Digital Foundry Direct Weekly

After the out-of-the-blue, completely unleaked release of QSSR upscaling for PlayStation 5, Digital Foundry supporters and the panel attempt to provide some answers, while tackling the question of whether Xbox Series consoles will receive a similar technology. Meanwhile, what are the chances of The Witcher 3 on Switch 2 getting VRR support - and what dead franchises would the DF team like to see returned and rejuvenated for modern and next-gen hardware?

00:00 Introduction
02:36 Supporter Q1: Why did Sony make QSSR?
14:11 Supporter Q2: Which games would benefit most from QSSR?
19:17 Supporter Q3: Will Microsoft release an INT8 version of FSR 4 for Xbox Series?
26:18 Supporter Q4: Should The Witcher 3 get VRR support on Switch 2 when docked?
31:47 Supporter Q5: What dead franchise would you like to see resurrected?
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DF returns to QSSR coverage with a closer look at Ghost of Yōtei, with John weighing in with his opinions on Marvel's Wolverine too. Rich reveals that Sony isn't the first to port an AI upscaler to a non-AI based GPU, showing FSR 4 running on the RDNA 1 Radeon RX 5700 XT. Meanwhile, John's very happy with the PC version of Gears of War: E-Day. And after sharing some stories on anniversary DF content, the Star Wars Galactic Racer review embargo hits in real-time - and John's got a lot to say about it...

0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:13 News 1: QSSR tested in Ghost of Yōtei
0:25:19 News 2: FSR 4 port on RDNA 1 RX 5700 XT
0:35:36 News 3: Gears of War: E-Day PC impressions
0:53:27 Retrospective: Switch OLED
1:00:13 Retrospective: Mantis Burn Racing 4K60 on PS4 Pro
1:06:46 Star Wars: Galactic Racer review reaction
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A surprise to be sure - and a welcome one. Out of the blue, Sony has released QSSR - Quick Spectral Super Resolution - a refactoring of PS5 Pro's PSSR for the standard PlayStation 5. In this video, Rich and Oliver share their initial thoughts on the technology. We've got image quality comparisons from Marvel's Wolverine, we've got early performance testing from a PS5 dev kit, comparisons with PSSR and much more.

00:00 Introduction
01:29 What is QSSR?
05:28 QSSR vs IGTI
11:13 QSSR vs. PSSR
16:51 QSSR performance
26:04 Will QSSR be in GTA 6?
28:35 Concluding thoughts
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The progress in PS5 emulation for PC is becoming extremely rapid - so just how viable is it and should Sony be worried? Meanwhile, Rich, Oliver and Will discuss a range of topics: can PS5 Pro run PSSR and FSR frame gen together? Will PCs eventually replace consoles? Can a Project Helix console replace both a gaming PC and an Xbox console? And... would the Project Helix concept have changed if Xbox had won the console generation?

00:00 Introduction
00:41 PlayStation 5 Emulation on PC gathers pace
13:55 Q1: Why can't PS5 Pro run PSSR and FSR 3.1 frame gen together?
21:27 Q2: Will PC eventually replace console gaming?
27:25 Q3: Will Halo move onto the Call of Duty engine?
34:02 Q4: Will Project Helix replace both PC and console?
39:09 Q5: Would Project Helix be different if Xbox Series won the console generation?
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An extremely busy week at the Foundry but the Direct cannot be stopped - the team discuss the latest news as the "Xbox Reset" enters Phase Two and Halo is shipped off to Activision. Meanwhile, Rich, Oliver and Tom join forces to run the rule over Silent Hill Townfall, becauise the show moves on to discuss the implications of the next-gen consoles' respective GPU TFLOPs numbers. And finally, ending the show on a high note, Rich revisits 007 First Light path tracing, finding a night and day improvement in performance over the original release.

00:00 Introduction
01:12 News 1: Halo Studios decimated as Halo moves to Activision
17:26 News 2: Silent Hill: Townfall tested on PS5, PS5 Pro, and PC!
36:54 News 3: Rumour says PS6 at 40 teraflops, Xbox Helix at 56 teraflops
48:28 News 4: 007 First Light gets path tracing performance boost
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