DF Direct Weekly #174: Star Wars Outlaws, EA Sports RT, AMD AFMF 2 Tested, PSVR 2 Discounted!

Digital Foundry Direct Weekly

With John and Alex either on holiday or otherwise unavailable, Rich is joined by Tom and Oliver for our weekly show discussing the latest gaming and technology news. The team take a look at the recent Star Wars Outlaws previews, Tom gets to grips with Nobody Wants To Die and Visions of Mana, while also taking a look at the RT upgrades to EA Sports titles using the Frostbite engine. Meanwhile, Rich shares the ROG Ally X benchmarks we couldn't share in the preview, and shares his thoughts on AMD's Fluid Motion Frames 2 upgrade.

0:00:00 Introduction

0:02:01 News 01: Star Wars Outlaws gameplay preview!

0:14:31 News 02: Nobody Wants To Die impresses

0:23:05 News 03: EA Sports titles getting RTGI

0:38:55 News 04: PS VR2 dramatically discounted

0:47:47 News 05: Visions of Mana demo released

0:55:47 News 06: ROG Ally X benchmarked!

1:03:40 News 07: AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 previewed

1:17:45 News 08: Destiny 3 not in development

1:25:51 Supporter Q1: Could you compare in-home streaming services like Steam Link?

1:33:01 Supporter Q2: Where is the console Minecraft ray tracing update?

1:38:56 Supporter Q3: Could upcoming consoles feature more bespoke kinds of hardware?

1:46:42 Supporter Q4: Do developers deserve flack for not optimizing their games, or are more demanding titles just a consequence of graphics advancement?

1:54:37 Supporter Q5: Why wasn’t x86 adopted for earlier consoles?

1:58:27 Supporter Q6: Could Microsoft release their backwards compatible Xbox titles on PC?

2:03:29 Supporter Q7: Is the M4 iPad Pro’s display bright enough for Oliver?

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