{"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 Weekly #277: Crimson Desert Switch 2 Confirmed, Gears E-Day PC Tested, Viture XR Glasses!","slug":"df-direct-weekly-277-crimson-desert-switch-2-confirmed-gears-e-day-pc-tested-viture-xr-glasses","published_at":"2026-08-17T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/digital-foundry-direct-weekly-5614590/df-direct-weekly-277-crimson-desert-switch-2-confirmed-gears-e-day-pc-tested-viture-xr-glasses","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/digital-foundry-direct-weekly-5614590","url":"https://shows.acast.com/digital-foundry-direct-weekly/episodes/df-direct-weekly-277-crimson-desert-switch-2-confirmed-gears","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69f9a6533a143563edc22e7f/e/6a80a541b3a4f975ada96a38/media.mp3","summary":"The team react to Pearl Abyss' statement that Crimson Desert is - somehow - coming to Switch 2, but the first order of business is to share impressions (and performance testing) for the Gears of War E-Day MP beta on PC... and while extremely impressive, we do have some concerns. Rich tests a remarkable system for playing Switch 2 games on the go in TV move with a virtual 174-inch OLED display, John's excited by a new wave of announced VR titles, there's curiousity around Xbox/Game Pass app games coming to Linux and there's some eyebrow-raising data on Resident Evil Requiem physical disc sales. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:02:36 News 1: Gears of War: E-Day tested on PC! 0:24:28 News 2: Switch 2 port of Crimson Desert confirmed 0:36:11 News 3: Viture Beast, Pro 2 XR glasses tested 0:50:11 News 4: Resident Evil Requiem figures show high physical sales 1:00:37 News 5: Project Xodus brings Xbox PC games to Linux, Mac 1:09:23 News 6: VR Games Showcase demos upcoming VR titles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The team react to Pearl Abyss' statement that Crimson Desert is - somehow - coming to Switch 2, but the first order of business is to share impressions (a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5046,"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-weekly-277-crimson-desert-switch-2-confirmed-gears-e-day-pc-tested-viture-xr-glasses/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-weekly-277-crimson-desert-switch-2-confirmed-gears-e-day-pc-tested-viture-xr-glasses.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}