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Starfield Performance Upgrade - 40FPS, 60FPS, VRR And More - The Complete Breakdown
Digital Foundry had early access to the display mode update for Starfield, and we've put together this detailed report on the various performance options and visual settings choices available. While Bethesda recommends a 120Hz display with VRR (as do we actually!), there's a wealth of viable options for those with standard 60Hz screens with no variable refresh rate support... and major cities apart, the game does a good job of hitting 60 frames per second.
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00:48 Visual Differences
05:57 Performance Testing
11:43 Analysis and Conclusion
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Fallout 4 Next-Gen Upgrade Patched: Fixed on Xbox, Improved on PS5 - But Issues Remain
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Fallout 4's 'next-gen' upgrade launched with a range of issues - not least that the quality mode didn't work on Xbox consoles. Bethesda Game Studios has fixed that issue, but actually opened the door to a whole range of quality vs performance options - and added those options to PlayStation 5 as well. Tom Morgan re-reviews the upgrade with a comprehensive range of testing, finding that the new ...
DF Direct Weekly #162: Xbox Studio Shutdown Crisis, Switch 2 Confirmed, ROG Ally X Specs Reaction
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There's anger, bafflement and frustration this week as John, Rich and Alex discuss Microsoft's decision to close one studio that created one of the greatest immersive games ever made and another studio that's just delivered a BAFTA-winning, critically acclaimed rhythm action game... so what is going on at Xbox right now? Beyond that, the team discuss the latest Switch 2 revelations, the new Asu...
Penny's Big Breakaway DF Review: 4K 120FPS Perfection on PS5/Xbox Series X/S - All Consoles Tested!
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Penny's Big Breakaway is one of the best games of the year - brought to us by the developers of the stunning Sonic Mania. Evening Star does for 3D platforming what Sonic Mania did for 2D, offering up a fresh new take on the genre, delivered by flawless technology. John Linneman describes what makes the game so special, how the various consoles - and PC - stack up, and reveals a curious performa...
Mobile Gaming Face-Off: Nintendo Switch vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro
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Vintage 2015 Nvidia silicon takes on Apple's state-of-the-art 2023 offering as Nintendo Switch is stacked up and compared against iPhone 15 Pro in a range of games. It should be a whitewash in a world where the Apple phone is running the likes of Resident Evil 4 and Death Stranding, but iPhone developers need to accommodate a range of iOS devices, while even the iPhone 15 Pro has to operate wit...
Unreal Engine 5.4: Big Performance Improvements, New Features, But What About #StutterStruggle?
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Progress with Unreal Engine 5 continues apace with the latest 5.4 revision of the engine, delivering big performance increases and new features, including improvements to ray tracing. Epic's also trying to tackle #StutterStruggle, but to what extend has it succeeded, both in demo software and in Fortnite - the firm's Unreal Engine Showcase? Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: bit.ly/DFSubscribe...
Final Fantasy 14 Arrives on Xbox Series X/S + PS5 Update - DF Tech Review
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Final Fantasy 14 arrives on Xbox Series X/S consoles, mere months before the arrival of a major graphics overhaul. Guest present Marc 'Try4ce' Duddleson - an expert on the game - brings us up to date on the game after his prior 2021 video, checks out the Xbox Series X and Series S versions in depth and analyses every single graphics mode variation... and there are certainly plenty of them! How ...
DF Direct Weekly #161: Starfield Performance Upgrade, PS5 Pro GPU Info, New Switch 2 Reports
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The latest DF Direct Weekly sees Rich, Oliver and Alex at the mics (John returns in the next episode!) discussing Bethesda's unique approach to Starfield's upcoming display mode upgrades, while there's concern about the health of console gaming in the wake of poor AMD gaming revenue. Rich talks PS5 Pro GPU details - including caches, clock speeds and features - while the latest Switch 2 rumours...
DF Retro Marathon: The Gran Turismo Saga - The Classic PS1/PS2 Era Revisited
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In a marathon 113 minute video, combining two DF Retro episodes, 'remastered' at 4K, John Linneman goes back in time to the original PlayStation era, revisiting the origins of Polyphony Digital, the debut of the first Gran Turismo on PS1, the evolution of the game and its technology onto PS2 - plus how industry rivals scrambled to compete with The Real Driving Simulator. 00:00:00 - Introduction...
OMEN Transcend 14: High-End Gaming on a Thin & Light Notebook [Sponsored]
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Video sponsored by OMEN. The OMEN Transcend 14 is a 14-inch thin and light laptop with the latest Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU, paired with Nvidia's RTX 4070 in 65W form - so to what extent can it game? By combining console-class optimised settings, Nvidia DLSS spatial upscaling and even frame generation, we can achieve PS5-class visual features and more - with ray tracing and even path-tracing in th...
Fallout 4 Next-Gen Upgrade - DF Tech Review - The Good, The Bad & The Bugged
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Fallout 4 is back, transitioning to Xbox Series X and S consoles along with PlayStation 5. New quality and performance modes are added, so how do they stack up - and is the promise of ultra settings delivered? Meanwhile, what's the score with the PC version? Tom Morgan takes a look. Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: bit.ly/DFSubscribe Join the DF Patreon to support the team more directly and ...
Steam Deck Ray Tracing vs Asus ROG Ally: It Works But Should You Use It?
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With meagre power budgets and sub-Xbox Series S performance, ray tracing is going to be simply too much for PC handhelds like Steam Deck or Asus ROG Ally, right? Right? It turns out that decent results are possible! In this video, Oliver Mackenzie looks at a range of RT titles on Steam Deck, stacks up SteamOS RT vs Windows 11 and brings in the powerhouse that is the Asus ROG Ally to see how muc...
DF Direct Weekly #160: Fallout 4 Upgrade Issues, Avatar 40fps Tested, Paper Mario Switch Preview
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In this 160th edition, it's Tom Morgan joining Rich and Alex to discuss the latest gaming and technology news. There's good news and bad news with Fallout 4's new 'next-gen' upgrade, Rich is impressed with Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora's new 40fps mode for PS5 and Series X, while Alex talks us through the latest path-tracing innovations revealed at GDC and GTC. Tom shares his impressions on Pape...
Dragon's Dogma 2 Path Tracing: It's Real, It Works And Here's How It Looks
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This week, we were approached by modder EXXXcellent with something remarkable: the existence of a path tracing renderer within Dragon's Dogma 2. The technology is far from a shippable state for gamers, but it is there, it works and it looks terrific. In this video, Alex Battaglia shows you the path-traced renderer in action, how to install EXXXcellent's mod and speculates on why the renderer is...
Handheld PC Triple-A Gaming: Lenovo Legion Go vs OneXPlayer 2 Pro vs AyaNeo Kun vs Asus ROG Ally
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With the cross-gen era now mostly behind us, we're starting to see games like Alan Wake 2 and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora push boundaries on current-gen machines... so how do the most advanced PC handhelds hold up? Are they capable of delivering a decent experience on this new breed of demanding game? Rich examines the Lenovo Legion Go, OneXPlayer 2 and AyaNeo Kun and sees how they fare agains...
Stellar Blade PS5 - Digital Foundry Tech Review - An Ultra-Polished Action Game
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Stellar Blade PS5 - Digital Foundry Tech Review - An Ultra-Polished Action Game
Grounded Tech Review - Problems on PS5 and Switch - All Consoles Tested
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Grounded Tech Review - Problems on PS5 and Switch - All Consoles Tested
DF Direct Weekly #159: PS5 Pro Ultra Boost Mode, Ghost of Tsushima PC Specs, Kingdom Come 2
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DF Direct Weekly #159: PS5 Pro Ultra Boost Mode, Ghost of Tsushima PC Specs, Kingdom Come 2
DF Retro Marathon - Water Rendering In Games - The H2O Special
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DF Retro Marathon - Water Rendering In Games - The H2O Special
Sea of Thieves Goes Multi-Plat: PS5 and Xbox Series X/S Tested!
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Sea of Thieves Goes Multi-Plat: PS5 and Xbox Series X/S Tested!
No Rest for the Wicked - Moon Studios' Stunning Tech Evolution - DF First Look
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No Rest for the Wicked - Moon Studios' Stunning Tech Evolution - DF First Look
Image Quality Enhanced: DLSS 3.7 vs XeSS 1.3 vs FSR 2 - ML Upscaling Just Got Better
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Image Quality Enhanced: DLSS 3.7 vs XeSS 1.3 vs FSR 2 - ML Upscaling Just Got Better
DF Direct Weekly #158: Xbox Forward Compatibility, Fallout 4 Upgrade, FSR 3 on Consoles
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DF Direct Weekly #158: Xbox Forward Compatibility, Fallout 4 Upgrade, FSR 3 on Consoles
Alone in the Dark - PS5/Xbox Series X/S Tech Review - A Survival Horror Classic Revamped
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Alone in the Dark - PS5/Xbox Series X/S Tech Review - A Survival Horror Classic Revamped
DF Retro Marathon: The Sega 32X Failure - Every Game Tested
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DF Retro Marathon: The Sega 32X Failure - Every Game Tested
Hellblade 2 Preview Reaction: The New State Of The Art For Unreal Engine 5?
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Hellblade 2 Preview Reaction: The New State Of The Art For Unreal Engine 5?
DF Direct Weekly #157: Hellblade 2 Reaction, PS Portal Hack, Ambitious XeSS Improvements
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DF Direct Weekly #157: Hellblade 2 Reaction, PS Portal Hack, Ambitious XeSS Improvements
DF Retro Marathon: PlayStation 3 - The 1080p Dream - Every 'Full HD' Game Tested!
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DF Retro Marathon: PlayStation 3 - The 1080p Dream - Every 'Full HD' Game Tested!
Stellar Blade Demo - PS5 First Impressions - Every Mode Tested!
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Stellar Blade Demo - PS5 First Impressions - Every Mode Tested!
Dragon's Dogma 2: Does The New Patch Fix The Game? All Systems Tested
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Dragon's Dogma 2: Does The New Patch Fix The Game? All Systems Tested

Komentáře

  • @corey2232
    @corey2232 Před dnem

    It actually looks really good at 60 fps... Shame they didn't have this available at launch.

  • @rashadd2615
    @rashadd2615 Před dnem

    Just came to say all my save files got corrupted when they were uploading to cloud, so now I'm back to when I first downloaded the next gen update. 😢

  • @Tvojangel2000
    @Tvojangel2000 Před dnem

    Смотреть не хочется. Что там, сигнификантли эз вел?

  • @zzanikox49
    @zzanikox49 Před dnem

    At least the Steam Deck playing Tekken 8 looks a lot better than MK1 on Switch XD

  • @Corybander
    @Corybander Před dnem

    Richard brings a lot of class to this show. Alex and John know their stuff, and it is always fun to hear from them, but they do get a bit excited. I think Richard and Oliver have a good sense of decorum.

  • @Focused2341
    @Focused2341 Před dnem

    Rx 5700 xt is closer to PS5 specs than the rx 5700, as it’s closer in comparison to the 2070 super, which is what the PS5’s graphics were based on. Xbox series X was based on the 2080. Of coarse the rx 5700 is going to perform worse than the consoles. I’ve also seen where ppl say the PS5 is based of the 3060 and, while the 3060 is very comparable to ps5 in performance, it was not even created yet at the time PS5 was created. It bothers me a little when ppl use that newer gpu to compare with the console, when 2070 supers and rx 5700 xt exist and were relevant when the system first released

  • @bobbobbins4877
    @bobbobbins4877 Před dnem

    It's nice to see some games are now giving players more freedom over visual settings. I've often wondered why consoles have been so restrictive in this regard. There's no harm in defaulting to optimised reccomended settings, but also giving the player freedom to tinker.

  • @djgroopz4952
    @djgroopz4952 Před dnem

    This culture of optimisation a year after a game has been released has to stop.

  • @slowmercy69
    @slowmercy69 Před dnem

    So Activision acquired Xbox like Frostmourne corrupted Arthas 😮

  • @jayg339
    @jayg339 Před dnem

    The Notorious R.O.G.

  • @theexile4694
    @theexile4694 Před dnem

    C++ isn't a new programming language and has been in almost every shipped game ever made lol.

  • @TheDevilsAccountant

    Ive got it set on 60fps + Visual and its great EXCEPT when im in the City.

  • @richies_muse
    @richies_muse Před dnem

    can someone educate me pls.. why would you s elect the 40fps option on a 120hz display and not 30 or even 60fps

  • @zq7246
    @zq7246 Před dnem

    I have a ROG ally and never tried ray tracing on it. It’s been a pretty surprising little PC though and I definitely get my use out of it. I played it every night in my bed while my wife sleeps. This is a great life hack for married gamers whose wife wants to go to bed before 2 am. 😮

  • @arercon
    @arercon Před dnem

    The best uncharted of all, easily

  • @Faxie83
    @Faxie83 Před dnem

    Felt like a generic bargain bin kiddy 3d platformer to me tbh.

  • @JoMcD21
    @JoMcD21 Před dnem

    Performance at 60fps is the way to go. The hitching really isn't that bad in comparison to 40 or (God forbid) 30fps.

  • @KonohaRamenNoodles

    Me finally deciding to “beat” the game a couple of weeks ago and this update comes out 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @sev2300
    @sev2300 Před dnem

    I wish they added a 40fps mode.

  • @lunarcontact
    @lunarcontact Před dnem

    You kinda of covered it a bit, but can you make a deep dive video on best settings for low, mid and high PC? Getting stuttering and trying to play with it but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  • @renereiche
    @renereiche Před dnem

    I think VRAM will very soon not be filled with "enough art and high quality textures", but with tiny AI models... for AI or dialogue variation, text-to-speech models, because good LLM models are getting much smaller currently and no gamer wants to pay an AI monthly online-server subscription for getting AI NPCs.

  • @cashnelson2306
    @cashnelson2306 Před dnem

    ok did they make it fun or interesting though

  • @danhartman6829
    @danhartman6829 Před dnem

    Japanese astro boi rintingdin

  • @TheSpatzmann
    @TheSpatzmann Před dnem

    Bethesda Fan since Morrowind, PC only. Bethesda's "gold standard" now... They can't even deliver proper Widescreen support, neither patch it properly to FO4 or fix bugs for re-re-re-releases of Skyrim.🤥 It's a shame what they sell as a finished game, definitely the last one I bought at release. I'm 100% sure we will see much better optimization and QoL Patches when Mod support finally releases.

  • @jishan6992
    @jishan6992 Před dnem

    I couldn't really care about anything xbox related after they shut down tango game studios

  • @omgitsbees
    @omgitsbees Před dnem

    "was generally a well regarded RPG" citation needed????

  • @didibus
    @didibus Před dnem

    I'm hoping the next generation of consoles are able to deliver path-tracing at 30-40fps in most games. I feel path-tracing is really the next leap in graphical fidelity.

  • @f1nkangel
    @f1nkangel Před dnem

    Thanks for the balanced review Oliver. One quick question. So if we need a 120hz capable display to enable 40fps mode, how do we end up hovering around 40fps during testing scenes on a 60fps target? In the old days, if your CRT couldn't flick up to 60hz then you were basically out of luck, but here we have Starfield able to exist at sub 60hz and still display on the VDU - is it simply the disparity which causes issues?

  • @user-ic8yo9sr5k
    @user-ic8yo9sr5k Před dnem

    Did they fix the map markers and pink textures in far harbour? Thanks

  • @Essjaythegreat
    @Essjaythegreat Před dnem

    But the Todd H said it was already optimised!!?

  • @johnmazzoni487
    @johnmazzoni487 Před dnem

    Umm they already have to fix an upgrade?

  • @cheesyspace
    @cheesyspace Před dnem

    This game was a complete disaster for mr on pc. Unplayable and crashing almost every 30minutes. Glad i m done with this buggy game. Worst bethesda game i ever played.

  • @baddabaddabaddaswing

    So first they clown Sonic Team on how to make a 2D sonic game, now they're doing it with 3D

  • @pratyushkumar885
    @pratyushkumar885 Před dnem

    This game is such a poor combination of visuals and inconsistent performance. XSX should hit 60 fps in all first party titles. The engine looks and feels decades old.

  • @JustSkram
    @JustSkram Před dnem

    I'm so happy for all 6 people still playing this garbage

  • @esparafucio
    @esparafucio Před dnem

    Reflection Quality 4 Hit Lightning Mode 2

  • @JimmyD07
    @JimmyD07 Před dnem

    Loving the 60 fps option.

  • @vinc3678
    @vinc3678 Před dnem

    2024 and im playing Rise of TR cranked up on 5700xt. It looks on par with the best looking non RTX games out there. Huge leap from TR 2013. In my opinion Rise of TR looks almost generation better, than 6 years newer overrated game called Elden Ring, which has almost 0 ambient occlusion and forced chromatic abhorration. Did not play Shadow yet, but i expect only slightly better fidelity compared to Rise.

  • @18thealien
    @18thealien Před dnem

    19:43 go off king

  • @a3azmi58
    @a3azmi58 Před dnem

    It's very unfortunate that Microsoft discontinued this title and attempted to revive it after nine months. Additionally, they will release it on PS5, and PS5 gamers will be able to play it at 60fps on the first day. Lastly, this will also occur with Hellblade 2.

  • @vulcan4d
    @vulcan4d Před dnem

    I wouldn't worry. Security comes with companies so wealthy, which is why investors love them. Xbox ain't going anywhere, it will transition to something new.

  • @bobbyalexander6806

    This guy's accent is nails on a chalkboard. But the analysis is great.

  • @TheNerd
    @TheNerd Před dnem

    8 - 10 GBs of VRAM are already out of date. Consoles with 16GBs launched in 2020

  • @vert9317
    @vert9317 Před dnem

    So if I have a 1440p120hz monitor with VRR, I should play on visual mode at 60 FPS right? (XBSX)

  • @lenordparker3065
    @lenordparker3065 Před dnem

    😂😂😂 i tried out visuals at 30 frames and thought woow because im like i dnt need 60fps but then i tired 60fps and its like a new game i dunno even know what happened but its like watching a movie at the cinema 😂

  • @mysticalos
    @mysticalos Před dnem

    I'd say the biggest value of options, is that they'll auto scale on future generation hardware without need of later patches

  • @cizzymac
    @cizzymac Před dnem

    It took 9 months after release to get an actual 1.0 build of the game. This is after over a year of delays before the original release. Bethesda needs to figure this out or TES6 is dead on arrival.

  • @RealName-ne4dk
    @RealName-ne4dk Před dnem

    Anyone else unable to disable Vsync on Xbox? The option is greyed out for me and I can’t figure out why.

  • @thatmemeguy2520
    @thatmemeguy2520 Před dnem

    still doesnt deserve praise becuase it should of been there at the start

  • @gab_gma
    @gab_gma Před dnem

    one does not simply run fallout 4 at 60 fps stably!