{"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":326,"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":"2026-06-13T08:19:16.455322+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/digital-foundry-direct-weekly-5614590"},"episode":{"title":"DF Direct Q+A: Is Project Helix A Console Or PC? Will Non-RT Modes Get Worse Over Time? Neo Geo AES+","slug":"df-direct-q-a-is-project-helix-a-console-or-pc-will-non-rt-modes-get-worse-over-time-neo-geo-aes","published_at":"2026-05-07T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/digital-foundry-direct-weekly-5614590/df-direct-q-a-is-project-helix-a-console-or-pc-will-non-rt-modes-get-worse-over-time-neo-geo-aes","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-is-project-helix-a-console-or-pc-will-non-rt-mo","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69f9a6533a143563edc22e7f/e/69fb4b21669475c107455200/media.mp3","summary":"A new Q+A show sees John, Rich and Alex tackle a number of big questions. Is Project Helix a console or PC? What's the difference nowadays anyway? Will Microsoft's \"K2\" initiative win back users lamenting the Windows experience? Meanwhile, with no games focusing on ray tracing, will rasterised fallbacks decline in quality going forward? All this and much, much more. 00:00 Introduction 00:50 Supporter Q1: When does a console become a PC? 10:27 Supporter Q2: What should we expect from Microsoft’s “K2” plan for Windows? 21:33 Supporter Q3: Will developers stop caring about their raster-only graphics? 34:19 Supporter Q4: What do you think of the Neo Geo AES+? 39:19 Supporter Q5: Why is Intel starting to ignore gaming dGPUs? 44:54 Supporter Q6: Is using frame gen to get to 30fps acceptable? 51:12 Supporter Q7: Do you know what pico means in Chilean Spanish? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"A new Q+A show sees John, Rich and Alex tackle a number of big questions. Is Project Helix a console or PC? What's the difference nowadays anyway? Will Mi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3220,"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-is-project-helix-a-console-or-pc-will-non-rt-modes-get-worse-over-time-neo-geo-aes/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-is-project-helix-a-console-or-pc-will-non-rt-modes-get-worse-over-time-neo-geo-aes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}