DF Direct Weekly

In the latest DF Direct Weekly, John, Rich and Alex discuss the controversy surrounding the Red Dead Redemption conversions, Mark Cerny gets in touch to reveal more about PlayStation 5's Dolby Atmos support, a brace of leaks look set to confirm a new PlayStation 5 model with detachable optical drive - but it's not looking particularly slim. Meanwhile, RDNA4 rumours are discussed, while John shares impressions on the Quake 2 Remaster and new 4K retro scaler, RetroTink 4K.

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00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:36 News 01: Red Dead Redemption ports announced
00:20:04 News 02: Mark Cerny on PS5 Dolby Atmos
00:34:00 News 03: Revised PS5 model appears in apparent leaks
00:48:53 News 04: RDNA 4 to skip high-end GPUs?
01:11:35 News 05: Sony starts testing PS5 cloud streaming
01:20:16 News 06: Quake 2 remaster released!
01:30:56 News 07: RetroTink 4K: John’s impressions
01:42:41 Supporter Q1: Has John recovered from Sonic 2006 yet?
01:47:27 Supporter Q2: With limited competition and a lucrative server market, will Nvidia GPUs become a worse gaming value in the future?
01:54:48 Supporter Q3: Why are PC game frame-rate limiters often so poor?
02:04:38 Supporter Q4: Could older 3D games prove unsuitable for ray tracing upgrades?
02:11:40 Supporter Q5: Given that DLSS 3 works best at high frame-rates, might it prove unsuitable for a hypothetical Switch 2?
02:15:47 Supporter Q6: Rich is in the credits for Panzer Dragoon Saga! Is anyone else at DF in a game’s credits?