DF Direct Weekly #118: Is AMD Blocking DLSS/XeSS on Starfield? Red Dead Remastered Incoming?

A packed 89-minute DF Direct Weekly for you this week, as the team discuss the controversy surrounding AMD's technology partnership with Starfield. Does the deal mean that AMD is paying to block competing DLSS and XeSS upscalers from appearing in the game? AMD says: no comment. Meanwhile, the team mull over the week's FTC vs Microsoft revelations, Rich is excited by huge Assassin's Creed Unity perf improvements on Intel Arc, Red Dead Redemption seems to be getting a remaster, while amazing new footage of the GameCube launch in Japan at Spaceworld 2000 emerges.

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:04 News 01: Starfield to skip out on DLSS, XeSS?

00:22:28 News 02: FTC vs Microsoft court fight continues

00:46:02 News 03: Red Dead Redemption remaster incoming?

00:52:08 News 04: Assassin’s Creed Unity gets huge performance boost on Intel Arc GPUs

00:57:42 News 05: New Space World 2000 footage unearthed!

01:08:55 Supporter Q1: If I run a 60fps game on an 85Hz CRT, will there be judder?

01:10:19 Supporter Q2: With the next-gen Switch rumoured to have PS4-level power, what specs would it have?

01:15:19 Supporter Q3: Is there something special about the Steam Deck’s refresh rate changing capabilities, or could a new Switch offer it as well?

01:18:31 Supporter Q4: Could a temporal upsampling system integrate high resolution keyframes to improve image quality?

01:21:09 Supporter Q5: Would there be space in the gaming market for a high-end $1000 PS5 Pro?

01:26:22 Supporter Q6: Which gaming executives would you like to see duke it out in a cage match?

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