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DigitalFoundry's John Linneman joins Brandon Sheffield once again to delve into their video game collections, and contemplate liquid-cooled 3DOs, India-exclusive PS2 games, and the sensation of removing $300 worth of cellophane. Hosted by Brandon Sheffield, with John Linnemann. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. SHOW NOTES: 1: Tomak: Save the Earth Again (02:44) GP32 Tomak: Save the Earth PC Genjin 2: Pyramid Intruder (06:32) Mega LD LaserDisc 3DO The Hive Scavenger 4 FM Towns Marty Silpheed Sega CD 3: Congo: The Movie: The Lost City of Zinj (11:56) Congo Jurassic Park Michael Crichton Sega Saturn John Romero's Daikatana 4: Thexder (15:14) IBM 8086 Nintendo Entertainment System Grandia: Digital Museum 5: First Kiss Monogatari (19:34) PC-FX Battle Heat! Cutie Honey Tokimeki Memorial PC Engine Psycho-Chaser Zero Divide Phalanx HuneX 6: Galactic Pinball (22:16) Virtual Boy TechnoWarriors (1998) Super Metroid MultiBoy VB Multicart 7: Screamin' Mad George's Paranoiascape (27:43) Keita Amemiya Zeiram (1991) Mechanical Violator Hakaider (1995) Nanatsu Kaze no Shima Monogatari Masaya Matsuura PaRappa the Rapper Metamour Jupiter Shigesato Itoi 8: Darius II (31:43) Taito Memories PlayStation 2 9: Pup-Breeder (34:32) 10: Tryrush Deppy (37:43) Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988) Croc! Pau-Pau Island Blast Wind 11: Ginga Ojōsama Densetsu Yuna (41:46) Ginga Ojōsama Densetsu Yuna 2: Eien no Princess Ginga Ojōsama Densetsu Yuna 3: Lightning Angel Ginga Ojōsama Densetsu Yuna FX: Kanashimi no Sirene Ginga Ojōsama Densetsu Yuna Remix UltraBox Atari Jaguar 12: Skyhammer (47:15) Descent Blade Runner (1982) G-Police Sniper Elite Alien Vs Predator Tempest Doom Black ICE White Noise EJagFest Amiga 13: Colors (55:13) Gizmondo Alien Hominid Sticky Balls 14: Phase Paradox (59:27) Philosoma Until Dawn Chris Redfield J League games Dino Crisis II Dino Crisis 15: Hanuman: Boy Warrior (01:04:28) PlayStation Portable Chandragupta: Warrior Prince RaOne: The Game RaOne (2011) Don 2 the Game Power Stone Tron (1982) 16: MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity (01:07:56) Way of the Warrior Gate of Thunder 17: Asuka 120% Special: BURNING Fest. (01:11:57) Asuka 120% Final: BURNING Fest. Asuka 120% Return: BURNING Fest. Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force Sega Genesis 18: ActRaiser 2 (01:15:33) Auto Modellista 19: Manic Game Girl (01:18:51) Parasite Eve The Saboteur Apex Axel Impact/DT Racer 20: Chiki Chiki Boys (01:22:02) Chelnov: Atomic Runner Quarantine Return Fire: Maps O' Death Command & Conquer TV Sports series Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore This week's Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!
DigitalFoundry's John Linneman joins Brandon Sheffield once again to delve into their video game collections, and contemplate liquid-cooled 3DOs, India-exclusive PS2 games, and the sensation of removing $300 worth of cellophane. Hosted by Brandon Sheffield, with John Linnemann. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. SHOW NOTES: 1: Tomak: Save the Earth Again (02:44) GP32 Tomak: Save the Earth PC Genjin 2: Pyramid Intruder (06:32) Mega LD LaserDisc 3DO The Hive Scavenger 4 FM Towns Marty Silpheed Sega CD 3: Congo: The Movie: The Lost City of Zinj (11:56) Congo Jurassic Park Michael Crichton Sega Saturn John Romero's Daikatana 4: Thexder (15:14) IBM 8086 Nintendo Entertainment System Grandia: Digital Museum 5: First Kiss Monogatari (19:34) PC-FX Battle Heat! Cutie Honey Tokimeki Memorial PC Engine Psycho-Chaser Zero Divide Phalanx HuneX 6: Galactic Pinball (22:16) Virtual Boy TechnoWarriors (1998) Super Metroid MultiBoy VB Multicart 7: Screamin' Mad George's Paranoiascape (27:43) Keita Amemiya Zeiram (1991) Mechanical Violator Hakaider (1995) Nanatsu Kaze no Shima Monogatari Masaya Matsuura PaRappa the Rapper Metamour Jupiter Shigesato Itoi 8: Darius II (31:43) Taito Memories PlayStation 2 9: Pup-Breeder (34:32) 10: Tryrush Deppy (37:43) Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988) Croc! Pau-Pau Island Blast Wind 11: Ginga Ojōsama Densetsu Yuna (41:46) Ginga Ojōsama Densetsu Yuna 2: Eien no Princess Ginga Ojōsama Densetsu Yuna 3: Lightning Angel Ginga Ojōsama Densetsu Yuna FX: Kanashimi no Sirene Ginga Ojōsama Densetsu Yuna Remix UltraBox Atari Jaguar 12: Skyhammer (47:15) Descent Blade Runner (1982) G-Police Sniper Elite Alien Vs Predator Tempest Doom Black ICE White Noise EJagFest Amiga 13: Colors (55:13) Gizmondo Alien Hominid Sticky Balls 14: Phase Paradox (59:27) Philosoma Until Dawn Chris Redfield J League games Dino Crisis II Dino Crisis 15: Hanuman: Boy Warrior (01:04:28) PlayStation Portable Chandragupta: Warrior Prince RaOne: The Game RaOne (2011) Don 2 the Game Power Stone Tron (1982) 16: MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity (01:07:56) Way of the Warrior Gate of Thunder 17: Asuka 120% Special: BURNING Fest. (01:11:57) Asuka 120% Final: BURNING Fest. Asuka 120% Return: BURNING Fest. Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force Sega Genesis 18: ActRaiser 2 (01:15:33) Auto Modellista 19: Manic Game Girl (01:18:51) Parasite Eve The Saboteur Apex Axel Impact/DT Racer 20: Chiki Chiki Boys (01:22:02) Chelnov: Atomic Runner Quarantine Return Fire: Maps O' Death Command & Conquer TV Sports series Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore This week's Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!
Try AG1 here http://drinkag1.com/FRIENDS and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3+K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first subscription. Thanks to AG1 for sponsoring FPS! -- This week we're joined by John Linneman of Digital Foundry to discuss the PS5 Pro. It's been out for a few weeks now so we wanted to check in on how it's been doing post launch, how the library of games is performing and guess what the future holds. Plus we're lucky enough to be joined by Yevhenii Kulyk of GSC Game World, who right now is putting the finishing touches on STALKER 2. We talk through the challenging road to launch, what players should expect on day one and what the future holds for both STALKER 2 and the studio. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 05:15 PS5 Pro Discussion with John Linneman of Digital Foundry 45:48 AG1 (ad) 47:57 User Question 1 56:13 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Chat with Technical Producer Yevhenii Kulyk 01:12:20 User Question 2 01:20:55 What We've Been Playing 01:59:01 Show and Tell 02:12:09 Wrap Up -- If you wanna check out our brand new newsletter, you can do so here: https://friendspersecond.substack.com/ -- Let's meet our hosts! - Jake Baldino (aka the Before You Buy Guy) is pretty much the most watched reviewer on YouTube across both Gameranx and his personal channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/JakeBaldino). If you're obsessed with Delorians, The Mummy and Pizza you can discuss that stuff with him directly over on Twitter: @JakeBaldino - Lucy James is a Senior Producer at Gamespot and a Creative Producer at Giant Bomb. She's actually, like, experienced and credentialed and has real life skills and stuff, while the rest of the gang would be funemployed if the YT algorithm didn't kiss them for random, inexplicable reasons. - Skill Up used to work at McDonalds but he got fired for skimming too many chicken nuggets. He says he regrets it since he hasn't had a better job since. -- Listen to the Friends Per Second Podcast on your favourite podcast platform: https://linktr.ee/friendspersecond Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date: https://friendspersecond.substack.com/ Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheFPSPodcast Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friendspersecond Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Quacking the case! Throwing an apoplectic tantrum about that most Disneyest of ducks with host Stuart Gipp and guests Thomas Nickel and John Linneman. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the show to enjoy ad-free early access, better audio quality, and great exclusive content. Learn more at http://www.patreon.com/retronauts
These Retronauts are crazy! Stuart Gipp, Audi Sorlie, John Linneman, and Thomas Nickel begin their Gaul-ing journey through the Astérix franchise. PAF! Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the show to enjoy ad-free early access, better audio quality, and great exclusive content. Learn more at http://www.patreon.com/retronauts
As we begin to approach the tail-end of the Nintendo Switch era, Oliver Mackenzie and John Linneman get together to discuss their personal selection of the most technically impressive games of the generation - absolute marvels bearing in mind that the core hardware is based on a 2015 Nvidia mobile chipset. In this first video, the emphasis is on first party exclusives published by Nintendo - but there's plenty to come from third parties too in a later video. There are some amazing games here, and a surprise contender at the top slot. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:41 Fast RMX 0:05:53 Metroid Prime Remastered 0:11:01 Super Mario Bros. Wonder 0:16:14 The Touryst 0:22:22 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 0:28:02 Super Mario RPG 0:32:40 Paper Mario: The Origami King 0:36:40 Metroid Dread 0:41:08 Super Mario Odyssey 0:45:49 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 0:51:40 Luigi's Mansion 3 1:02:13 Runners up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Just when we thought the summer festival of gaming events was over, Nintendo comes out of nowhere with a brand-new Direct featuring a wide rage of excellent titles - not bad for a system reaching the end of its life cycle. John Linneman and Oliver Mackenzie team up to share notes on the Direct, including a tech-orientated argument about how it's definitely NOT Switch 2 delivering the Metroid Prime 4 footage! 0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:42 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond 0:14:08 The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom 0:22:43 Lego Horizon Adventures 0:29:44 Mario & Luigi: Brothership 0:35:47 Funko Fusion, Nintendo Switch Online updates, Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics 0:45:42 Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake, Fantasian: Neo Dimension 0:55:37 MIO: Memories In Orbit, The Hundred Line: Last Defence Academy, Super Mario Party Jamboree, ぶっとバード, Ace Attorney Investigations Collection 1:05:24 Evaluating the Direct and looking forward to Switch 2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Microsoft's Xbox 2024 Showcase turned out to be an excellent presentation, with banger after banger. In this new DF Direct Special, John Linneman, Alex Battaglia and Oliver Mackenzie break down the show with their reactions to each of the key games before moving on to discuss the somewhat underwhelming hardware line-up - plus comments on Phil Spencer's latest remarks on the Xbox multi-platform strategy. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:17 Doom: The Dark Ages 0:11:05 Perfect Dark 0:20:42 Gears of War: E-Day 0:28:53 Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater 0:40:39 Fable 0:49:43 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl 0:59:18 Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 1:07:17 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 1:15:54 Other games - Mixtape, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, South of Midnight, Atomfall, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, State of Decay 3, Age of Mythology: Retold 1:24:36 Updated Xbox Series consoles 1:31:35 Phil Spencer: more Xbox games are coming to other platforms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wrapping up Contra series with a look at WayForward's Contra: Operation Galuga, with Stuart Gipp, Thomas Nickel and John Linneman. Bandanas on! Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the show to enjoy ad-free early access, better audio quality, and great exclusive content. Learn more at http://www.patreon.com/retronauts
Let's argue aggressively! No, wait, that sounds unpleasant. Let's have a lovely time nicely. Stuart Gipp, John Linneman, Thomas Nickel, and Audi Sorlie Probotect and serve up the definitive ranking of Konami's hit run n' gun series: Contra. Art by Leeann Hamilton. Edits by Greg Leahy. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the show to enjoy ad-free early access, better audio quality, and great exclusive content. Learn more at http://www.patreon.com/retronauts
John Linneman from Digital Foundry joined us! @dark1x John with Digital Foundry Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9_x1DImhU-eolIay5rb2Q/ The Game Awards recap, business for gaming, Avatar impressions. Tech discussion around Snowdrop. Follow me @jeremypenter on twitter Buying a game on Epic use the ACG creator code KARAK-ACG My Gaming and News Webpage https://www.acgamer.net/ All my links https://linktr.ee/ACG_Karak Follow me on Twitter for reviews and info @jeremypenter JOIN the ACG Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/ACGVids/ https://www.patreon.com/AngryCentaurGaming --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/acg/message
Brandon Sheffield celebrates the end of his Japan trip by comparing video game purchases with Digital Foundry's John Linneman. By Brandon Sheffield and John Linneman, with an intro by Alex Jaffe. Featuring the track “It's Different Now” by Ice Choir. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Segments**:** Preface (00:26) Sitting in Saizeriya (02:55) John: Akira Psycho Ball (04:10) Brandon: Destruction Derby (06:39) John: Pu•Li•Ru•La (08:30) Brandon: Panzer Bandit (11:58) John: Gun Survivor 3: Dino Crisis (14:08) Brandon: Namco Anthology 1 & 2 (17:43) John: Lethal Enforcers (19:51) Brandon: Vib-Ribbon and Alnam no Tsubasa (21:45) John: Hresvelgr (23:42) Brandon: After Burner III (24:49) John: Heavy Metal Thunder (25:38) Brandon: Zeiram Zone (27:17) John: Tempo (28:36) Brandon: Community Pom (32:54) John: Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim (34:50) Brandon: Demolition Man (37:55) John: Crack Down (39:39) Brandon: Sōkyūgurentai (41:51) John: Soldier Blade (43:20) Brandon: Double Dragon II (46:15) John: Thunder Force V: Perfect System (48:23) Brandon: Kurohyō 2: Ryū ga Gotoku (49:54) John: Ø Story and Kunoichi (51:16) Brandon: Biomotor Unitron 2 (53:48) John: Silent Line: Armored Core III (54:48) Brandon: Royal Stone (55:24) Rattling Off A Few More (56:32) Ice Choir - It's Different Now (01:04:00) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime John Linneman Saizeriya Ep. 109 - Part One – Insert Credit Abroad Tokyo Insect Zoo Panzer Bandit Gunners Heaven Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force Space Channel 5 MIL-CD Digital Foundry Akira Psycho Ball KAZe Co., Ltd. KAZe Digital Pinball series Digital Pinball: Necronomicon Saban's Power Rangers Zeo: Full Tilt Battle Pinball Resident Evil series Kyūtenkai: Fantastic Pinball Flipnic: Ultimate Pinball Devil's Crush Alien Crush Metroid Prime Pinball Pokémon Pinball Kirby's Pinball Land Pinball Quest Destruction Derby MiSTer Psygnosis Limited Reflections Interactive Limited WipEout 3 Lemmings Revolution Pu•Li•Ru•La Taito Corporation Fill in Café Co., Ltd. Gun Survivor 3: Dino Crisis CD-i Dino Crisis Gun Survivor 4: BioHazard - Heroes Never Die GunCon Shinkiro Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy Namco: Anthology 1 Namco: Anthology 2 Namco Museum series Star Luster Babel Wrestleball Valkyrie no Densetsu Lethal Enforcers Time Crisis 3 Virtua Cop Mad Dog McCree Gradius Henry Explorers Vib-Ribbon Masaya Matsuura Alnam no Tsubasa: Shōjin no Sora no Kanata e Alnam no Kiba: Jūzoku Jūnishinto Densetsu Right Stuff Corp. Hresvelgr After Burner III G-Loc: Air Battle Heavy Metal Thunder Zeiram Zone Zeiram Tempo Tempo Jr. Super Tempo 32X Atari Jaguar Patrick Bateman Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball Sega CD Cosmic Fantasy Stories Community Pom Fill in Café Co., Ltd. Asuka 120% Burning Fest. Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim Ys series Ys: The Oath in Felghana Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys Demolition Man Battle Mania Daiginjō Crack Down Alien Syndrome Gain Ground Sōkyūgurentai Radiant Silvergun Soldier Blade Double Dragon II: The Revenge Thunder Force V: Perfect System Hyper Duel Blast Wind Kurohyō 2: Ryū ga Gotoku Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series Ø Story Kunoichi Shinobi Bujingai: The Forsaken City Biomotor Unitron Neo Geo Pocket Silent Line: Armored Core Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Royal Stone: Hirakareshi Toki no Tobira Game Gear Super Monkey Ball Deluxe Saber Marionette J: Battle Sabers Jumping Flash! 2 Chase the Express Azumanga Donjara Daioh 7th Dragon 2020 Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger Blue Dragon MotoGP 2 London Seirei Tantei-dan Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Sega Ages 2500: Vol.11 - Hokuto no Ken Abalaburn Battle Arena Toshinden series Cyber Egg: Battle Champion Cyber Troopers Virtual On Epica Stella Shining Force III Kurt Feldman Insert Credit Gaiden is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!
Brandon Sheffield celebrates the end of his Japan trip by comparing video game purchases with Digital Foundry's John Linneman. By Brandon Sheffield and John Linneman, with an intro by Alex Jaffe. Featuring the track “It's Different Now” by Ice Choir. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Segments**:** Preface (00:26) Sitting in Saizeriya (02:55) John: Akira Psycho Ball (04:10) Brandon: Destruction Derby (06:39) John: Pu•Li•Ru•La (08:30) Brandon: Panzer Bandit (11:58) John: Gun Survivor 3: Dino Crisis (14:08) Brandon: Namco Anthology 1 & 2 (17:43) John: Lethal Enforcers (19:51) Brandon: Vib-Ribbon and Alnam no Tsubasa (21:45) John: Hresvelgr (23:42) Brandon: After Burner III (24:49) John: Heavy Metal Thunder (25:38) Brandon: Zeiram Zone (27:17) John: Tempo (28:36) Brandon: Community Pom (32:54) John: Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim (34:50) Brandon: Demolition Man (37:55) John: Crack Down (39:39) Brandon: Sōkyūgurentai (41:51) John: Soldier Blade (43:20) Brandon: Double Dragon II (46:15) John: Thunder Force V: Perfect System (48:23) Brandon: Kurohyō 2: Ryū ga Gotoku (49:54) John: Ø Story and Kunoichi (51:16) Brandon: Biomotor Unitron 2 (53:48) John: Silent Line: Armored Core III (54:48) Brandon: Royal Stone (55:24) Rattling Off A Few More (56:32) Ice Choir - It's Different Now (01:04:00) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime John Linneman Saizeriya Ep. 109 - Part One – Insert Credit Abroad Tokyo Insect Zoo Panzer Bandit Gunners Heaven Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force Space Channel 5 MIL-CD Digital Foundry Akira Psycho Ball KAZe Co., Ltd. KAZe Digital Pinball series Digital Pinball: Necronomicon Saban's Power Rangers Zeo: Full Tilt Battle Pinball Resident Evil series Kyūtenkai: Fantastic Pinball Flipnic: Ultimate Pinball Devil's Crush Alien Crush Metroid Prime Pinball Pokémon Pinball Kirby's Pinball Land Pinball Quest Destruction Derby MiSTer Psygnosis Limited Reflections Interactive Limited WipEout 3 Lemmings Revolution Pu•Li•Ru•La Taito Corporation Fill in Café Co., Ltd. Gun Survivor 3: Dino Crisis CD-i Dino Crisis Gun Survivor 4: BioHazard - Heroes Never Die GunCon Shinkiro Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy Namco: Anthology 1 Namco: Anthology 2 Namco Museum series Star Luster Babel Wrestleball Valkyrie no Densetsu Lethal Enforcers Time Crisis 3 Virtua Cop Mad Dog McCree Gradius Henry Explorers Vib-Ribbon Masaya Matsuura Alnam no Tsubasa: Shōjin no Sora no Kanata e Alnam no Kiba: Jūzoku Jūnishinto Densetsu Right Stuff Corp. Hresvelgr After Burner III G-Loc: Air Battle Heavy Metal Thunder Zeiram Zone Zeiram Tempo Tempo Jr. Super Tempo 32X Atari Jaguar Patrick Bateman Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball Sega CD Cosmic Fantasy Stories Community Pom Fill in Café Co., Ltd. Asuka 120% Burning Fest. Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim Ys series Ys: The Oath in Felghana Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys Demolition Man Battle Mania Daiginjō Crack Down Alien Syndrome Gain Ground Sōkyūgurentai Radiant Silvergun Soldier Blade Double Dragon II: The Revenge Thunder Force V: Perfect System Hyper Duel Blast Wind Kurohyō 2: Ryū ga Gotoku Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series Ø Story Kunoichi Shinobi Bujingai: The Forsaken City Biomotor Unitron Neo Geo Pocket Silent Line: Armored Core Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Royal Stone: Hirakareshi Toki no Tobira Game Gear Super Monkey Ball Deluxe Saber Marionette J: Battle Sabers Jumping Flash! 2 Chase the Express Azumanga Donjara Daioh 7th Dragon 2020 Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger Blue Dragon MotoGP 2 London Seirei Tantei-dan Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Sega Ages 2500: Vol.11 - Hokuto no Ken Abalaburn Battle Arena Toshinden series Cyber Egg: Battle Champion Cyber Troopers Virtual On Epica Stella Shining Force III Kurt Feldman Insert Credit Gaiden is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!
As is DF tradition, we round off the year with a look at the team's personal picks for the best game graphics of 2023. Covering off the very best in both PC and console rendering, Alex Battaglia, John Linneman and Oliver Mackenzie share their thoughts on the most impressive visuals of the year, leading to an open debate on which title did it best: Alan Wake 2, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora or Cyberpunk 2077's RT Overdrive? 0:00:00 Overview 0:01:55 Honourable Mentions 0:16:14 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 0:21:28 Final Fantasy 16 0:27:10 Robocop: Rogue City 0:32:56 Resident Evil 4 0:40:33 Hi-Fi Rush 0:45:45 Super Mario Bros. Wonder 0:49:45 Marvel's Spider-Man 2 0:55:50 Cyberpunk 2077 RT Overdrive 1:02:57 Alan Wake 2 1:12:29 Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora 1:22:43 Top Three Debate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, we're delighted to welcome Digital Foundry's tech guru and retro enthusiast, John Linneman, to the show. We chat about John's gaming roots, the secret sauce of the Saturn's VDP2 processor, and delve into his vast SEGA collection to find out which SEGA console, game, and music form his "My Favourite SEGA".
It is, at last, Tail Time for Stuart Gipp and lizard-loving pals John Linneman and Thomas Nickel as they enter YOUR Media Dimension (brain and ears)! Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the show to enjoy ad-free early access, better audio quality, and great exclusive content. Learn more at http://www.patreon.com/retronauts
Jörg Tittel, director and writer of C-Smash VRS, joins Alex Battaglia and John Linneman for the latest edition of DF Direct Weekly, discussing their reactions to Marvel's Spider-Man, the prospects of TLOU2 and Horizon Zero Dawn Remakes along with the Alan Wake: Flashback concept. Meanwhile, AMD pulling AntiLag+ makes its way to the docket, and with Jörg on the panel this week, we get an excellent insight into the current state of virtual reality gaming. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:58 News 01: Spider-Man 2 review reaction! 0:24:55 News 02: Is a The Last of Us Part 2 remaster really needed? 0:35:27 News 03: What's up with Alan Wake: Flashback? 0:43:15 News 04: AMD disables AntiLag+ tech 0:48:35 News 05: Assessing the state of VR 1:13:50 Supporter Q1: What are the best GPU control panel settings for PC gaming? 1:16:34 Supporter Q2: What do you make of the rumour that the next Switch will have a digital-only model? 1:20:49 Supporter Q3: Why can't games optimize for graphics drivers, instead of the other way around? 1:26:46 Supporter Q4: What do you think about Cities: Skylines 2 being released despite admitted performance issues? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
John Linneman swings by to chat about analyzing games throughout the generations and how John's gaming capture setup works, before lamenting the all-digital future standing before us. You can download a copy of this episode's transcript here. Pivot to Video Tech Analysis: Puppeteer PGR loading times Guesswork and White Papers Tech Analysis: The Order: 1886 Digital Foundry vs. Ryse: Son of Rome Puddle Gate Marvel's Spider-Man 2 - Digital Foundry Tech Review DF Retro DF Retro: Quake Sega Saturn Analysis - The Impossible Port The Port Corner - Hexen for Sega Saturn Plumbers Don't Wear Ties DF Retro: PlayStation 3 - The 1080p Dream Part 1 - 2006-2007 - Full HD Gaming Tested On The Triple! John's Setups “Born to Test This Stuff” with Marc “Try4ce” Duddleson – MFP30 “The Release Date of this House” with Coury Carlson – MFP31 John's Setup with the Tink 4K John's A/V Receiver – Marantz SR7015 Atomos Nina V RetroTINK 4K gscartsw gcomp FW900 John's MiSTer Setup Combining the PS2 Retro G.E.M and the Tink 4K Vanishing Games The Xbox 360 Store is closing next year | VGC Horizon Forbidden West: The First PS5 Two-Disc Release! PS5 Slim Announcement "Adorably" All-Digital Xbox Series X Leak Wrap-Up Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore John Linneman Digital Foundry YouTube Channel Digital Foundry Patreon John's Twitter @dark1x John's Bluesky @dark1x.bsky.social Max Frequency Chapter Select Season 0 – The Last of Us Season 1 – Paper Mario Season 2 – God of War Season 3 – Banjo-Kazooie Season 4 – The Fast and the Furious Season 5 – Resident Evil Season 6 – Pokémon Season 7 – Metroid Prime Season 8 – Castlevania
Aired originally exclusively on Patreon.com/XB2 on October 10, 2023. Jez and Rand gear up for the latest XB2+1 guest show for the Xbox Two Podcast, joined by Digital Foundry's insightful editor John Linneman. In this ep, we discuss the future of Xbox, digital vs. physical, the state of the games industry, John's history, and much, much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In another mammoth edition of DF Direct Weekly, Rich Leadbetter, Alex Battaglia and a returning John Linneman tackle the big topics head-on. Red Dead Redemption on PlayStation 5 gets a 60fps upgrade and Oliver provides us with a bunch of assets to look at. Meanwhile, the team discuss the initial marketing for Forza Motorsport vs the final game - and they've got some issues. Beyond that, could FSR 3 frame-gen work on current-gen consoles? Rich puts some tests together. Also: John spills the beans on his recent trip to Japan. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:25 News 01: 60fps Red Dead Redemption patch released on PS5 0:12:03 News 02: Forza Motorsport reaction - and what's up with the game's visual downgrade? 0:28:56 News 03: FSR 3: could it work on consoles? 0:43:42 News 04: Ubisoft adds Denuvo DRM to Assassin's Creed Mirage post-release 0:51:20 News 05: Horizon Forbidden West to be first 2-disc PS5 title 1:03:03 News 06: Intel Arc A580 budget GPU leaks 1:11:34 News 07: Nightdive mulling unofficial game enhancements 1:17:30 Supporter Q1: John, how was your trip to Japan? 1:32:08 Supporter Q2: Should Sony increase the internal storage on PS5? 1:34:26 Supporter Q3: If the Switch 2 uses DLSS at low handheld-class resolutions, will this hurt image quality? 1:37:30 Supporter Q4: What do you suggest to prevent OLED burn-in while gaming? 1:43:07 Supporter Q5: Can you end the show with “This Is Digital Foundry, bidding you farewell und auf wiedersehen”? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A cavalcade of special guests old and new drop by to talk about their experiences at (or around) this year's Tokyo Game Show. With Brandon Sheffield, John Linneman, Imran Khan, Kevin Gifford (?!), and more! Time – Topic Discussed: 02:03 – TGS is back (w/Brandon Sheffield & Kevin Gifford) 31:42 – Dragon's Dogma 2 & FF7 Rebirth (w/Imran Khan & John Davis) 56:28 – Nivalis, Shadow of the Ninja (w/John Linneman & Diamond Feit) 1:18:18 – Enotria: The Last Song, Black Finger JET, & Zelda (w/Jake Kazdal, David Hellman, Liam Edwards, and Colin Williamson) 1:57:38 – Persona 3 Reload, Like a Dragon Gaiden, & BQM 2:10:44 - Wrapping up
A real Mickey Mouse operation from Stuart Gipp, John Linneman and Thomas Nickel, covering Sega's iconic “...of Illusion” series of Disney games!
While Chantal is flying to Gamescom (where this show began), Jörg talks to videogames' top time-traveller, Digital Foundry's John Linneman, about the need to touch our origins. Look out for an unexpected cameo by Steven Spielberg.
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It's the impressions/reactions video you've been waiting for - and it took time because we wanted to investigate what was shown more deeply. John Linneman and Alex Battaglia share their notes on the Starfield Direct, discuss why the game is 30fps on consoles, what 4K on Series X actually means (and the implications for Series S) before moving onto the rendering tech on display and what they think about the actual game. 00:00 Overview 00:53 Why is Starfield 30fps on consoles? 12:31 Visual impressions and real-time global illumination 17:15 Reflections and motion blur 23:31 Screen-space shadows and terrain rendering 28:06 Volumetric lighting, fog, and bokeh depth of field 32:40 Character rendering 36:01 Gameplay impressions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A company revitalised based on the latest Ubisoft Forward, we saw a big bunch of excellent games and a couple in particular that look set to deliver proper 'next-gen' rendering - Star Wars Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. Beyond those 'bangers', the likes of AC Mirage and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown also caught the eye of John Linneman and Alex Battaglia. Plus: a quick look at the Capcom showcase, including new footage of Pragmata... 00:00 Overview 01:05 Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora 15:23 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown 20:22 Skull and Bones 23:00 The Crew Motorfest 28:08 Assassin's Creed Mirage 33:50 Star Wars Outlaws 48:02 Pragmata Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In a special episode of DF Direct, John Linneman, Oliver Mackenzie and Alex Battaglia share their reactions and impressions to the excellent Xbox Showcase 2023, going through the event game by game with analysis and insights. Has Microsoft delivered the best event of the summer season so far? 00:00:00 Overview 00:02:32 Fable, South of Midnight 00:11:32 Star Wars Outlaws, 33 Immortals 00:17:30 Payday 3, Persona 3 Reload 00:25:35 Avowed, Sea of Thieves 00:31:31 Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 00:42:12 Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess 00:47:27 Forza Motorsport, The Elder Scrolls Online, Overwatch 2 00:56:35 Jusant, Still Wakes the Deep 01:01:09 Dungeons of Hinterberg, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty 01:08:13 Cities: Skylines 2, Metaphor ReFantazio 01:12:24 Towerborne, Clockwork Revolution 01:18:04 Series S 1TB 01:20:58 Starfield first impressions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
John Linneman stops by the show so that Chris can once again bring up MiniDiscs, then the guys reminisce about the Funcolands and Electronics Boutiques of yore, John does a DOUBLE “Does it Slap…” then talks about his history of car ownership. Growing up, Coury knew a kid whose dad had a first-generation Dodge Viper, we find out that you can “hop on the cawk” and watch every Wrestlemania ever, and John gives us some tips on time management as a YouTube creator. Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram @HeresMyPodcast or send in a question to heresmypodcast@gmail.com #heresmypodcast #HMQFY
How do Metal Gear Solid games look and play so wonderfully? John Linneman, known for his work at Digital Foundry and Eurogamer, sits in with us to explore the finer details of graphics technology and the art of technical analysis. Recorded on February 5, 2023.
It's impossible to talk about Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee and its bigger, bulkier sequel Abe's Exoddus without talking about farting. Okay, that's not true, but we do talk about farting in this episode, because we want to, dammit! I, Stuart Gipp, am joined by the prestigious John Linneman of Digital Foundry, and the persuasive RJ Lake of D-Cell Games, in this first discussion of Lorne Lanning's moneyhatted magnum opus, Oddworld! It's too big a subject for just one episode, but here we get into the nitty-gritty of the first two games in the planned quadrilogy, these 2D stealth-action-atmosphere pieces that resonated with almost everybody who played them. Except for the prudes who found the act of passing gas to be either childish or abhorrent. Still! Join us as we try to rescue all the Mudokons from their terrible fate, but end up dropping them down trap doors for a laugh. Hello. Follow me. Straight into those meat saws. Retronauts is a completely fan-funded operation. To support the show, and get two full-length exclusive episodes every month, as well as access to 50+ previous bonus episodes, please visit the official Retronauts Patreon at patreon.com/retronauts.
It's time for another round of Digital Foundry Direct Weekly, on this occasion featuring the technical stylings of Sam Machkovech, John Linneman and Alex Battaglia. On the docket this week: layoffs at Halo developer 343 Industries amid a rumoured switch to Unreal Engine 5, a new PS5 beta firmware and is it 'safe' to move to Windows 11 on a gaming rig? 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:53 News 01: Halo developer suffers layoffs, switching to UE5 00:17:37 News 02: Major live service games canceled 00:27:11 News 03: DLSS 3 added to Cyberpunk 2077, Dying Light 2 00:36:21 News 04: The Witcher 3 gets RT performance boosts 00:43:11 News 05: Goldeneye launches on Xbox, Switch 00:53:56 News 06: PS5 beta firmware adds 1440p VRR support 01:05:04 DF Supporter Q1: Sam, you called the RTX 4090 a bargain. What other bargains do you recommend? 01:09:04 DF Supporter Q2: Have you tested copying the shader cache from one PC to another to eliminate shader stutter? 01:10:08 DF Supporter Q3: Could Square Enix be in financial trouble after Forspoken's poor reception? 01:13:51 DF Supporter Q4: With PS VR2 pre-orders reportedly lower than expected, could the VR2 go the way of the Vita? 01:18:58 DF Supporter Q5: Do you think that it is safe to move to Windows 11 on a gaming rig?
John Linneman and Mike Mika join Kevin to remember and revisit Goldeneye 007 on the Nintendo 64.
This week on Axe of the Blood God, Digital Foundry's John Linneman joins Kat, Nadia, and Eric for a detailed discussion about Star Ocean: The Divine Force. It's been a Canis Major's age since Square Enix did anything with Star Ocean, and the Blood God crew is ashamedly not up-to-date on the series. That's why John is here. (Also, it's because he's cool). Is the new game everything Star Ocean fans have been waiting for? Find out. Also in this episode: Don't sleep on Harvestella, it's pretty dang good Mass Effect 5 exists Mazeltov to Ash Ketchum for becoming the Galar Region champion with the aid of a Pokemon that's too horrifying to exist Nadia made friends with some crows, then accidentally pissed them off with pistachios
Join Stuart Gipp with guests John Linneman and Thomas Nickel for a hop, skip, and headshot through this fantasy future world. Jak's gonna kill Praxis, and we here at Retronauts are gonna kill praxis. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the show to enjoy ad-free early access, better audio quality, and great exclusive content. Learn more at http://www.patreon.com/retronauts
We often talk about old games and old systems on Time Extend. But what are you to do if you want to — heaven forbid — actually play one of these golden era racers in the finest quality possible? Nobody can answer that question better than our guests this week: Digital Foundry's John Linneman, and designer and musician Andrew Elmore. In this monster two-hour pod, they walk you through everything you need to know to achieve an absolutely pristine experience with fifth- and sixth-gen consoles — the days when racing ruled. And if you don't want that for some reason, Brend's got tips for you, too. You can find John Linneman's work on the Digital Foundry YouTube channel, and follow him on Twitter @dark1x. Andrew Elmore's music lives at satellitesound.bandcamp.com, and you can follow him on Twitter @AndrewElmore. For more between each podcast, follow @time_extend on Twitter, timeextend on Twitch, and ask us for an invite to our Discord community.
The local flight attendant shares of some of the good, bad, and ugly seen daily on commercial flights.
We've looked at how the Last of Us Part 1 compares with prior TLOU versions, we've detailed all of the various performance modes, what they do and how they work. Now, we get down to brass tacks. Is this a game that actually required a remake? Is it worth the money? John Linneman and Oliver Mackenzie share notes and come to the conclusion that yes, it is.
The long time flight attendant talks about the various challenges with air travel these days.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is here at last and we're joined by Digital Foundry producer John Linneman, IGN contributor Travis Northup, and Axe of the Blood God co-host Nadia Oxford to break down the Nintendo Switch's massive new RPG! Plus, we discuss Nintendo Switch's tech in Year 5, ponder what happened to Digimon Survive, and discuss the release of Wave 2 of Mario Kart's Booster Courses! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:57 - Mario Kart 8 Booster Pass Wave 2 is Here! 00:08:02 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Review Roundtable 00:37:19 - Nintendo Switch's Tech After 5 Years 00:56:25 - Question Block! 01:06:32 - What We've Been Playing & Outro
The long time flight attendant talks about delays, worker shortages, unruly passengers, plus much more!
It's been one of the busiest weeks thus far in 2022 for the team, but nothing stops this train! Audi Sorlie, John Linneman and Alex Battaglia are here to serve up early impressions on Elden Ring, give some Steam Deck predictions, discuss various visual issues with Sol Cresta and of course, dish out the pain with the announcement of Street Fighter 6. All this and more for this week's DF Direct Weekly! 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:13 Elden Ring impressions 00:18:44 Steam Deck review imminent 00:20:52 Bethesda launcher is no more, moving to Steam 00:25:41 Sol Cresta has issues 00:34:54 Street Fighter 6 has been announced 00:44:46 Unreal Engine 5 leaves early access 00:47:26 DF Supporter Q1: Does your mechanistic understanding of how video games and graphics work get in the way of experiencing the games you play? 00:50:53 DF Supporter Q2: Were you suprised by the strong negative backlash from console gamers regarding the image quality in Horizon Forbidden West? 00:58:15 DF Supporter Q3: When do you think PCIE 4.0 will show large GPU performance gains over 3.0? 01:00:26 DF Supporter Q4: Do any of you have any idea why AMD are dragging their feet on a DLSS equivalent? 01:02:52 DF Supporter Q5: What do you guys think about the graphics between Elden Ring and Bluepoint's Demon's Souls remake from 2020? 01:05:15 DF Supporter Q6: Do you think the fighting game genre can still impress in the age of ray traced gaming?
Matt sits down with Digital Foundry Legend John Linneman. They discuss the infamous cancelled Shenmue Remaster, Dragon and Phoenix, Anime and how DF actually manage to pump out the insane amount of quality content that they do!
The latest DF Direct Weekly tackles the online bunfight between Nintendo and Bloomberg about the existence of a '4K Switch', goes in-depth on HDR and dashboard changes on Xbox consoles and examines Nvidia DLAA... what is it? Rich Leadbetter, John Linneman and Alex Battaglia perpetrate this one. 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:39 Nintendo Switch 4K denials 00:06:49 Xbox Dolby Vision support + 4K dashboard 00:18:17 TGS 2021 VR experience 00:27:40 Nvidia DLAA Reaction 00:33:51 DF Content Discussion: Unity 50fps issue fix? 00:40:36 DF Content Discussion: The Medium PS5 00:46:56 DF Content Discussion: The Touryst 8K 60fps 00:55:53 DF Supporter Question 01: Why not release physical games on USB? 01:00:36 DF Supporter Question 02: Why has there not been a CRT resurgence? 01:04:09 DF Supporter Question 03: What do you see as potential use cases in future games to utilize many random read IOPS? 01:10:09 DF Supporter Question 04: Can the AI tech used in DLSS and DLAA be transferred to other graphical improvements? 01:12:51 DF Supporter Question 05: Have you ever considered filming the DF Weekly on Fridays? 01:15:33 DF Supporter Question 06: What is the biggest technical issues you face creating content? 01:24:00 DF Supporter Question 07: Do we pray too much at the altar of ray tracing?
It's all change in the weekly line-up for this episode! John Linneman and Audi Sorlie are joined by Coury Carlson from My Life In Gaming to discuss the latest gaming news, kicking off with a monstrous discussion on this week's Nintendo Direct. 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:46 Nintendo Direct Reaction 00:35:56 PlayStation 4 CBOMB Fixed! 00:42:36 Is Klonoa coming back? 00:47:37 Is Marvel vs Capcom 2 coming back? 00:53:32 Beavis And Butthead Adventure on PS1 gets English translation! 00:59:44 Mick McGinty has passed away 01:05:34 DF Content Discussion 01:17:03 Patreon Supporter Q1: I only have two Patreon memberships, MLIG and DF. You guys have the best content. Do you ever feel a tension between what content you want to make and what you feel your subscribers want? 01:26:47 Patreon Supporter Q2: Could timed exclusivity be utilised as a way to mitigate heavy workloads and crunch for developers? 01:28:53 Patreon Supporter Q3: Where were you when Metal Gear Solid 2 was released? Or alternatively, can you recall your first ever session with it? 01:36:13 Patreon Supporter Q4: If a theoretical PS5 Slim were to come out in a few years, do you think there's a chance it will be all-digital only with no disc option? 01:40:23 Patreon Supporter Q5: How do you set-up a Dolby Atmos surround system?
Welcome to the 27th DF Direct Weekly! This time it's John Linneman, Audi Sorlie and - of course - Alex Battaglia talking about the biggest gaming and tech topics of the week including the early access footage to Dead Space Remake, taking a look at the WATA grading situation and discussing the number of departure of Japanese talent to join Chinese backed gaming enterprises. All that and so much more! 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:31 Dead Space Remake early showcase 00:11:19 WATA Games Controversy 00:22:08 Sony announced PlayStation Showcase for Sept. 9 00:26:04 Psychonauts 2 impressions 00:34:26 Breeding Stud Appreciation Fest 00:35:13 Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60fps patch 00:37:47 SEGA and Bandai Namco talent leaving for Chinese game start-ups 00:44:16 Game Boy games coming to Nintendo Switch? 00:47:23 DF Content Discussion 00:52:48 DF Supporter Q1: Over time, I've come to appreciate the look of 360/PS3 games on non-native panels (eg 768p, 1080p, and 4K). Is this just nostalgia goggles? 00:54:44 DF Supporter Q2: How do you gentlemen think the Big Three (Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony) feel about upscalers such as they OSSC, and RetroTink 5X? 00:56:48 DF Supporter Q3: Curious how Alex keeps up with the new and emergent technical aspects of game development? 00:59:05 DF Supporter Q4: Have there been any games that you've had to play for the channel that have pleasantly surprised you? 01:04:43 DF Supporter Q5: Why do you think AF levels are still kept so low on console? 01:07:31 DF Supporter Q6: As a person who hopes to someday get into video game journalism, what advice would you give? 01:13:21 DF Supporter Q7: Are there plans to do an episode of Digital Foundry to bring attention to the fan-made project Shenmue: The Dragon and Phoenix Collection?
John Linneman, Alex Battaglia and Audi Sorlie take point on what may well be the longest and most packed DF Direct to date with all of the latest tech news, behind-the-scene project info and of course, questions from backers of the DF Supporter Program are answered! 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:20 Intel XeSS 00:07:24 New Black Myth Wukong trailer 00:14:03 Pokemon Legends: Arceus reveal 00:21:57 Tales of Arise demo XSX vs PS5 impressions 00:30:53 DuckStation on Series S: 4K overclocked PlayStation 1 on Xbox 00:39:36 Ubisoft crossover season, Resident Evil x Rainbow Six x Watch Dogs x Assassin Creed 00:45:40 Shining Force: Heroes of Light and Darkness teaser trailer reveal 00:54:51 DF Content: Crysis coverage and feedback 01:15:04 DF Content: DF Retro updates 01:19:28 DF Supporter Q1: Who's the best gamer amongst the DF team? 01:23:28 DF Supporter Q2: The old testament 01:28:55 DF Supporter Q3: I was just wondering if Alex will be doing a video on exactly what sort of PC you need to play Microsoft Flight Simulator on console equivalent settings? 01:32:01 DF Supporter Q4: Any chance of a video building a spec for spec PC and pitting against the PS5/XSX in a performance video in various games? 01:36:17 DF Supporter Q5: Does setting the resolution on a PS3 to 480p and connecting to a CRT improve performance on PS3 games? 01:39:32 DF Supporter Q6: When do you think we could see a PS5 Slim or smaller Xbox Series X? 01:42:35 DF Supporter Q7: PlayStation equivalent to FPS Boost? 01:46:29 Endgame
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
Questions this week: From Brandon Sheffield: How would you run a cafe-arcade hybrid, and what would you call it? (03:10) How would video games be different if Microsoft bought Nintendo twenty years ago? (10:33) What factors decide whether a video game should be first person view or third person view? (15:02) What historical video game hardware breakthroughs are bigger deals than people realize? (20:26) What scenes do you hope to see in the new restored version of the Super Mario Bros. Movie? (25:29) What video games suffer the most from being played on unintended hardware? (30:37) Dirtbag Devils Blush asks: Who is your favorite developer of games you aren't interested in playing? (39:33) As a player, when can you feel the absence of a cut feature the most? (43:21) How do you make a cool video game desert? (48:01) Who is the Guy Fieri of video games? (53:02) LIGHTNING ROUND: Product Placement (58:47) Discuss this episode among generally polite and universally cool people in the forums! A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Misophonia Ys: Origins Thief: The Dark Project Project Milo insaneintherain Microsoft Surface coffee table uWink SPARTAN-458 Jiu Jitsu (2020) Breakdown Tom Petty - Breakdown (Live 1985) En Vogue - My Lovin' (Never Gonna Get It) Nvidia GeForce 3 What Are Vertex And Pixel Shaders? Bump Mapping U.S. Games, a subsidiary of Quaker Oats NEMO Super Mario Bros: The Morton Jankle Cut The Thief and the Cobler: Recobbled Cut Video Game History Hour Ep. 23 - Working on Donkey Kong Country and Dinosaur Planet with Kev Bayliss & David Wise Warlock Warlock's transparent logo screen Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure Eternal Champions VectorMan The Adventures of Batman & Robin dithered and undithered EVE Online Jeff Minter Will Wright Polyphony Digital Final Fantasy XV Dragoon Lady Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016) Dark Sector Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords Phantom Dust Planet Earth II Tom Brady Guy Fieri Cliff Bleszinski Tingle Daxter Sobble Peter Molyneux Tomonobu Itagaki Hideki Kamiya Recommendations: Frank: Video Game History Foundation “Blind Box” Vintage Video Game Magazines Brandon: Enjoy the media you've collected over the years, The Brat - Attitudes EP John: DF Retro, Retrotink 5X Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.