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Early Access to DF Direct Weekly #24 is Now Available (Patreon)

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2021-08-14 15:53:25

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UPDATE: This post has now been updated with the new version of the Direct, which adds the Xbox SSD testing and updates the Abandoned story with a look at the patch.

Far be it for me to blame Friday the 13th, but last week was a bit of a trial for Digital Foundry! Due to circumstances outside of our control, our Crysis 2 Remastered content was pushed back a week, Rich bricked a Series S, the Shadow of the Tomb Raider analysis was delayed - and that's actually the tip of the iceberg, hence fewer than expected updates.

Continuing the challenges, our lead news item for this week in DF Direct Weekly - the Abandoned debacle - will likely also need to be tweaked, as last night the 'real-time trailer' app was actually updated with... the Twitter teaser! We're likely to tweak, add to or perhaps even remove this segment altogether for the full public release on Monday but we thought we'd share what we think of this bizarre situation with our Patreon supporters regardless. Hope you enjoy the show!

Your weekend officially begins here at THIS particular URL: https://www.digitalfoundry.net/2021-08-14-df-direct-weekly-24-the-abandoned-debacle-rx-6600-xt-misfire-1080p-gpu-pricing-problems

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DF Direct Weekly #24: Can an Xbox Series SSD Work In PlayStation 5?

Join Rich Leadbetter, John Linneman and Alex Battaglia for the latest DF tech chat - the team tried putting an Xbox SSD in a PS5 to disastrously disappointing results, before moving on to cover Abandoned, its disastrous trailer reveal and the conspiracy theories surrounding it, before moving onto the problematic Radeon RX 6600 XT. There's more GPU talk as Intel's move into the graphics market gets our attention and much, much more. 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:15 Does the Xbox Series SSD work in PS5? 00:05:14 The Abandoned situation - marketing fail, conspiracy theories, trailer content 00:15:03 Radeon RX 6600 XT Misfire - And What Happened to Cheap 1080p Gaming GPUs? 00:34:08 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 accidentally revealed? 00:37:42 Anton Kaplanyan joins Intel 00:45:56 A500 Mini announced 00:51:18 Control on Series X fixed? 00:54:40 Black Frame Insertion update 01:04:41 Future guest hosts for DF Direct Weekly? 01:06:36 DF Supporter Q1: Would you guys do a deep dive on eGPUs over Thunderbolt? 01:10:50 DF Supporter Q2: what should be the benefit of adaptive sync enabled vs disabled for a situation where the game is rendering at ~100 FPS on a 144 hz monitor? 01:14:16 DF Supporter Q3: Are there any current or emerging technologies in the PC space that you see as providing a superior experience that simply isn't possible on today's consoles? 01:18:34 DF Supporter Q4: Whether a game using upscaling/reconstruction techniques should be considered or called 4K even though its not being rendered natively at 4K? 01:25:19 DF Supporter Q5: What are you guys’ thoughts on so called AI upscaling for things like full motion video content? 01:30:37 DF Supporter Q6: Would Digital Foundry be interested in doing a deep dive into render latency reduction? 01:35:27 DF Supporter Q7: Does Rich miss being in the office with other team members in any way? 01:43:20 Ending