DF Direct Weekly #39: Cerny on PS5, Xbox Anniversary Museum, Hitman 3 RT, No More FPS Boost?

Digital Foundry Direct Weekly - A podcast by Digital Foundry - Mondays

This week, it's Rich Leadbetter, Audi Sorlie and John Linneman at the mics as they discuss Mark Cerny's latest PS5 video, Hitman 3 in 2022 with RT reflections... and an apparent end to Microsoft's excellent FPS Boost program? 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:22 Cerny & Sony visits Wired 00:13:03 Hitman 3 gets DXR reflections in 2022 00:19:50 Xbox 20th Anniversary Museum 00:32:20 No More FPS Boost? 00:40:19 Square Enix's "big" remake is supposedly Chrono Cross 00:49:31 Crazy Frog returns 00:50:37 DF Content Discussion: Bright Memory Infinite 00:56:34 DF Content Discussion: Evercade vs. livestream 00:59:39 DF Content Discussion: Black Friday deals 01:04:50 DF Content Discussion: DF After Dark 01:06:33 DF Supporter Q1: With XBOX's backwards compatbility updates and the GTA "remaster" debacle, do you think remasters are even necessary? 01:13:16 DF Supporter Q2: In your opinions, will reduced power draw and battery limitations prevent the production of more powerful portable devices? 01:17:19 DF Supporter Q3: With Intel's XeSS being somewhat GPU agnostic, do you have any thoughts about the technology being implemented in PS5/X Series consoles? 01:21:17 DF Supporter Q4: "Hi DF, would like to know your thoughts on the on-demand Texture Streaming used Call of Duty." 01:24:40 DF Supporter Q5: "I am personally not fond of “open world” games. However, I have come to like “wide linear” games. What are your opinions on this?" 01:36:13 DF Supporter Q6: Did you ever cover the demo scene or are you planning on it? 01:39:41 DF Supporter Q7: You often say that the DF Patreon program changed a lot for the whole team. Can each of you go more into details? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices