DF Direct Weekly

In another packed DF Direct Weekly, we find Rich, John and Oliver taking a first look at the Modern Warfare 3 campaign, Oliver shares his thoughts on the Apple M3 launch, John talks Gran Turismo 7 updates and Super Mario RPG, while Rich tests out Marvel's Spider-Man 2 on the worst PS5 SSD upgrade available... hobbled to run at PCIe x1 bandwidth. Does the game still work?

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0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:05 News 01: Modern Warfare 3 campaign launches in early access
0:20:28 News 02: Apple announces M3 line of Mac chips
0:36:58 News 03: Gran Turismo 7 updated with new track, cars, 4-player splitscreen
0:43:36 News 04: How does Spider-Man 2 work on the slowest PS5 SSD?
0:53:16 News 05: Super Mario RPG previewed!
0:58:11 News 06: Switch OLED: does it burn in?
1:05:59 News 07: EA WRC: problematic PC performance
1:18:31 Supporter Q1: What OLED would you recommend to someone who enjoys both new and old games?
1:26:31 Supporter Q2: What are your hopes for the Max Payne remakes’ use of Northlight?
1:35:32 Supporter Q3: For retro themed games and collections, what can developers do to improve low-res visuals?
1:40:49 Supporter Q4: Some people seem to be rejecting graphical improvements - what are your thoughts?
1:49:39 Supporter Q5: Do you think Metroid Prime 4 will skip the current Switch and ship only on the upcoming Switch?
1:53:22 Supporter Q6: Is there a market for publishers to release older games without upgrades?