DF Direct Weekly #29: PS5 Firmware Perf Boost? Gran Turismo 7 Online/RT, Intel GPU Performance!

[@tome373402]

You guys should look at Kena, if possible. It looks great and because it’s made by people who are new to the industry and used to just be animators it’ll be interesting to see how they did.

[@Pants69]

Agreed!

[@xTaimaX]

Fo sure

[@Dominitus]

Also very much hoping for a PS5 vs PC breakdown of Kena!

[@craigrodriguez8384]

Yep

[@ageoflove1980]

Just bought it. Its incredibly beautiful and polished and runs like a dream. Very impressed since its an "AA" title from a new studio. It really makes it seem like the big boys aren't even trying with so many buggy, beta-like releases.

[@eqjase]

Under no circumstances listen to the haters. This channel is a breath of fresh air, the professional and insightful content is light years beyond the competition.

[@Verolader]

Agreed

[@millrrs]

You neither listen the haters and the lovers because none of them will provide a valuable feedback, most of them say things like 'I hate this' or 'I love this' so no much way of improve their work. Unless you active the twitter mode.

[@DroneCorpse]

@@millrrs wow so woke and based.

[@millrrs]

@@DroneCorpse I remember John listen people whining about the bad audio return in the KZbin commentaries\discord. Its up to them listen or not the feedback... good or bad. Just my two cents. Never liked DF perfomance videos anw, I only support the DF RETRO stuff with donation.

[@xBINARYGODx]

@@DroneCorpse nothing about the comment you replied to is "woke" or anything like that - blind lovers and hates contribute nothing.

[@CooChewGames]

Really sad to hear about Sir Clive Sinclair and, for what its worth, I really appreciated what you said. We were also only able to have a computer, the ZX81, because of Sinclair. We were typing in games from poster magazines and books from the library... was a great time; despite the frustrations, I am so happy to have been part of it.

[@Owlero]

"In the here and now, the bespoke firmware on the old PS5 prevented us from performing a like-for-like test. That's the long and short of it." - Witchard Leadbetter, probably.

[@evklinken]

Fundamentally.

[@Code_Geel]

Sending death threats to DF is like scolding a Golden Retriever.

[@AlexM006]

Although I don't agree with your analogy, I hope they will be found out and punished. This seems to happen way too often these days because they seem to get away with it. That being said, disagreeing with someone's opinion is one thing but threatening someone, even if it's not "really" meant the way it was expressed, is an absolute No-Go.

[@Code_Geel]

@@AlexM006 Maybe you are right, the analogy is a bit wonky. What I meant was, nobody hates golden retrievers. Why would you hate someone for reporting data. But hey, if the last two years taught me anything it’s that people hate facts.

[@alpha6games751]

@@Code_Geel there are plenty of people that hate DF. It’s not that they hate facts it’s that sometimes the methods and things they say don’t make sense or are plain wrong. Everyone makes mistakes but fanboys wait for every single DF video watching closely for any ammo for console wars.

[@matrix9452]

Makes sense. Even Asseto Corsa Competitione promised Ray Tracing on an Nvidia event but walked back cause they realized wasn't worth the performance cost.

[@leomariano2735]

What are you talking about?

[@xenotone3284]

Why didn't they give us DLSS though :(

[@cmdr101z8]

@@leomariano2735 The GT7 raytracing news

[@MatheusLB2009]

Ultrawide game balancing reasons: sometimes, stuff out of the view-frustum is removed, like enemies that aren't on screen can't shoot until they get closer, and stuff like that. It is a valid excuse

[@terogamer345]

I expected John to go more in depth in explaining why GT7 online only campaign is bad. The simple answer is that it will be a problem in the future, yeah nowadays most people have internet and will be able to play but thats not the issue, the issue is that at some point the servers will go down and then the game will be lost forever. Imagine if GT7 campaign ends up being one of the best ever and you can't play it in 10 years because they closed the servers to move over to GT8, that is unacceptable.

[@thedrizzle1978]

What about the issue of isp maintenance? No matter what speed plan you've got, I think at some point we've all experienced this, regardless of time-frame. Some don't always get a maintenance notice.

[@cedric5947]

@@dunno5329 And this is why I only buy GOTY games, day one patches are a plague! About Steam you're wrong. If you've downloaded the game and it's not an online game you can play it offline. About F2P games... well... Most are pay to win anyway so no thanks!

[@Nolasco.]

Damn, I just don't understand people, death threats? It's never ok, even if it's from probably unsecure kids. Keep doing what you are doing homies, you are doing awesome and entertaining work. Much love to all of you in Digital Foundry and as always, stay safe 💕 💕 💕

[@craigprocter1232]

RIP Sir Clive Sinclair - my second computer was a ZX80 kit, which I ordered myself from the UK (I'm in Australia) and then assembled it myself at the age of 11. I was an alectronics nerd and my first PC was a CHIP8 based system from an electronics magazine (ETI-660) and then the ZX80. I'd had the thing for nearly 6 months before I found out I could save programs to tape, instead of typing them in each day. I then bought a C64 and ZX Spectrum 48K and loved both of them. I learned Z80 assembly on the Spectrum and 6502 assembly on the C64 - served me later in life getting a job working as a Gameboy Colour programmer.

[@ThePortugeezer]

Very happy you took sometime to talk about Sir Clive Sinclair...RIP

[@d1jal]

Alex is repping HairWorks today

[@memoryboy]

Yep and he’s dropping frames

[@pietmyvrou8149]

Wella, I'm not so sure 😂

[@xpgx1]

Ppl are against the collab? Huh. I thought this was a wonderful cooperation, loved it =) As a GN sub and regular follower... so... yeah.

[@shadowthehedgehog181]

It was likely Austin Evans fans. They have 3 million subs and I noticed there were some half-hearted attempts at defending them

[@AAAGameVids]

im a PS guy but i fully support Digital Foundry doing honest tech analysis on Sony machines. its very insightful to Sony fans and non-Sony fans alike.

[@superboss7403]

Yaa that should be it df are making great content this team is small but they are very hardworking especially Alex , Richard .

[@martinantelo7086]

Richard, Spectrum was also huge in Spain, because we also didn't have money and computers were extremely expensive. And Spectrum was cheap. It had so much success that the Spectrum 128 was made with Spanish's investors money and we had plants to assemble the OG here to further reduce the cost. Development in Spain begun with the Speccy. All studios we have are pretty much headed by people from that era.

[@Verolader]

Nice bit of info thanks

[@frankgomam23]

I'm Spanish and I will always remember this date december 25th, 1983 I was 13 and my parents bought me my first computer it was a Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48k it was such a revolution at the time, here in Spain it was really popular thanks and RIP Sir Clive

[@jonathanjoseph1628]

Back in the day with 200 megahertz lol and a few megabytes of hdd

[@MrJakeTucker]

Didn't know about XIII remake. wikipedia says - "The release of the remake caused an increase in sales of the original game, causing the 2003 game to outsell the remake in the first week of the remake's release in the UK"

[@Deliveredmean42]

There's... they bought the original for a good reason.

[@foreverwhisper]

GT7 campaign being always online is just slightly concerning? That’s a deal breaker for me!

[@WH250398]

Always online for singleplayer games is inexcusable. In Need For Speed 2015 it was absolutely terrible.

[@iOSGaming14]

I don’t see the issue personally especially in this day in age where almost literally everything electronic is connected to the internet in one way or another. People who complain about this must be in their late 20s and above as they’re the only ones who complain about this.

[@WH250398]

@@iOSGaming14 There is absolutely no reason for a singleplayer game to be online. Especially because it kicks you out of the game when your internet is even slightly too slow. Not to mention, this often means not being able to pause the damn game.

[@ThePhantomnaut]

@@iOSGaming14 So when a game server goes offline, nobody can enjoy it if they look to revisit? If Fromsoftware’s recent games required online access for secondary and tertiary content to work but will not work otherwise, nobody deserves to play them after their servers end? Sure a patch can alleviate it but not all games have that saving grace. Also if someone’s internet were susceptible to outages and it happens middle of a single player GT7 endurance race, is it ok to say “oh no, anyway” to the person who has to deal with it?

[@ThePhantomnaut]

@Esuard Leder I was giving a scenario if it were to happen to counter Jamie’s opinion. Just because more people are online doesn’t necessarily make it an excuse to say “this is fine, ok boomer” when things go offline. Hence “if”.

[@tipoomaster]

I noticed the UI seems slightly more responsive on the latest system software. Maybe the system tuneups responsible for slightly faster performance in unlocked games are helping everywhere. Hope they keep at it, it's faster than previous generations but I still think 3.2GHz Zen 2 cores with a fast SSD could be running the UI faster.

[@Otto45]

Yeah, same! Just be sure to leave 20% or more free space on your internal SSD to make sure performance never degrades too much.

[@tipoomaster]

@@Otto45 Glad I wasn't imagining it. I hope they keep making it faster. It's fast, but still not up to like a basic iPad UI wise.

[@cmdr101z8]

@@Otto45 There’s already a large buffer in size to reduce the performance loss of filling up the drive

[@DonkeyRhubarb21]

Agreed. It does feel snappier, and it wasn't slow to begin with.

[@willis936]

Cord drapers unite! At my desk I use all 8 feet of my headphone cord to wrap around a series of desk features in a way that allows for slack to move my head around while not having the cable brush up against my arm or get in the way of my typical desk usage.

[@JtotheM]

I've actually noticed that the ps5 disc drive is much quieter and start-up quicker, also just quieter all around since the last firmware update.....on mine at least 👍

[@cmdr101z8]

I noticed that it’s quieter too. The only time it’s loud is when I start up the console with a disk still in it, then it buzzes a bit but not too bad

[@JtotheM]

@@cmdr101z8 mine used to do that. But no longer does after update 👍🤷‍♂️

[@fenbops]

Mines no different. Disc drive is still loud and buzzes on start up and it still has that little purr of coil whine when running games. Not noticed faster loading as it’s quick already.

[@cmdr101z8]

@@fenbops Do you start it with a disk in the system already? If you do, try starting it without the disk and then putting the disk in when it’s on the main menu

[@gameskyjumper1721]

Playing Kena (digital) for 5 hrs straight, it's so quiet I forgot my PS5 is disc version. Only then it decided to spin the disc inside up a bit to remind me that the disc drive is there. 😂

[@anthonym5395]

I remember my Dad buying a Timex Sinclair 1000 for me and my brother - I ended up programming multiple games on it when i wasn't burning time on an Atari 2600/ColecoVision. Rest in peace Clive Sinclair, thanks for bringing programming and understanding computer language to the masses.

[@dragons_red]

Same. I imagine you recall the giant, heavy RAM brick that plugged into the back and had a tendency to easily pop off (and losing everything you were working on). We used a big rubber band to stop it.

[@anthonym5395]

@@dragons_red I don't remember the power brick but believe ya on it. The only thing I do remember is saving your programming (games) to cassette tape...only to find the tape gets damaged and losing all your progress. Ah yes the good old days of unreliable magnetic media.

[@MauR1CEnl]

Dead threats!?! Some people are really weird. Keep up the good work guys! Love those videos. 🤗

[@tkermi]

Yeah, that's really crazy level stuff to do no matter what circumstances. 😬🙏🏻

[@tkermi]

@@thehoonta5312 Seeing the US political system and how it divides people makes me sad 😔. I mean, while two party system is better than very bad one party system, it's still bad. There are many things which could be handled much better in Finland, but I think our Parliament/political system is quite nice with multiple parties that actually have possibilities to affect things. Anyways, I wish you and everyone else all the best. 🙂🙏🏻

[@oror3751]

@@tkermi 2/3 big parties are much better than 10 trust me...

[@tkermi]

@@oror3751 Hmm 🤔, I hope you aren't offended when I don't just take your word for it. Of course a system with multiple parties isn't good if they spend most of their time fighting each other. I think we have reasonably good balance here and no hostility between parties. At the moment there are 10 parties in our Parliament. 5 in the Government and 5 in the opposition. But from these only 6 parties are on the large side and 2 are very tiny. Then again some think all of our parties have become too similar. But I don't see it like that, because there are many basics any rationally behaving party should agree on.

[@HorseheadNebula85]

@@thehoonta5312 Oh, this is hilarious. We could get into all sorts of discussions about which political party likes to send death threats (hint: it ain't the Democrats 9 times out of 10). But since the video has not a single thing to do with American politics, I'll refrain. But regardless, your statement is pretty laughable.

[@pferreira1983]

Sir Clive's influence cannot be underestimated and more people outside of the UK need to understand how brilliant the ZX Spectrum was. Rest in peace Sir Clive Sinclair. 😢

[@antivanti]

When it comes to what is "retro" I usually think if it's older than the last generation. So now that PS5 and XBox Series are out the PS3 and 360 becomes retro. This definition might become muddy going forward however with the new consoles basically being enhanced versions of the previous gen consoles. It also doesn't work on PC for a more extreme version of the same reason. Also I guess GTA V is a retro game now 🤷‍♀️

[@nigelo92]

To pull your leg, so to speak; you're saying The Last of Us is retro!? lol xD Typically, the term retro is given to items which are at least 20 years old (but not yet 40 years old= Vintage)

[@deviouslaw]

It hurts my feelings a little bit to admit it but early 360/PS3 games do seem a bit retro at this point

[@antivanti]

@@nigelo92 Many other areas define vintage as old and retro as new but emulating an older style. That's how the Vintage HiFi community I hang around use the terms for instance. So it's not like the definitions are hard and precise. So Shovel Knight would be retro but MegaMan is Vintage 😋 I also think that in both cases using technology that used to be default but has since been replaced is a good way to define retro/vintage. And GTA V and Last Of Us have graphics engines that are still quite modern with regards to how they create their graphics. If raytracing, Nanite or some other technology takes over as default then they become truly retro. These last two generations have been mostly just more flops for more pixels and more triangles 🤔

[@xavier600]

I stopped playing video games on a consistent level like a decade ago. My benchmark for retro would be the ps2 Xbox generation. I feel like from PS3 to PS4 not much really changed besides graphics. This current gen hasn't really started imo because of the lack of console availability. So yea, while PS3 and 360 games are old, they are contemporary in design I feel, so I wouldn't call them retro just yet.

[@AceW]

Thank you so much on the AV receiver update. I've been itching to upgrade to an LG CX or C1 for 4K/120Hz VRR support (I currently have a C8) but the receiver situation was maddening, to say the least. Still saddened that I'll need to make two (expensive) upgrades to finally take advantage of 4K/120Hz VRR while keeping my audio system intact, but I'm glad to hear there at least is a path to do so now!

[@stephen865]

Gran Turismo 7 i was hyped when it got announced but its going down hill fast, not even sure now if im going to purchase it, no off-line play really pisses me off

[@stonerdemon]

Thanks for the little hommage to Mr. Sinclair. I grew up playing games on my older brother's Atari 800XL, but I would eat all the Sinclair magazines he brought home. Sinclair machines always looked very appealing to me, specially the 128kb model. By the way, you should make a DF Super Retro episode, featuring old games from the micro computer era, like Head Over Heels, Tirnanog, Highway Encounter, Eidolon, Nightshade, among many others.

[@vinyfiny2019]

Definitely thought Rich was going to come through my screen The Ring style in the final seconds of the video.

[@jeffjackson5157]

GT7 being online only is more than just "a little concerning". Once always online becomes the new norm we will be doomed.

[@DrRachelRApe]

Doomed to what? Being always online?

[@alpha6games751]

Well that is the biggest reason the Xbone failed miserably. They took millions of pre order cancels overnight after that e3 announcement.

[@alexlalligator4376]

As another Dolby Atmos delay sufferer (via eARC), I hope you will be able to help them get it fixed. It's currently at around 50-60ms and it's painfullll.

[@Jeff-gj8df]

You guys should consider publishing a video with all of these updates/patches/upgrades, as discussed at 10-11 minutes in. I know this fall season is going to be very busy for you, but clearing the air and updating your viewers would seem like doing your due diligence.

[@mrratchet]

1:00:37 - Splinter Cell HD Collection would be one as well. Save data corruption, Save data deleting itself, horrible framerate, particularly in the original 2 games, lack of multiplayer, trophies being incredibly buggy (requiring the user to delete their entire save if it happens), PS3 exclusive and finally, they even had a secret native 1080p mode, which rendered at native 1080p instead of upscaling. Ubisoft HD collections in that era were terrible.

[@bum5068]

If you play it on a pc emulator it is a locked 4k 60 on the first two, 4k 30 on CT. Loads super fast and looks amazing. Just played all three games and it was flawless.

[@BeckerFlag]

Don't see why its surprising there could be performance improvements in games that don't come from a game update. Microsoft and Sony I'm sure are constantly updating/tweaking the system OS, drivers etc to get better performance not just more features.

[@MrBl3ki]

Pretty much, just like GPU drivers optimized for newer games.

[@metfan4l]

I wish I could be as easily amused by anything as Alex is by everything.

[@alex.starostin]

lmao

[@TheMadTitan3891]

Maybe lighten up in life then

[@Valshiirs]

I think unless Ultrawide replaces 16:9, it will never be mainstream. Some games will support it, others won't. And Japanese ports have gotten way better than they used to be ~2015.

[@tkermi]

For large TVs I would like that to happen. Now when 80"+ high quality TVs aren't overly expensive, I would prefer to keep that height (~100cm / 40") but with 2,39:1 "movie" aspect ratio.

[@BDreGameplay]

I now demand a cord draping rating for every peripheral reviewed

[@FortWorthRaised]

It’s interesting with you guys dropping an update about Control on the Series X. I never played it until last week and it runs amazingly, even in the 30 FPS Raytracing mode. Your video initially was the main reason I was hesitant, but it was on sale for like $13 for the Ultimate Edition and I’ve been having a blast with it

[@XTG]

As DF becomes ever more popular, it would be good to have an updated description whenever the team finds out later that something regarding a game has changed for the better. Sure, anyone watching a video that is 1 year old can at least guess that some updates came up, but having that handy in the description may cost you peeps very little and be a boost for viewers. excellent

[@BigBossRo7]

The real reason GT7 will require Internet access is because they don't want people hacking the save data to modify the cars. This was a big thing back in GT5/6.

[@Mitun13]

Yes in GT5 you could essentially “borrow” a car from a friend, uninstall the game data, ignore updates, switch cars and reapply the patches and you’d effectively own the borrowed car.

[@ZeAllMighty1]

But why does that matter? Why should they care what people do with their own offline saves? That’s no reason to ruin the game for others and make out so it won’t work properly in 10 years.

[@jasper-byrne]

2d developer here (from the UK who started on a speccy

[@pillington1338]

I want to know what kind of human garbage sends someone a death threat for taking temperature measurements of a console and simply reporting those results.

[@Redonepunch]

The headphone cord coming out of the top of the switch has always been annoying for me as well. Cord drape is a thing. I’m with you John

[@davidbanner9001]

R.I.P Sir Clive Sinclair. My first computer was a ZX Spectrum 48K.

[@thekradeht]

Digital Foundry is rhe best. Thanks for all the great content!

[@hersnab]

Rest In Power Sir Clive.

[@arbiter-]

John is 100% right with the cord draping thing. I can't stand using a wired controller anymore, let alone tethering it to my head with a pair of headphones. It's really not that bad when you think of it, but the cords drive me insane. Snagging on my chair, desk, literally anything... I get you John.

[@arbiter-]

@@dunno5329 The charging cable for the PS5 controller is so short and stiff, and it's kind of a joke that they still don't include more with controllers. I have a nice pair of Sennheiser HD650 headphones with an extremely long cable, lots of room to move. It still ends up snagging on things, usually getting pinned underneath more cable or my own body while just laying in bed.

[@eugkra33]

The VRAM cost on a 2060 would be insane. Sounds like a video production card, and not much more.

[@j.d.6915]

Back in my day, remasters were pc games going from disk to cd, with better resolutions in some cases!

[@SITSIndustries]

57:07 "Rich says in-the-here-and-now" drinking game

[@rare6499]

😅

[@tipoomaster]

I actually really hope Apple pushes for larger AAA type titles. iPhones are WAY more powerful than the Switch already, but there's no big sit down experiences like that. Add a controller grip and it could be a pretty good portable gaming experience.

[@instantstupor]

1:22 You BELIEVE there are/were availability issues with the new model in NA? Isn't there availability issues with, like, every version of PS5 in...uh... every continent?

[@tommoex]

People against DF testing is hilarious.

[@ZalvaTionZ]

@@dunno5329 There's a huge technical and research based component to games. Evaluating that part on measurable qualities is completely justified.

[@Ray-dl5mp]

@@dunno5329 you don’t have to care about all the technical details. This is just entertainment for me mostly. Enjoy the games you love.

[@Ray-dl5mp]

@@dunno5329 yes definitely. That is why I chimed in with the more optimistic take. I hate the negativity people chime in with. Have a great day!

[@telboy007]

@@dunno5329 when their videos lead to devs fixing problems, I can't see it as a bad thing. But yeah, definitely enjoy the art.

[@bearpuns5910]

@@dunno5329 Imagine if a movie ran at 18 frames per second with bad frame pacing. It would be a disaster. Tech isn’t everything, sure, but it can hamper the experience if done incorrectly

[@liaminwales]

1:06:45 Star craft 2 was balanced for display ratios, they did not want some one to have an advantage from a different viewpoint. I can see competitive games trying to limit ratios.

[@RonkeyRong]

Hey DF, can you consider doing an analysis on the Atmos audio Lag that the series X has when playing in 2.1. it seems to be sweeped under the rug with no solution in sight from LG or MSFT

[@jamesquinn4678]

I’ve not heard about this, what’s going on?

[@darkdraconis]

I think Vince from "HDTV Test* has a video on that. Highly recommend him for every that goes in or through your TV.

[@RonkeyRong]

@@darkdraconis do you happen to know the title of it?

[@RonkeyRong]

@Gunnar Thurman I have a Samsung soundbar with eArc and it still has a bit of lag. I think the issue is also effected by either my tv(LG CX) or the Xbox itself.

[@RonkeyRong]

@Gunnar Thurman thanks I'll give that a shot. It's definitely something that needs to be addressed by LG or Microsoft. Atmos is amazing but it can be really off-putting when it goes slightly out of sync

[@rockafella1690]

Owned a ZX Spectrum in the 80s when I was a kid. The sound of the tapes loading up...and the time they took... 😂😂😂😂 We were pretty poor growing up too so can relate. Sad he's passed away.

[@Ziggurat1]

Steve is now part of the DF cinematic universe

[@HuGiv5]

I still think Sony will unlock the clocks to run higher, in fact most likely already happening. New FW 3/5% faster.

[@cmdr101z8]

I don’t think there’s really any overhead for them to unlock clocks, only optimizations in how the software utilizes the APU

[@ItsAkile]

John, iPad Pro did get a lot of 120hz support. Even Fork Knife did get 120hz mode funny enough and it did run pretty close

[@Kenjitsuka]

Around the 1:25:00 mark someone is standing outside of John's window: spooky! ;-)

[@acquinn86]

Sony did say they're bringing the PS5 3D audio tech to home theatre setups in the near future...

[@spikethespacecowboy]

Greatness ah...waits.

[@Gibbons-q5y]

Death threats over a PS5 hardware revision?! Get a grip, people.

[@Fellipe2k5]

I didn't see a death threat. Did you see?

[@frankderossi795]

@@Fellipe2k5 they where plenty of does on Twitter.

[@Fellipe2k5]

@@frankderossi795 Source, please

[@frankderossi795]

@@Fellipe2k5 the source is called Twitter!!!!! are you dumb or something?!

[@Fellipe2k5]

@@frankderossi795 Twitter has billions of messages, show me the source. When I say source I mean death threat messages. I thought I wouldn't need to draw for you, but I was wrong.

[@kotztotz3530]

Is Alex saying that Final Fantasy 15 was a good PC port? I beg to differ

[@Nikelangelo]

Yeah, mainly the stuttering that got introduced with Steam workshop patch makes the game not so great to play, but I guess they tested it b4 that was live so I guess it run ok enough for them. The game then does have a solid set of graphical features not present on console versions so in that sense it is miles ahead of what JP devs usually do.

[@kotztotz3530]

@@Nikelangelo I see! Thanks for clarifying that. I only played it this past April and was not impressed with the stuttering throughout the game. It honestly made me not want to play PC games anymore since many games(mainly single player) aren't optimized well for PC. I rather take a graphically inferior game with lower FPS than a game with great graphics/high FPS but stutters throughout.

[@hanzo90]

I don't even understand why Alex is laughing sometimes 🤣

[@thelastheraldofmarvelcomic1981]

@@93836 😂

[@josephscottadams39]

It’s gas…

[@pillowhacker]

Who picks the thumbnails for these? They’re great.

[@chrismccormack6570]

Games that I would like to see remakes / remasters - Bonestorm or Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge

[@colinparks619]

SONY!!!!! VRR!!! BEFORE BF 2042!!! ITS GOING TO NEED IT!!!!

[@aquaglow1]

I love the banter between the trio, reminds me of classic Top Gear

[@Archivist42]

I tried Call of Duty Mobile on a 13 Pro on the Max frame rate setting, and it's very smooth. I feel like Apple needs to bring some AAA game to the App Store that will truly show off the device's power without being a MTX driven title. Currently I think COD mobile is the closest from a visual standpoint

[@ABizzyBYT]

Should Rich be the GamesMaster for the new series at the end of the year? With his great sense of humor and no nonsense attitude, I think he would be perfect!

[@th3orist]

i remember playing on a sinclair spectrum in the mid-late 1980s games like Turbo, Saboteur, Chucky Egg, A.T.V...great times

[@foulplay99]

The Diablo 2 remaster 21:9 issue is due to the original code not allowing mobs to detect or attack the player at the distance the 21:9 aspect ratio allows you to see drawn on-screen. The original game was coded around 4:3 aspect ratios and this problem never occurred. The problem with Diablo 2 remaster is that mobs at the edge of the screen do not react to the player and it looks bad/broken and the scope of the remaster doesn't stretch far enough to alter the AI being used that could fix this.

[@Ayoul]

To add to this, the original game is literally running behind the scenes and they want to touch it as little as possible. It's not like they remade it entirely from scratch. It's mostly just revamping the visuals so that it can switch between old and new assets.

[@GtavoMN]

I noticed that the games load really faster than before

[@WarlockSRB]

...as far as I am aware, GT7's online function is there to prevent some kind of cheating or something, since GT7 will continue GTS FIA races etc. Not sure... Regarding RT, well, not sure about that, but it is sad PS5 doesn't get more love... maybe it has something to do with day/night and dynamic weather (if all this at all comes to GT7)... But then again, there is a guy on YT (@Vanilla) that moded files on hacked PS4 and managed to get 38 cars on tracks with all goods (rain, change of time etc)... Don't know what to say...

[@mewtwo.150]

GT7 GT mode will be 100% online In other words, you won't be able to play it once the servers shuts down Unlike GT4 (1-6 GTs) that you can play them whenever you want Think wisely if buy it or not I protest against it, and I do it don't buying it, till get this BS done right!!!!

[@mewtwo.150]

@@mutalix you think so? So why not since launch? They lost lot of $$$ with GTsport because of the same reason You think they are gonna make the same mistake again? Don't be naive

[@mewtwo.150]

@@mutalix The problem is about whether you buying, or renting As said when they decide is enough for GT7, will no longer be able to play it Imagine racing in a 24hr race, and the internet bar drops a little, you are done, restart or something What's the point of selling physical game disks anyways? Is a joke The "cheaters" there are always cheaters in all games That's about being lazy to creat a proper secure sistem from Polyphony or patch such things GT used to be about fun, now it turn into something "too much" serious, as if everyone is gonna turned into real races.... They should keep GT formula as GT formula, and the FIA passion for GTsport, GTsport 2 or something But give us to the fans what we want That's how GT grew big in the first place The selling numbers of GTsport, and the GT most hated from all says it all

[@thisisme2141]

Yeah even accusing game was online-only just because cheaters....why don't just say it because game was collaboration with fia which it was competition amongst player which it required online 24/7.Why dont just only gt sport working by fia,i don't understand that gt7 need to involved too.

[@mewtwo.150]

@@thisisme2141 Exactly, they should do a GTsport 2 for that Let the real GT alone, as how it always was in it's glorious offline mode

[@thisisme2141]

Yeah definitely,just say after launch gt7 for year......create a new gt sport 2 to make sure its same content like gt 7 such as cars and tracks...especially for competiton only

[@urmasterjohn]

@10:58 it could be when they’re working on something day in and day out that it actually becomes easy to miss those differences in detail. It might be noticed but not immediately triggered in a DEV/QA mind that something is wrong. Often times you could be going through scenarios in the software on autopilot because you do it tens or hundreds of times over and over.

[@StrazdasLT]

Running hotter isnt an issue as long as you dont hit thermal throttle limits. It wont impact performace, and higher thermal stability actually increases longevity of chips. Also they are designed to run at 70C and above for max efficiency, forcing them lower usually makes performance worse and thermal expansion issues larger.

[@vegaadrian49]

Just be careful and keep doing what you are interested in doing. Good work, df.

[@vintatsh]

It's odd to me that the whole adverstisment campaign of GT7 was all about ray tracing and now we hear it will only be present in replays and photo mode. I bet everyone was expecting RT based off their trailers and it would've seemed feasible if they build on GT Sport, which the trailers suggest. Because apart from RT it doesn't look much different from Sport honestly. So sad that we had to wait this long for another Gran Turismo and now that the next-gen is out it will bascially be an improved PS4 version with slightly higer resolution and faster loading times. This classic franchise seems like in such a weird spot with Playstation. You would guess that they would go all out for a next-gen Gran Turismo.

[@stephenbull2026]

What people aren’t appreciating is that ray tracing add a ton of workload on to a game for basically eye candy. When concentrating on the road and cars immediately ahead, ray tracing is not going to help you drive faster (probably hinder). Adding it to the replay where you get to sit back and enjoy the eye candy is a smart choice in my opinion. I suspect the marketing guys where the ones to insist using “Ray tracing” in all the promo’s etc.

[@vintatsh]

@@stephenbull2026 Absolutely, it’s not something you will care much about in a sim racer but then they shouldn’t have advertised it that way. It sets wrong expectations and it’s odd too because it seems like something that would’ve been feasible. Kind of like GT Sport graphics but with raytracing.

[@davelloyd820]

Me: struggling to find a 30 series rtx FE at a reasonable price Nobody: Richard: this 3090 FE would be a great addition to my DF Weekly background!

[@thanksbetotap]

Interesting to hear Control now performs better on Series X than on PS5. I wonder if it’s the same case now for the 120 Hz mode for Devil May Cry V? In any case, probably worth adding a textual update to the prior articles at least, as Rich mentioned.

[@cruelwraith2games926]

Control performed better on the xbox 1X than the playstation 4 pro in Not really a shocker it would Performed better on the xbox series X

[@seanw1783]

Finally time for me to get that disc out and play Control Ultimate on XSX!

[@rinkumultani6515]

interesting medium run lot better then series x on ps5 with rt and have clear picture and more resolution and better shadows ext ext

[@duncanself5111]

Digital foundry failed to mention how Controls ray tracing was remarkably better on PS5 than Series X, as well as better performance (minus the photomode!) which they did mentioned of course

[@duncanself5111]

IGN did a more thorough comparison than Digital Foundry lol

[@Doubles_Advocate]

1:27:00 Retro already has a definition, I think most people mean "vintage" when they say retro though.

[@strohhuttv8848]

Everything old could be called vintage. It doesn't matter vintage or retro most people understand what you mean... The better question is when is a product "retro/vintage"??? Is it after a decade so after 10 years or is it after 2 decades 20 years or after 30 years or after 40 years... When do we separate new and retro and when can we call something vintage?

[@Doubles_Advocate]

@@strohhuttv8848 No I mean even vintage in reference to products already has a generally accepted timeline as well (around 20 years). Personally I use 20 years as the timeline for when I consider games/hardware vintage as well, 10 years seems a bit too short.

[@strohhuttv8848]

@@Doubles_Advocate Well depends... A console life span is around 6-7 years so 10 seems legit. I understand if you see 20 years as vintage old retro but for me 10 or 15 also works.

[@residentduke891]

The thumbnail of the infinite smiles !

[@ekaaaaaans]

I think the 120fps mode is sometimes just a crutch to avoid actually creating real next gen graphics. Far easier for devs to stick with a PS4/Xbox One level of detail, and just crank up the frames, while lowering the res. I'd rather next gen target 60, while also improving the visuals. Which I hope is what the Gran Turismo devs have in mind.

[@DroneCorpse]

Nah. The game is already cross gen. Just give PS5 an option to run 120fps with the image quality of a PS4 pro.

[@NGuy-kz2eh]

I think as long as a game is cross gen (or even if it's just targeting low end PCs as well) I'd like to see a 120fps option. For me at least, anything above 1080p looks fine at the distance I sit at as long as there's some good reconstruction. 120fps just feels better. It doesn't make a ton of sense for current gen exclusive games to try to target 120fps at all, because if that could actually be achieved, then the game could totally run on a PS4.

[@martinantelo7086]

No 120fps for GT7 is very disappointing, considering it's crossgen, unless it has some massive upgrades over the PS4 version. I play all my SimRacing at 1080p and don't take anything below 120, 60 will be a harsh pill to swallow.

[@anonymous67856]

Next gen games should have 120FPS and 60FPS modes. No need to have one or the other

[@knightsabre2k]

One more limitation of the Bluetooth headset implementation is that there is some audio delay & no correction. The delay can be pretty significant too.

[@SNMG7664]

That's not really a limitation of their implementation that's just a limitation of Bluetooth audio in general isn't it? You can't correct for games since you can't predict what the player will do next. Your PC and phone delay video content so the sound you hear matches up with the image. There are a few proprietary codecs and ways to massively lower audio quality to reduce latency but still those can't "correct" for games

[@knightsabre2k]

@@SNMG7664 The delay in sound is consistent so software adjustments to account for the delay should be possible. If it was variable, then there would be an argument but regardless if that is happening in the game, if the sound is always a few ms behind what is shown on the screen then it should be possible to sync the sound & visuals a little better

[@TarnishedGaming85]

@@knightsabre2k Wouldn't that lead to massive input latency in the game though?

[@knightsabre2k]

@@TarnishedGaming85 it depends on how they handle it. If they just delay the video to better sync to the audio, then that’s a brute force way to remove the audio delay but introduce input lag. But if they add support for some better codecs, then the lag will reduce that way. My understanding is that the switch uses SBC codecs & that will cause a lot of audio delay, tho it will also depend on the Bluetooth headphones you are using. That’s why ppl who use things like the genki Bluetooth adapter on their switch generally don’t have much of an issue with audio lag. But whether or not they can add support for the newer codecs is another matter all together. All I can say is that I used my RHA trueconnect 2 on mine using the new native support and the audio lag was horrendous. And the lag is a crapshoot now with some headphones and earpieces working decent enough while others are unusable.

[@Mohawkchris]

Could you please upload these to Spotify so I can listen at work. I'd really appreciate it.

[@faktor1147]

10 PRINT DOGSKNOB; 20 GOTO 10...... Aaah the joys of a ZX81 at Junior school. Thanks Sir Clive

[@kron1379]

It seems PS5 will run GT7 at a “ perfect “ 4K 60 FPS. Personally no ray tracing in racing does not bother me at all, when you are racing you wouldn’t notice that or have time to look for it really, it’s the replay that needs all the eye candy. Ontop of that Polyphonys lighting solution is already phenomenal without raytracing, look at GTSport, it’s stunning, raytracing is a buzz word and I think the solutions being used in some games are so good and so accurate that raytracing makes little difference to the faked lighting, we have to move away from this thing that every next gen game must employ ray tracing or it’s not next gen, next gen is about more than just tracing imo

[@JamesLee-ph9go]

Its a "Buzz word?" Funny thing, when all the Sony Fanboys were literally Ripping Forza Horizon 5, for NOT having "Ray-tracing." Now GT-7 doesn't have it. It becomes not important. 🤦‍♂️

[@kron1379]

@@JamesLee-ph9go funny how all the Xbox fanboys jump in all the ps forums innit ? I never commented on forza ! I don’t care about Forza, it’s always been a poor mans GT in my opinion but raytracing is not the measure of a good game or next gen game is my point. GT7 does have raytracing in the replays which will look glorious, if you are a GT fan the replay has always had a significant importance, GT has always been about the love of cars, the beauty and aesthetics as much as the racing.

[@Elysiabikha]

@@JamesLee-ph9go what I hate about forza is they release the game in multiple editions and paywalls dlc (expansions are fine but cars not)

[@JamesLee-ph9go]

@@Elysiabikha. Very true! I hate that aswel. I always buy the Standard Edition. I do that with every game I buy. Well, apart from Red Dead Redemption 2, I bought the Deluxe Edition from GAME UK.

[@ruijikisu]

the no 120fps mode in GT7 really surprises me, after they said they were targeting 120 or even 240! and given that raytracing is not on next gen, i wonder what that means for the PS4 version, if the PS5 without raytracing cant pull 120fps, can the PS4 even pull 60?

[@MyloSkeng]

I'm pretty sure there isn't going to be a PS4 version of GT7

[@fwrudiger]

@@MyloSkeng it’s already been confirmed for PS4 mate.

[@MyloSkeng]

@@fwrudiger Christ, god knows how that'll turn out

[@SC0RPI0NFURY]

It's all about marketing, this is the base version they are talking about, they will release updates that they have already made and ready to release at the right time

[@ruijikisu]

@@SC0RPI0NFURY i doubt it, if its all about marketing, surely telling people that there is a 120fps mode would be the better marketing. thats not something you would hold back

[@RurouTube]

First thing first... there is definitely a gameplay implication on screen aspect ratio. Not sure why it isn't obvious to them, but if you actually think from game design perspective, it is very obvious. This isn't about 16:9 vs 16:10 or 5:4 vs 4:3... this is about 16:9 vs 21:9. The difference is massive. Imagine making a strategy game with 16:9 and you expect it to scale to 21:9, then the game balance is thrown out of the window in favor of the one with the wider screen. You can make an argument that using a higher res display (like 4K) vs someone with 1080p is also not fair, but afaik, besides the extra clarity, you can see all the stuff that happens on 4K also viewable on 1080p. This is not only about strategy game tho. Any isometric kind of game can have a problem with it. When you design this kind of game, you want to limit the view of the player intentionally for gameplay purpose. You don't want player to be easily look really far. Even if the developer don't care about it, there is still an engine constraint where you want to focus your code on rendering what is in that 16:9 view and now you need to stretch it across the 21:9 screen so you need to make sure something doesn't break, enemy doesn't suddenly pop up, etc. Of course if the engine do accommodate that, then it ends up not optimized for 16:9 because now you need to calculate something far from the screen that is not being used only to satisfy 21:9 owners. Even for FPS or something first person, different FOV can alter the gameplay. If you make a 1st person horror game, it definitely would feel different playing at a narrow FOV vs wider. If it is an FPS, having wider FOV can be really big advantage, thus altering the gameplay (well, not exactly the gameplay but how you play the game). As for what can be improved next, definitely physics simulation, especially collision detection. Most games only use collision for primary object and probably something looser for the secondary, tertiary, and so on. How many times you see objects on the character clip something, like some parts of the armor, weapon, clothes, etc. This is not a solved problem because it is very hard and expensive to do it right. Better fluid simulation is also nice, but currently I don't see a specific need to make it better unless you design a game around interacting with fluids (fluid is not just water but anything that flows like smoke). Having said that, instead of thinking about what is next, I prefer devs to just make a good game instead of trying to think too much about these things. Personally I'm tired hearing fans fighting about graphics (PS5 run this better, SeriesX run this better, wait, PC Master race is the best, etc). The most annoying thing from last gen is loading time, not graphics, and I'm glad they solved it this time. Nothing is more annoying than waiting for a game to load, especially when moving to another location/level.

[@EDcaseNO]

Largely yes, especially the competitive-multiplayer-aspect-view-stuff. As for co-operative or single player content, eh, if they are a larger developer then it should be considered [even if just for gameplay segments] a fair number of common issues are fixed with better design practises which help scale the content to future possibilities. Your comment on performance isn't really relevant in the pc segment where this question presides, two reasons; User is likely an enthusiast with GPU hardware to handle the niche resolution if not, that's their fault. And code should take into account the possible play space, (example GTA-like) you wouldn't calculate the whole city's worth of npc's spawn, position, action... and equally you better do that to nearby people before they hit potential player vision, or else just a simple 360 spin of the camera and you'd randomise the characters nearby. Of course each game is different but for the most part hopefully we are striding towards a future where more is simulated rather than the latter example, it's always a matter of working within constraints but hopefully we end up resolution agnostic. Collision and clipping is real hard, would be great to see improved. My wish would be a big emphasis on invisible systems and their interactions, so like enemy routines and making them more reactive with the world and player. MGS2 still feels so much more alive and real than most worlds even to this day, it's a hard balance between difficulty and fun in this space but with so much headroom now on the CPU side of the consoles... oh or if there is some AI voice generation to be used, the tech exists, when a middleware exists which can make good text to speech voice synthesis happen in the console space, would drastically change game burdens. More dialogue, variance, delivery based on in game 'mood' factors, all while using less space, hell it even opens up a world of re-releases for non-spoken classics. ramble over =]

[@RurouTube]

@@EDcaseNO You might think it doesn't affect single player game, but it absolutely does. Imagine top down game or isometric game where someone playing in widescreen able to see further, that will absolutely change how they make the game if you want to make the game feel the same for everyone. Same as for first person horror game, etc. For simple FOV adjustment, yes, it probably wouldn't matter much for single player game, but still you can't brush off the implication on designing game for 16:9 screen and expect it to work well without any gameplay implication on 21:9 screen. As for technical aspect, yes, PC can brute force it but if for example you want to make 1 size fits all, that means someone that is playing on 16:9 will have some aspect of it that needs to be calculated like it is on 21:9 screen (like the physics/interaction), thus you're basically asking people playing on 16:9 to sacrifice their performance so the game can be played optimally on 21:9 screen. Personally I would hate devs for doing it since I'm not using a powerful PC, thus I don't want them to waste CPU/GPU power for it. Doing anything offscreen too far away is generally not a good practice unless it is absolutely needed. Some games can work with just expanding the view, but actually for a lot of games, it just doesn't work without actually sacrificing one aspect ratio for another (one aspect ratio will have the advantage). You just need to put yourself in a game designer perspective for various type of games and try to make games that works for both aspect ratio in a balanced manner. Even for something you think that is simple like Diablo 2, imagine you as a developer need to adapt it to 21:9 screen. Where the enemy spawn? if you adapt it to this very wide screen, then do you also need to expand the calculation in a square manner? so not only expanding left to right but top to bottom? If you think you need to do that, then there will be a lot more of offscreen calculation needed simply because of 21:9. How about gameplay implication coming from the fact that you can see the enemy from much further? Are you confident that it won't break the game? This is not simply a HUD/UI matter, it is a gameplay/game design matter. I'm not saying you can't do it, but it is not easy. It is like asking someone to paint in a portrait canvas then after finishing it, as him to make it into landscape. If you are an artist, you'll be annoyed by it because you already carefully frame the painting to work in portrait and would do it differently if they asked for portrait in the first place.

[@Tim....]

Pro-Motion (120hz) was already on the 2017 iPad Pro👌

[@nobunaga8514]

1) Is that opening music from sonic? 2) I could see GT7 have RT in time attack mode, but not with a full race.

[@bad_robot4842]

2 reasons why some people out there don't want you to do tests to find out the difference between the PS5 models. 1. Austin Evans fans all defended him claiming his tests were 100% accurate and he was just reporting the truth. Now they hate that he was wrong. 2. Xbox fans wish and want Austin Evans video to be true and the only info out there so they can run with the narrative that the new PS5 is worse. They hate that you take away that narrative from them. 🤓

[@chrisl8292]

Regarding Xbox1x slower speeds - a PSA: For any of you that have an xbox1x - just buy a cheap SATA SSD drive (Crucial is one good brand), and a $12-ish USB3 drive enclosure, and BAM you've got 10x speed increases with on your xbox1x! Plug it in and move your games over to the MUCH faster drive. Example: Forza Horizon 4, fast travel took something like 40 seconds when running on built-in spindle drive. It was dropped to about 7 sec when the game was running off the external USB3 SSD drive! You'll get near instant performance that you see with XSX (I have both).

[@EDcaseNO]

think they were talking about the UI/UX. good point tho. =]

[@WutipongWongsakuldej]

I have no problem with 'cord draping' per se. Just put the cord behind the console, and loop under the machine back up. In fact most of consumer head phones come with L-shape plug just to help with this. In fact I wonder why you have to put it on either of you hands in the first place :D Also,.... if they put the jack on the bottom, the table top mode won't work with headphone plugged in. They would have to design the machine specifically to make it work, and yet straight plug wouldn't work I believe. Or may be because I've been using my Walkman for a very long time, and most of them has the phone jack on the top Lol.

[@djwellttonster]

*The biggest problem of today's games still not being able to use as much as they can of the Next Generation Consoles is still the previous generation that cannot be abandoned yet and needs more time for everyone to make the migration!* *I wouldn't need to say in detail all the things that you as technicians in the field already understand and know what it is!* *Another detail I forgot to mention is that the New Generation games that are being made for new generation, are also being made for the consoles of the end of the year 2012 and marketed in 2013!*

[@omarcomming722]

Who the fuck are these people sending death threats over PS5 heating debate?

[@joxer]

What about the most important patch? John's Soul Patch! Now remastered for the PS5 😎

[@WutipongWongsakuldej]

One question to you guys (and to everyone). I've been running Windows 11 since the first preview, and ran into GPU/driver crashes occasionally. Is there anyone having the same issue? I'm trying to determine whether it's something with the OS or I have problems with hardware. It does run fine on Window 10 though.

[@ItsAkile]

I have no problem with GT7 not having RT reflections in gameplay, faking it should be good enough in a racer like this, I'm more curious what else are they choosing to do with the performance if no 120fps also planned. Like is this just a PS4 game with higher resolution only? come on Sony, they can do better. I know GT Sport got a lot of post launch update so At Least give us a 120hz update eventually (PS4 Pro settings 120hz). They did talk about now having a more robust weather simulations finally and some physic/damage refinements, I'll have to see where they improve over GT Sport before I get disappointed but GT Sport was good looking, only environments needed more polish. watching this one closely, online-only sucks but Thats how I plan to play it anyways