? 2:05:58 Supporter Q5: How can AAA game studios survive in an era of increasing console prices? 2:12:09 Supporter Q6: Did you ever hear the tragedy of Alex Battaglia the Wise?

Comments

Darth Jell-O

Can’t wait for the new show! Been waiting for it for a looooong time! Congrats DF team!!

BespokeEP

Woooohooo the DF Retro supershow 2 turbo edition!!!! I hope the guest is Super Shuhei, and if it's not, get on that!!!

Speedworth

DF Retro Supershow! My top tier Patreon subscription is getting its monies worth lolll

Nils Roos

Great news on the DF Retro Supershow and an excellent cast. Will it be gated behind the top tier Patreon? Frankly, I love retro topics but the retro tier pricing is quite steep compared to the others. Maybe you are going to review the tier model and its offerings in the future? Perhaps multiple tiers for DF Retro could help gaining a broader audience?

digitalfoundry

Hi there - Retro Supporters will get the new show ahead of everyone else in a similar way to how standard Supporters get the normal Direct ahead of everyone else.

Peter

I shall be upgrading to support this, simply wonderful news chaps

Peter

Increased my membership to the retro tier. Can't wait for the first episode!

Ian

It’s interesting the discussion on the next Xbox pc thing. What I would say is that whilst via AMD Xbox might be able to undercut pre builts as Rich says - there is no longer the incentive for Microsoft to subsidise the Xbox hardware. In fact the opposite is true. If they make hardware presumable they want to sell with a profit margin….which ties into their 30% target. Now that Xbox games exist everywhere selling hardware is no longer loss leading for them.

i_like_licorice

Windows 11 has been a disappointment from what I hear. I have occasional contact with it when I use my wife's PC. That said, Linux is a fully featured alternative nowadays. I have been driving Linux for years now, from work, through games, to everyday home stuff. Except for online games like Fortnite, everything simply works. And I use regular Ubuntu, not a specialized gaming distro. If someone's looking for an alternative to Windows, I recommend checking out Linux.

BespokeEP

As a fellow Peter, I support this message 🤓

BespokeEP

Bring back Windows XP and the quick launch bar!!!!