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DF Direct Weekly #144: 2024 Games/Consoles/Hardware Preview, MSI Claw Reveal, RTX 40 Series Super

The Digital Foundry team re-assemble to kick off 2024 with a look at the excitement surrounding CES, the possibilities of PS5 Pro and Switch 2 this year, the reveal of the MSI Claw, plus all the new surrounding the RTX 40-Series 'Super' Refresh. Meanwhile, John shares his experiences with the potentially disruptive Unreal Engine VR injector, Alex talks about optimised settings and there's already an unhealthy focus on Crysis 4 - even though the chances of actually seeing it in 2024 are vanishingly tiny. Find DF Direct Weekly as a podcast on your favourite podcast streaming service. 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 and more? Check out our store: https://store.digitalfoundry.net 0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:24 News 01: 2024 Expectations : Upcoming displays 0:18:12 News 01: 2024 Expectations: Games and gaming hardware 0:51:24 News 02: RTX 40 Super series to be announced 1:12:09 News 03: MSI Claw gaming handheld leaked 1:21:04 News 04: Unreal Engine VR injector released! 1:27:19 Supporter Q1: Has Alex changed his approach to optimized settings as games have gotten more demanding? 1:32:59 Supporter Q2: Could ray traced lighting become a key part of gameplay in current-gen titles? 1:38:26 Supporter Q3: What’s your biggest graphical pet peeve besides stuttering? 1:44:06 Supporter Q4: What are your hopes for Crysis 4? 1:50:47 Supporter Q5: Could CD Projekt Red open source their Red Engine tech? 1:52:48 Supporter Q6: If you could have an incredible version of Crysis 4, or get a 10/10 Turok remake, which would you choose?