DF Direct Weekly #140: Arkham Knight Switch Disaster, Baldur's Gate 3 Perf Boost, Half-Life 2 4K60

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Published on December 4, 2023 7:56:51 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl9unz-qKtw

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Half-Life 2 (2004)

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Batman: Arkham Trilogy arrived on Nintendo Switch just before we started filming - but let's just say that it hardly requires a deep dive analysis to see that Arkham Knight is a complete disaster. There's better news from Alex as we look at the optimisation efforts in Baldur's Gate 3, while Rich gets to grips with Half-Life 2 - and the entirety of The Orange Box - running at 4K 60fps on Xbox Series X. There's Dragon's Dogma 2 tech talk, John's VR odyssey continues apace, while the team discuss the fascinating story behind Gran Turismo PSP cheat codes finally being discovered 14 years since the game launched!

Thanks to @f4micom on X for the heads-up on Orange Box 60fps - and the original video from ReveriePass is here - it's actually a year old! https://youtu.be/tJ3V-zgskCA

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0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:03 News 01: Arkham Knight on Switch is a disaster
0:15:46 News 02: Larian boosts Baldur’s Gate 3 performance
0:26:06 News 03: Half-Life 2, Portal unlocked to run at 60fps on Xbox Series consoles
0:37:56 News 04: Dragon’s Dogma 2 trailer released
0:49:05 News 05: Cheat codes discovered for Gran Turismo PSP
0:58:39 News 06: John’s VR odyssey continues!
1:09:25 News 07: Duke Nukem games released for Evercade
1:17:17 Supporter Q1: To play an older 360 game, is the best option original hardware plus a RetroTINK, or a Series X?
1:22:38 Supporter Q2: Have PC GPUs fallen behind in performance scaling relative to consoles over this generation?
1:28:28 Supporter Q3: Why do some UE5 titles skip over hardware Lumen, even on PC?
1:32:30 Supporter Q4: Could Sony improve the PS Portal with software updates?
1:41:29 Supporter Q5: Could frame generation be used to improve motion blur?

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