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DF Direct Weekly #21 now available to ALL supporters (Patreon)

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2021-07-26 17:11:06

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Hi everyone, Rich here. We've got a massively packed week and I'll level with you, revisiting Resident Evil Village on PC took much longer than I expected - I thought I'd finish it on Friday but I ended up adding final flourishes only this afternoon. As it's more time sensitive than DF Direct Weekly #21, we'll be running Resi on YouTube today and the Direct tomorrow, but there's no reason we can't share it now with all supporters. I also owe you a content update, which will be coming up very shortly!

Your DF downloads are here: https://digitalfoundry.net/2021-07-24-df-direct-weekly-21-unreal-engine-5-coalition-demo-intel-cpu-graphics-gdc-2021

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DF Direct Weekly #21: Unreal Engine 5 Coalition Demo, Intel CPU + Graphics GDC 2021

The clue is in the name - DF Direct arrives every week and this week is no exception. GDC 2021 is in full effect, so Rich, Alex and John discuss a couple of the more interesting and relevant presentations before powering on in sharing more about recent DF projects before tackling a big bunch of supporter Q+A. Join the DF Supporter Program to contribute to the show and get it early, every Saturday! Join the DF Supporter Program for pristine video downloads, behind the scenes content, early access to DF Retro, early access to DF Direct Weekly and much, much more: https://bit.ly/3jEGjvx Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: http://bit.ly/DFSubscribe Want some DF-branded tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies or pullovers? Check out our store: https://bit.ly/2BqRTt0 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:45 GDC 2021: UE5 Demo From The Coalition - Intel CPU/GPU Presentations 00:19:23 MODdb Receives Takedown Notice From Take Two 00:25:23 Final Words on The Resident Evil Village PC DRM Debacle 00:28:02 DF Content Discussion: Ratchet 40fps - Addressing The Confusion 00:36:19 DF Content Discussion: Unreal Engine for Video Production 00:45:11 Supporter Q1: Will it be possible to gauge the performance of the Steam Deck now? 00:46:43 Supporter Q2: Do you think the Steam Deck will be able to handle the games from the Total War series? 00:47:33 Supporter Q3: Is it likely that a performant ML-based upscaling solution similar to DLSS could be implemented on Xbox Series? 00:50:31 Supporter Q4: Curious what your opinion is on the rampant devotion to leaked info? 00:59:40 Supporter Q5: Could you elaborate on how you are using BFI on your LG OLED? 01:06:14 Supporter Q6: What measures did you take to help prevent burn in on your OLED monitor? 01:10:59 Supporter Q7: Much has been said about cross-gen development holding back the potential of the new consoles. Now, can the same be said about the PC, in the sense that targeting a wider range of platforms could hinder console games design? 01:17:25 Supporter Q8: Do any of you play with inverted vertical controls? 01:20:01 Ending