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DF Direct Weekly #33 is now available to all supporters (Patreon)

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2021-10-18 12:04:04

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2026-06

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Just a quick update! Usually we run DF Direct Weekly for all on Monday, but we're opting to run our Crysis 3 console video today instead, with the Direct 'happening' tomorrow. With that in mind, we've decided to put the Direct live now for all supporters. Enjoy!

In terms of rolling out the Weekly to all supporters on the Saturday, we're one step away from being able to make this happen! Fingers crossed we can do it this weekend, Apple Podcasts permitting...

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DF Direct Weekly #33: Forza Horizon 5, Star Citizen, Radeon RX 6600, Metroid Dread Perf Issues?

Digital Foundry Direct Weekly is - as the name suggests - our weekly show, where the team convene to perpetrate discussion on the latest gaming and tech news. This week, Alex raves about Star Citizen, John has an emotional moment playing Forza Horizon 5 and... what on earth's going on with Metroid Dread performance on some Switch consoles? 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:33 Citizen Con 00:17:24 AMD RX 6600 launched 00:26:18 GTA Remastered announced, mods taken down 00:31:47 Metroid Dread performance issues 00:38:52 Hackers disassembled Cotton 2's emulation on Switch 00:42:39 DF Content Discussion: Forza Horizon 5 preview 00:48:57 DF Content Discussion: DF Retro Pickups and Magazine Memories 00:51:00 DF Supporter Q1: Sony Bravia TV, discuss, GO! 00:56:03 DF Supporter Q2: Why do we see more shader compilation/streaming stutters? 00:59:18 DF Supporter Q3: Alex, could you do a quick recap on the state of deathloop? 01:04:37 DF Supporter Q4: Will you be testing Starlink for cloud games? 01:09:14 DF Supporter Q5: Could manufacturers tap into 50hz display for 40hz compatibility? 01:12:45 DF Supporter Q6: Do you think that one reason why Navi 2 under-performs when using ray-traced lighting is due to the GPU spending a lot of time swapping data in and out of cache? 01:17:02 DF Supporter Q7: Are there any games for the rest of the DF crew that causes their Chalice of hate to overspill as Metal Gear Solid 4 does for Audi?