DF Direct Weekly #177: Indiana Jones on PS5, STALKER 2 Xbox Hands-On, FF16 PC Demo, Black State!

Digital Foundry Direct Weekly

Rich returns from Gamescom 2024, bringing with him hands-on impressions of STALKER 2 on Xbox and the incredible Black State on PC. Alex and Oliver share notes on the Final Fantasy 16 PC demo, while the team discuss the highlights - such as they are - of Geoff Keighley's Opening Night Live. But the big story is the news that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is coming to PlayStation 5 - and the extent of Microsoft's multi-platform strategy is finally revealed.

0:00:00 Introduction

0:00:58 News 01: Indiana Jones headed to PS5

0:19:53 News 02: Hands-on with S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2

0:31:31 News 03: FF16 demo tested on PC!

0:47:13 News 04: Black State impresses

0:57:50 News 05: Gamescom Opening Night Live recap

1:06:45 News 06: Nvidia’s Gamescom announcements

1:19:14 Supporter Q1: Is disabling RT depending on the scene a good idea?

1:27:47 Supporter Q2: Is Series S preventing a Black Myth: Wukong release on Xbox?

1:34:33 Supporter Q3: Why did Wukong on PS5 use FSR and not TSR?

1:38:35 Supporter Q4: Could improved Wukong performance be a good selling point for PS5 Pro?

1:45:06 Supporter Q5: How will Microsoft differentiate the next Xbox?

1:52:21 Supporter Q6: Did Microsoft and Sony focus on the wrong features with PS5 and Xbox Series?

2:01:18 Supporter Q7: Is 12GB enough VRAM for graphics cards this generation?

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