DF Direct Weekly #171: Xbox Console Controversy, Xbox Fire Stick Tested, Console Frame-Gen Returns!

Digital Foundry Direct Weekly

In this week's Direct, Microsoft says you don't need an Xbox to play Xbox - but if they're talking about streaming on a Fire Stick 4K, we'd beg to differ. Meanwhile, Alex talks about a 1.4GHz CPU overclock for the OG Xbox and shares his thoughts on the new Black Myth: Wukong full RT assets and benchmarks. Oliver tests out Ace Combat 7 on Switch, while Rich checks out frame generation on the First Descendant - in 30fps fidelity mode, 40fps balanced mode and 60fps performance mode. How high does frame-rate get - and are the lower fps modes a write-off?

0:00:00 Introduction

0:00:54 News 01: Microsoft says you don’t need an Xbox to play Xbox

0:24:31 News 02: Game Pass prices increased

0:38:36 News 03: New Black Myth: Wukong PC details revealed

0:53:26 News 04: Original Xbox gets 1.4 GHz CPU upgrade

1:01:34 News 05: The First Descendant frame gen tested!

1:13:21 News 06: Ace Combat 7 tested on Switch

1:19:41 Supporter Q1: Which Windows-based PC handheld would you recommend most?

1:25:36 Supporter Q2: Will you be doing more 3 person game playing videos?

1:29:44 Supporter Q3: What old unused Nintendo IP would you like to see again?

1:34:45 Supporter Q4: If Microsoft got Windows working seamlessly on ARM, what would that mean for their products?

1:43:27 Supporter Q5: Do you think Valve will give Steam Machines another shot?

1:49:21 Supporter Q6: Why is Intel’s XeSS so much better than AMD’s FSR?

1:59:01 Supporter Q7: Will Unreal Engine traversal stutter be fixed for the new Witcher game?

2:02:08 Supporter Q8: Could the PS Portal be updated or hacked to be a substantially more useful device?

2:06:25 Supporter Q9: John asks: how is the recording session going?

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