DF Direct Weekly #159: PS5 Pro Ultra Boost Mode, Ghost of Tsushima PC Specs, Kingdom Come 2

Digital Foundry Direct Weekly

PS5 Pro... ultra boost mode? Rich, Oliver and Alex discuss the possibilities of how Sony's new console can improve existing games, before moving on to discussion of Ghost of Tsushima's PC specs and the 'PlayStation Overlay'. The team mull over the highly attractive Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 trailer, Oliver tests emulation on Apple while Rich gets to grips with GeForce Now's G-Sync support. And as for Alex? How about a 20-minute monologue on Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora's remarkable tech disclosures?

0:00:00 Introduction

0:02:16 News 01: PS5 Pro to receive “ultra boost mode”

0:15:50 News 02: Ghost of Tsushima PC requirements announced

0:31:05 News 03: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 revealed

0:38:38 News 04: Avatar devs disclose game tech

1:00:17 News 05: Hands-on with GeForce Now G-Sync

1:09:56 News 06: Apple opens the emulator floodgates!

1:18:45 Supporter Q1: What does a more PC-like console look like? Would it be worthwhile?

1:28:25 Supporter Q2: How could a 5090 improve on today’s gaming experiences?

1:36:16 Supporter Q3: Why can’t Nvidia obtain an x86 license and create x86 CPUs?

1:40:38 Supporter Q4: Will The Last of Us Remastered get a PS5 Pro remaster?

1:42:32 Supporter Q5: What are your most anticipated PS5 Pro patches to existing games?

1:48:36 Supporter Q6: Will Sony release their exclusives on PC on the same day as PS5?

1:55:07 Supporter Q7: Can FSR 3.1 save this console generation’s image quality?

2:03:36 Supporter Q8: If DF released a console motherboard shirt, would Alex wear it?

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