{"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 #282: 007 First Light Path Tracing, Kingmakers Gameplay, New GPUs Delayed To 2028?","slug":"df-direct-weekly-282-007-first-light-path-tracing-kingmakers-gameplay-new-gpus-delayed-to-2028","published_at":"2026-09-21T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/digital-foundry-direct-weekly-5614590/df-direct-weekly-282-007-first-light-path-tracing-kingmakers-gameplay-new-gpus-delayed-to-2028","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-282-007-first-light-path-tracing-kingmakers","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69f9a6533a143563edc22e7f/e/6aae6091b8a739f6580b9548/media.mp3","summary":"In a bit of a slow week for news, the team goes hands-on with a bunch of cool games to present their findings - principal amongst them being 007 First Light's visually stunning, but incredibly taxing path tracing upgrade. Redemption Road's 12-minute Kingmakers gameplay deep dive impresses the panel before Tom delivers his thoughts on Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave on Switch 2, with Oliver testing Diablo 4 also on the Nintendo hybrid. Meanwhile, reliable leaker Kepler_L2 says that we're only looking at one new GPU launch in 2027 - and it looks like the desktop version of the same GPU slated to appear in Microsoft's Project Helix... Looking for an ad-free Direct? Join the DF Supporter Program for a private RSS feed, ad-free video downloads, news updates from the team and more: https://patreon.com/digitalfoundry 00:00 Introduction 01:17 News 1: 007 First Light gets PC path tracing patch 18:28 News 2: Kingmakers resurfaces in extended trailer 26:44 News 3: Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave impressions! 39:34 News 4: Diablo 4 tested on Switch 2 47:49 News 5: Rumour: new Nvidia, AMD GPUs won’t be released until 2028 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In a bit of a slow week for news, the team goes hands-on with a bunch of cool games to present their findings - principal amongst them being 007 First Lig…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3564,"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-282-007-first-light-path-tracing-kingmakers-gameplay-new-gpus-delayed-to-2028/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-282-007-first-light-path-tracing-kingmakers-gameplay-new-gpus-delayed-to-2028.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}