{"podcast":{"title":"Digital Foundry Direct Weekly","slug":"digital-foundry-direct-weekly-5614590","podcast_index_feed_id":5614590,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69f9a6533a143563edc22e7f","website_url":"https://www.digitalfoundry.net","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69f9a6533a143563edc22e7f/show-cover.jpeg","author":"Digital Foundry","episode_count":356,"summary":"When it comes to video games and the hardware and tech we play them on, the team at Digital Foundry are unparalleled experts. Each week, DF Direct breaks down the latest breakthroughs in video game visuals, sound, and performance happening on PlayStation, Xbox, the most powerful PC setups, and more. If you’re a geek for graphics, GPUs, or just video games in general, DF Direct will help you get the most out of your gaming setup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T02:17:23.373605+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/digital-foundry-direct-weekly-5614590"},"episode":{"title":"DF Direct Q+A: Hands-On With Steam Frame, Half-Life Alyx Standalone + More","slug":"df-direct-q-a-hands-on-with-steam-frame-half-life-alyx-standalone-more","published_at":"2026-09-16T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/digital-foundry-direct-weekly-5614590/df-direct-q-a-hands-on-with-steam-frame-half-life-alyx-standalone-more","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/digital-foundry-direct-weekly-5614590","url":"https://shows.acast.com/digital-foundry-direct-weekly/episodes/df-direct-qa-hands-on-with-steam-frame-half-life-alyx-standa","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69f9a6533a143563edc22e7f/e/6aaa929775eafa78dae6115f/media.mp3","summary":"With Steam Frame just missing the embargo for the last DF Direct, John, Rich and Oliver share impressions of Valve's latest hardware plus there's some ARM standalone testing of Half-Life Alyx, Cyberpunk 2077 and Streets of Rage 4. Beyond that, it's Supporter Q+A time: why doesn't From Software fix 30fps frame-pacing issues? If DLSS 5 isn't really DLSS, how should DLSS evolve? Finally... with the legendary Kallax having been modded into Skyrim by Ikea, what other Scandinavian furniture should be added to the game?! Want an ad-free DF Direct experience? Get a private RSS feed and high quality video downloads with the DF Supporter Program! https://patreon.com/digitalfoundry 00:00 Introduction 01:07 Hands-On With Steam Frame, Half-Life Alyx Standalone + More 27:06 Supporter Q1: Is a language barrier to blame for Elden Ring frame-pacing issues? 35:15 Supporter Q2: What new tech should Nvidia explore in a new DLSS? 44:52 Supporter Q3: What Ikea furniture should be included in Elder Scrolls 6? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"With Steam Frame just missing the embargo for the last DF Direct, John, Rich and Oliver share impressions of Valve's latest hardware plus there's some ARM…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3087,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/digital-foundry-direct-weekly-5614590/episodes/df-direct-q-a-hands-on-with-steam-frame-half-life-alyx-standalone-more/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/digital-foundry-direct-weekly-5614590/df-direct-q-a-hands-on-with-steam-frame-half-life-alyx-standalone-more.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}