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In this 160th edition, it's Tom Morgan joining Rich and Alex to discuss the latest gaming and technology news. There's good news and bad news with Fallout 4's new 'next-gen' upgrade, Rich is impressed with Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora's new 40fps mode for PS5 and Series X, while Alex talks us through the latest path-tracing innovations revealed at GDC and GTC. Tom shares his impressions on Paper Mario for Nintendo Switch, Rich tests frame-gen on ROG Ally - and are Lords of the Fallen's tech issues resolved in the newly released patch 1.5?
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0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:57 News 01: Fallout 4 gets mixed current-gen upgrade
0:22:14 News 02: Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora gets 40fps mode
0:38:07 News 03: Lords of the Fallen receives performance boost
0:49:12 News 04: Alex dives deep into game tech
1:11:56 News 05: ROG Ally updated with AFMF tech
1:22:08 News 06: Paper Mario preview!
1:29:31 Supporter Q1: Could frame gen be used to scale a game from 40fps to 120fps, and then decimate it to 60fps?
1:34:07 Supporter Q2: Why are some Microsoft games exhibiting different settings on PS5 relative to Series X?
1:42:49 Supporter Q3: Do you prefer Doom 1993 or Doom 2016?
1:47:11 Supporter Q4: Is sampler feedback the Series S savior? And is the PS5 API better than Microsoft’s?
1:53:07 Supporter Q5: Is the PS4’s continued developer support a problem for Sony?
2:00:13 Supporter Q6: Could the Switch 2 have an image quality advantage over PC gaming handhelds?
2:05:35 Supporter Q7: Are 13900K and 14900K processors really unstable?
2:10:54 Supporter Q8: What would a Republic of Gamers look like?

Пікірлер: 929

@LN.2233 Ай бұрын

They let Tom out of the dungeon.

@hujznim Ай бұрын

Thought he got sacked months ago

@Objektiv_J Ай бұрын

Merry Christmas!

@Aidan.17 Ай бұрын

Tom blink twice with your right eye if you need help!

@deepblue8143 Ай бұрын

@@Aidan.17lol

@robertwalker3357 Ай бұрын

What happened to Dave from digital foundary

@WholesomePotato1 Ай бұрын

So to summarize: They basically released a PC version for the current gen consoles, that broke existing and essential quality of life improvements/mods. This version is currently not even working properly on Xbox. There is no HDR, no motion blur or new postprocessing (not even in the 30/40fps modes which is madness) no ray tracing, no graphical improvements, apart from minor tweaks to LOD, volumetrics, shadow resolution that PC version already had... Also, why is there a 30/40 fps mode in such an old game? This game is almost 10 years old and Xbox and PS5 are still dropping frames to 50s. According to John's standards, we could easily call this game "retro" in just few months. Ultrawide screen stretches HUD from 16:9 and simply zooms in the whole FOV - there is no proper widescreen support. (this is what mods fixed ages ago) Locked to 60fps and if you unlock it, the game falls apart. Now compare this "next gen" update to Witcher 3 real next gen update, which was also free, that shipped with perfect HDR, ray tracing and plethora of other visual improvements. 🤦

@Pulpos999 Ай бұрын

I know right... What are they even doing on Bethesda?

@asianpablo1574 Ай бұрын

All I care about is that they made it 60 on console and they did

@adriank8792 Ай бұрын

To summarize, you hate Bethesda and everything they do and stand for, which begs the question, why are you still so concerned about their games? Just stop playing them and whining about not liking them. You don't see me playing games I don't like and bitching about how much I hate them. As for The Witcher 3, yeah, they've added ray tracing, but the gameplay is still the very definition of eurojank but at least now you can fight the controls and the horrible UI in glorious RTX. Yay!

@nothingtoseehere93 Ай бұрын

Bethesda is sooooooo bad. Starfield is a joke of a game. 2024 game made with literal 2011 tech lmao. Bg3 and starfield came out in the same year!

@HuggieWuggies Ай бұрын

@@adriank8792 the copium its so strong it hurts

@lee5111 Ай бұрын

Bethesda half assed work as usual...

@somethingsomethingsomethingdar Ай бұрын

Half assed would be an improvement

@lee5111 Ай бұрын

@@somethingsomethingsomethingdar hahaha

@Sneakyboson Ай бұрын

It's a stretch to even call this 'work'.

@ChesterMan-qd3xj Ай бұрын

Good to see Tom!

@thepadster123 Ай бұрын

he's attempting to hijack John's ownership of the word 'caveat' and he must be stopped!

@EnkiduSA17 Ай бұрын

Best Comment I read during finals 💀@@thepadster123

@riekopo7638 Ай бұрын

Fallout 4 loses HDR support on Series X & S with April 25th update. I was very disappointed to see when booting up Fallout 4 post update on my Series X that native HDR is not supported. Given that now the game has been “upgraded” to a Series X & S game, you can no longer utilize Auto HDR (which looked fantastic on Fallout 4). I’m really hoping that Bethesda is able to add HDR support back.

@davexmit Ай бұрын

That Fallout update was driving me nuts. I couldn't figure out why I couldn't tell the difference.

@gothpunkboy89 Ай бұрын

I could tell the quality from performance with the fps jump.

@lolmao500 Ай бұрын

Because its a BS update. Should have only been done on consoles... but nope they wanted to break the pc version.

@gothpunkboy89 Ай бұрын

@@lolmao500 This update was announced at least 6 months ago at this point. You should have known it was coming and not be surprised by it.

@YellowBriefs Ай бұрын

@@gothpunkboy89 2 years ago*

@drlight6677 Ай бұрын

@@lolmao500 Bethesda doing Bethesda things. At least Skyrim Special Edition was a real upgrade.

@kaikiske7436 Ай бұрын

Bizarre how developers keep releasing Xbox versions “with wrong settings / settings turned off” at launch of the product…. Even MS’s own internal dev employees… utterly bizarre

@primalspongebob6144 Ай бұрын

Really makes you wonder what’s going on there.

@nobleX001 Ай бұрын

People do not want to work for Xbox only for Sony, you have work you have to make a good job any we're

@WT83 Ай бұрын

Tom: "900p, with no anti-aliasing so it's uhh..." Alex: "the Nintendo Special" 1:25:11 That had me dying.

@sneakygurl Ай бұрын

Alex hates nintendo lol

@ZonaiResearcher Ай бұрын

Nintendo rarely uses AA on their games though

@sneakygurl Ай бұрын

@@ZonaiResearcher I'm thinking of the time that John recommended to Alex that he give TOTK a shot and Alex just made a face lol

@MadX8 Ай бұрын

@@sneakygurlI like Alex but that PC Master race mentality is so childish and stupid... I have a good pc and it doesn't stop me from enjoying games on switch.

@WayStedYou Ай бұрын

So even after announcing the update in 2022 Bugthesda still messed up the LOD and other settings after 2 year wait?

@Eddycut Ай бұрын

Are you really surprised?

@USA92 Ай бұрын

@@EddycutHow do you get "surprised" out of a simple question?? Assumption. No communication. Assumption. Have a good day

@Eddycut Ай бұрын

@@USA92 wtf are you on about lil bro? Take your meds 🤣

@MisterReen Ай бұрын

It’s Bethesda, not messing it up would have been a huge surprise. So I’m happy as it is, we’re still in reality 😅

@Joostinonline Ай бұрын

@@USA92relax

@Darksjeik Ай бұрын

Releasing a "next gen" patch that adds no real graphical improvements, fixes none of the existing issues and flat out doesn't work on Xbox is a bold strategy by Bethesda, let's see how it plays out for them.

@robm6936 Ай бұрын

It's crazy! You'd think they would've had it ready for the company that owns them.

@arronstone177 Ай бұрын

They’re already eyeing up Fallout5 which is ridiculous seeing as they can’t even fix their games already released.

@xenomorphlover Ай бұрын

We should stop buying their products maybe then they wake up...😒

@cyberz3467 Ай бұрын

I knew they did no big fixes when I could still do the workshop duplication glitch lol.

@yomamasohot6411 Ай бұрын

It's just hilarious to think they found the time to polish on the competitors console and not on their own. Moreover, not only does the quality mode doesn't work on the Xbox but the quality mode on the PS5 is still more stable than the Xbox version. @@arronstone177

@amnril Ай бұрын

Tom is most welcome. Loving the BS Bethesda tweet re series X quality mode. Ok, Bethesda, sure, sure… nope!

@phrozenliquidz Ай бұрын

If not for DF these companies would just lie to your face and get away with it outside of a handful of loud redditors that would go ignored.

@USA92 Ай бұрын

@@phrozenliquidzBut they still lie and manipulate. So what are you on about? Please dont suggest the truth here in this channel has anything to do with these for profits when it comes to response or change.

@USA92 Ай бұрын

@@phrozenliquidz...and if you are using this video as an example of anyone not lying then branch out a bit and you'll find a ton of heavily watched channels saying the same so...

@deathtrooper2048 Ай бұрын

They also lied about Starfield running at 4k

@yomamasohot6411 Ай бұрын

@USA92 they lie but don't get away with it. Gamers are aware because of DF. You think it isn't valuable?

@mhjmstultiens Ай бұрын

By now I'm 100% convinced Bethesda is just one guy working on the attic. In his spare time. The rest is just smoke and mirrors. I mean, is there even a professional team left in their building?

@ectoplasma5 Ай бұрын

No,just Todd.

@strangevision99 Ай бұрын

Always good to see Tom. Him and Audi don't get to show up very often but both are always appreciated.

@tayjn Ай бұрын

Richard can time travel, confirmed

@WayStedYou Ай бұрын

A bespoke time traveling device

@TheAmazingSpiderGuy_99 Ай бұрын

@@WayStedYou😂

@shaecouture7480 Ай бұрын

He is not limited to the here and now

@sebastiannienow6981 Ай бұрын

@@shaecouture7480 His abilities extend to the there and then

@InternetOfGames Ай бұрын

He's actually running in real time, simply on a higher clock frequency, thus apparently in the future compared to our factory clocked settings.

@HellBatDC Ай бұрын

The number of people that expected a Bethesda release to work on release day is shocking.

@deathtrooper2048 Ай бұрын

Starfield worked at launch.

@cosmosofinfinity Ай бұрын

@@deathtrooper2048 Umm... Not quite. Maybe-somewhat-better-than-normal-Bethesda standards is still embarrassingly below the general standard

@thequinlanshow3326 Ай бұрын

@@cosmosofinfinityStarfield was perfectly fine on Series X on day one. It is genuinely one of the least buggy game experiences I've had this generation. Games like Lord's of The Fallen are still completely messed up on console but it's much more fun to make fun of Bethesda than acknowledge they actually didn't do as bad as everyone says they did

@aL3891_ Ай бұрын

Bethesda gaslighting it's customers? The customers on its "home" system? That can't be.....

@carlharrison3637 Ай бұрын

One thing Beshedsda is reliable on, and thats making a piss poor product. Doesnt make Microsoft look any good, thats for sure.

@USA92 Ай бұрын

A multi billion dollar licensing company that itself is known not to like xbox but thinks of it as a gimmick to get its foot in the door. How??

@yomamasohot6411 Ай бұрын

it's owned by Xbox lol. What are you crying about?@@USA92

@fcukugimmeausername Ай бұрын

Interesting fact; If you switch the T and the M, Tom Morgan becomes Mom Torgan.

@equinoxe3d Ай бұрын

And you know for sure there will be a supporter question with that name in next week's Direct

@mbsfaridi Ай бұрын

@@equinoxe3d🤞

@Sneakyboson Ай бұрын

The Spintendo Necial.

@phrozac Ай бұрын

Man, what the heck is Bethesda doing that they borked every single version of the FO4 update? They have plenty of time, money, and personnel to get the job done right but they never fail to fail.

@mikem2253 Ай бұрын

More Todd “magic.” Honestly, no idea what they are doing there. Its wild they released this when its so half baked and apparently took years lol

@yomamasohot6411 Ай бұрын

Every? I think the PS5 version is working as intended.

@phrozac Ай бұрын

@@yomamasohot6411 Not at launch with the PSN update availability snafu. Literally something wrong with every version though to be fair, the PS5 version is the least borked.

@ketchup7867 Ай бұрын

Tom! Good to have you!

@KeepIt1HuniTT Ай бұрын

Tom is really cool and it's always a joy to see him. I really love his reviews and takes. They don't have to emphasize Tom's appearances. From what I'm reading in the comments, we're extremely happy to have Tom whenever we see him.

@dewinter1411 Ай бұрын

Tom is awesome! Always enjoyed his Switch deep dives.

@shaecouture7480 Ай бұрын

The Nvidia TressFX for his hair takes up a lot of the frametime budget, coupled with Oliver's bespoke Bokeh depth of field, or John's per pixel per object motion blur would be too taxing on performance.

@miguelroman4294 Ай бұрын

🎯😁@@shaecouture7480

@deepblue8143 Ай бұрын

Tom's appearance is great, they all are.

@mbsfaridi Ай бұрын

@@shaecouture7480TressFX was AMD tech 😱

@miendude Ай бұрын

I can hear you guys talk about tech all day, Alex did a great job talking about the tech presentations at the dev conferences, super interesting

@JKSmith-qs2ii Ай бұрын

Thomas Morgan! Welcome back!

@rolandrohde Ай бұрын

I think what happened with Bethesda and the Fallout 4 "Patch" is, that they didn't really plan on making it. They had all their hopes resting on Starfield, and when that went kinda sideways, they didn't really havea team ready to work on Fallout. So, when the Prime Video Show was coming up they just sort of rushed a quick fix out there and what we currently see is the "dog food" release.

@TheGlowingOnee Ай бұрын

They did plan it on making it, wanna know why? Because they knew that another fallout won’t come out in the next 10 years.

@michaelsteffensen6844 Ай бұрын

But this is par for the course for Bethesda.

@jamiehuebsch Ай бұрын

I don't why people expect competence from Bethesda, they haven't been releasing quality product for years. They still get basic shit wrong that they've been getting wrong for as said years now, like bullets ejecting in impossible backwards positions from some guns in starfield.

@Planet_Yavin Ай бұрын

Alex, thank you so much for the deep dive into gaming tech. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Keep up the great work!

@CaptToilet Ай бұрын

Lords of the Fallen was fun but I don't think 30+ post launch updates, most of which were rooted in fixing bugs and performance, is something worth celebrating.

@bindusaraamitaraghata9420 Ай бұрын

😂

@user-iy6nu8np5k Ай бұрын

This last update actually fixed 60 fps mode, meanwhile square enix never even bothered to actually fix ff16's performance mode

@dther6314 Ай бұрын

@@user-iy6nu8np5k Meanwhile Bethesda never bothered fixing any of their games

@idakev Ай бұрын

@@user-iy6nu8np5k Optimisation isn't magic. FF16 has some of the more "next gen" (i.e current gen) visuals for a PS5 game. It's like saying Hellblade 2 is horribly optimised. FF16 threw in a performance mode because people will still get some use out of it in less taxing scenes. It's good that they gave the player the option. *Let's not hold it against them.* It would just be nice if they added a 40fps mode. Lords Of The Fallen was completely different. It was genuinely a horrifically optimised and broken game that barely worked properly. *It's not comparable.*

@colossusrageblack Ай бұрын

The only reason I give them a pass is because the update included a lot of new features that aren't related to bugs.

@TechRyze Ай бұрын

'Exclamation Point!', and 'Meat & Drink' badges incoming!

@telboy007 Ай бұрын

In the here and now.

@TylerYatesXYZ Ай бұрын

The ultrawide support is so bad that the screen where you enter your SPECIAL stats and name breaks to the point where you can't enter your name> Also the stretched HUD and squished models in the crafting benches have been present in Fallout 76 ever since they added ultrawide "support" if they never fixed it in 76 I doubt they'll bother in 4.

@FC-jd1ck Ай бұрын

Why dont more games do 40fps? Its such a great middle ground

@treesnip5667 Ай бұрын

To use 40 fps you need a 120 hz display and since not everyone has one of those most developers probably don’t think it’s worth the time to make a 40 fps mode.

@RiseWeg Ай бұрын

@@treesnip5667Yes, but people who has bought new screens in the recent years probably got a 120hz one

@seanmcbay Ай бұрын

@@RiseWegI’d wager even most new tv purchases are 60. 120hz TVs are usually much more expensive.

@jemandetwas1 Ай бұрын

@@RiseWegPC gamers with a GPU strong enough for 120fps and who know about 120hz screens buy 120hz screens. That is absolutely not the majority of consumers

@ahampel22 Ай бұрын

@@RiseWeg I'm cheap and poor and even I bought a 120hz one about three years ago.

@arronstone177 Ай бұрын

One thing you can always count on from Bethesda: Radio silence when they screw up. Just went onto their website and there is nothing addressing the recent update mess. Please correct me if I’m wrong.

@cad3nce Ай бұрын

So Bethesda are lying with that tweet? That's outrageous.

@BadMenite Ай бұрын

"Its running great, It is a next gen Xbox game. We really do push the technology so you may need to upgrade your Xbox for this game but it's got a lot of great stuff going on in it and the fans are responding awesome." - The Toddster

@hkrause6565 Ай бұрын

If only they (Bethesda) put as much attention to detail in their games as they did the TV show.

@Crevox Ай бұрын

4k DF direct, we have ascended

@ChaseSchleich Ай бұрын

What happened to Bethesda? Their game quality has dropped considerably, they refuse to redo their engine from the ground up (which it desperately needs), and now they can't even get an update right, especially on the hardware of the company that owns them. Not to mention that they completely fucked over their modders who have put in so much work to improve the games and keep them alive for years longer than normal.

@i3l4ckskillzz79 Ай бұрын

nice to have Tom in df weekly !

@BadRobo82 Ай бұрын

When it comes to the next gen patch for Fallout 4, the shadow drawing distance is still the low setting on PC from 10 years ago lol

@DrJones20 Ай бұрын

My biggest gripe so far. It seems like we're the only ones who care

@plume... Ай бұрын

Shadows are an expensive setting to turn up on most games anyway, but it's incredible how taxing they are on Bethesda games!

@DrJones20 Ай бұрын

@@plume... They could have increased the draw distance in the 30 fps mode

@BadRobo82 Ай бұрын

@@plume... Ultra settings were already available on computers from 10 years ago, so I think the PS5 would be one of the most powerful computers back then. it's just a cheap patch that was made quickly before the hype on the TV show dies down, and as we already know, the sales of all Fallout games have increased dramatically and many will be tempted to buy F4 because there is a "next gen" version. As usual, money plays the main role. They don't give a damn that they ruined all the mods that the community and fans had been working on for months and years on PC. This is what this company is like.

@plume... Ай бұрын

@@BadRobo82 Correct.

@DrJones20 Ай бұрын

Why didn't they improve the shadow draw distance in Fallout 4 on console? It's very low. People whine about resolutions these days, but this is a visual setting that actually matters.

@TheGlowingOnee Ай бұрын

It’s low on pc too. Bethesda is awful at optimizing games, idk wtf is going on over there

@DrJones20 Ай бұрын

@@TheGlowingOnee It's not low on PC if you select ultra settings

@benstephens187 Ай бұрын

For real! I'd rather play a 1080p with as many ultra settings the game allows in HDR than a bare bones 2160p game with crap shadows and lightning with no HDR

@DrJones20 Ай бұрын

@@benstephens187 Yeah, 4K waste GPU resources

@replicant-1644 Ай бұрын

Good to see Tom on this week's show.

@6reen6uy Ай бұрын

Love to see Tom 👌

@faves2064 Ай бұрын

Always like to see Tom pop up on these, really appreciated his input for Fallout 4 as I'm playing it now.

@idot148 Ай бұрын

1:11:52 Alex saying “thanks mate” mid sip in a British accent really threw me off 😂

@grantgianneschi9492 Ай бұрын

I've been pretty forgiving of the xbox developers whose games look/run slightly better on ps5 vs series x. It's issues that 99% of people wouldn't have noticed if digital foundry didn't point it out. And even after pointing it out, the vast majority of people probably still don't notice when playing the game. Agreed that it still shouldn't happen, but it doesn't really bother me. Having an entire graphical mode that doesn't work on the series x version, but does work on the ps5 version, is absolutely inexcusable, though. How does that even happen?

@leruty Ай бұрын

Doesn´t look good for Series X. My main issue with the Series X is that recording gameplay footage doesn´t work right, my usb 3.0 stick won´t always be recognized as being 3.0, the console is just producing broken video files then. You´re better off using it for games and streaming your gameplay on twitch albeit lower quality and 30 FPS

@deepblue8143 Ай бұрын

I'm sick of the Series X getting the shorter end of the stick.

@yomamasohot6411 Ай бұрын

@@deepblue8143and from the first party studios none the less so no one can argue "Sony paid them to do it"

@thequinlanshow3326 Ай бұрын

@@lerutyreally simple work around is just use the share feature and upload clips to one drive. You can download them from there at full 4k 60 fps no problem.

@leruty Ай бұрын

@@thequinlanshow3326 I´m talking about longer recordings (up to 1 hour), the xbox people at microsoft don´t know how to develop shit, why can´t I just record 1 hour and save the clip on the built in ssd?

@ronin84 Ай бұрын

93 Doom is THE Doom, imo. I recently started making maps again cause it's a great creative outlet. The reboots are fine but the whole locked arena gunfights gameplay never sat well with me. And then Eternal feels like a wild fever dream. Too many things going on, too many mechanics to remember. The simplicity of '93 is pure magic.

@mrpiratefox4497 Ай бұрын

So you are just bad then and cant adapt to modern fps gameplay

@Dragonfury3000 Ай бұрын

It's a matter of preference really. I prefer doom 93 for it's simplicity but I do get bored of the constant brown/gray/red maps in these games. Stuff like Duke nukem 3d or shadow warrior 97 was always my kinda vibe.

@xlitin Ай бұрын

OG Doom all the way, and I don't even mean to denigrate Doom 2016 which I really really like, having beaten it twice. OG Doom is just so seminal and remains so fresh and visceral despite the years.

@deepblue8143 Ай бұрын

@mrpiratefox4497 That was your take away?

@mrpiratefox4497 Ай бұрын

@@deepblue8143 what other takeaway can i have when the reason he doesnt like the new games is "too many mechanics"??

@BasePuma4007 Ай бұрын

Another issue with Fallout 4 on PC is the tendency for the launcher on some PC's to not list any kind of resolution that isn't 1080p. If your monitor's resolution is 4K or 1440p, sometimes the option for you to play the game at those resolutions in full screen mode won't show up, at which point you'll have to play in windowed mode, which creates a smaller window for the game that only takes up roughly 75% of your display (which you can't re-size). As of me posting this comment, this isn't fixable by changing the resolution in the game's config files. The game was forcing me to play at some weird resolution of a ratio not 16:9, which made everything look distorted and blurry. How in the world is something like this even an issue? I have never encountered something like this in all my years of playing games on PC. This isn't even something I remember dealing with on PC in the mid-2000s (other than maybe Oblivion lol). It boggles my mind that Bethesda Game Studios is a multi-billion dollar company rather than a tiny studio run by a handful of people. These kinds of little issues should not exist on games made by a company of this size. Also, the Xbox version having a quality mode that simply doesn't work is so rich. How Microsoft can mismanage things to even let that happen, I don't know. Bethesda has a well earned reputation at this point for really technically insufficient work and it seems like they just don't care and take steps at every turn to reinforce that reputation. I'm glad Baldur's Gate 3 stole Starfield's thunder because Bethesda needs to be humbled. Their workmanship is piss poor compared to other studios in the industry.

@DravenxEyeless Ай бұрын

We can never get enough Tom!

@DrJones20 Ай бұрын

Give it a rest already

@DravenxEyeless Ай бұрын

@@DrJones20 wat

@vgnvideogameninja2930 Ай бұрын

@@DrJones20 Same goes for you.

@DrJones20 Ай бұрын

@@vgnvideogameninja2930 No

@deepblue8143 Ай бұрын

@@DrJones20bye!

@JoshuaLindsay11 Ай бұрын

Finally, some XBOX rep as Timothy Chalamamay joins the show

@troy8420 Ай бұрын

Yayy I missed Tom!

@Denden-kj3rn Ай бұрын

i loved alexs deep dive. Looked up that cyberpunk od presentation myself and its really fascinating

@akaimizu1 Ай бұрын

Before games like Doom or Wolfenstein 3D, the PC wasn’t even seen as a gaming machine. Not anything too serious. People usually played on a console, or on computers with dedicated graphics and sound processing chips like the Commodore machines, or the Atari St and such. The IBM PC and compats weren’t even really considered for action games. Doom solidified PCs into the action gaming-space, and did it in a way to take advantage of the one thing PCs had over the other systems. CPU power and the PCs use of chunky pixels over planar. It reversed the advantage, due to how the graphics were rendered at the time. It also was one of the earliest examples, of some sort of clock-based speed where many games before it didn’t and could run too fast the moment they were put on a faster machine.

@DeonvanHeerdenMusic Ай бұрын

Hurray, it's Tom!

@XDapologist Ай бұрын

Is there a study on the creation engine? How that thing keeps runing is held together with gum probably at this point

@420inportland Ай бұрын

You hear from the gladiator pit a voice raised in defiance, "Are You Not Bespoke !?!" I am Richardus Maximuillian Ledbetterus, Father of Countingus FPS, husband to our Lady of LED Lights, and I SHALL have my Rays Traced, in this life or the next !"

@kaylee42900 Ай бұрын

reduction in console upgrading is just a fact in a world where people are being laid off, cost of living is rising, and a lot of jobs are paying way below a living rate.. People make due with what they have. If you want average people to be consumers, and you want to keep infinitely growing, you have to give people the money to spend.

@TheNerd Ай бұрын

What did Intel expect when they thought "Oh yeah 300 Watts at insane Voltages are okay..." Intel is desperate to keep some sort of significance, so they need to use twice as much power to keep up with AMD and then put the blame in MB manufactures for implementing their "intentionally not intentionally worded technical documentation". Thats what you get for slackig off for 8 years.

@kanetombs1275 Ай бұрын

Bethesda disappoints me more each year.

@edismehmedali4666 Ай бұрын

Always nice to see Tom in these

@knightsaber Ай бұрын

Thoughts on Using Special-K to force Settings into Fallout 4? Especially on the handeheld PCs?

@desertfish74 Ай бұрын

Good to see Tom on.

@dnakatomiuk Ай бұрын

I played the PS5 version and I noticed a huge amount of draw distance issues, I loaded up my save from my PS4 version and walked towards Sanctuary from Red Rocket And it was drawing everything in but that was performance mode I think I only played it for 4hrs but I did see a lot of draw distance issues I even tested the HD textures on PC because my RX580 couldn't use it. But my RX6600 can and I honestly to god notice no difference in textures at all I'm shocked a Bethesda game running better on Playstation than Xbox, those who played Fallout 3 on PS3 will know what I am on about, especially the GOTY edition I don't think they fixed anything at all really

@TheGlowingOnee Ай бұрын

I still remember playing fallout 3 on ps3, it was a nightmare..god

@dnakatomiuk Ай бұрын

@@TheGlowingOnee I had to save every 15 mins when playing any of the DLC because it would crash the console. In the end I had to use my watch timer to let me know when to save and after it would crash every time, because they never fixed the 10mb save file big

@UberDarkGuardian Ай бұрын

If yall see it - Fallout on PS5 4K30 and 4K40 both work based on 120hz mode being on / off. 4K60 runs in 60hz mode. 1440p forced resolution keeps the game at 60fps, but quality mode with 120hz on does run the screen in 120hz mode, while performance keeps it in 60hz mode. Kind of odd. Both 60fps output it looks like.

@spayder26 Ай бұрын

Got a spreadsheet to do simple math about the 40->120->60 frame interpolation: - Usual 40->60: 1/3 frames arrive at time, 1/3 of the frames are duplicated of the frames that arrived on time, 1/3 of the frames arrived late, causing terrible frame pacing. - Bonkers 40->120->60 interpolation: 1/3 of the frames are "real" frames, 2/3 of the frames are interpolated, all with (ideally) perfect frame pacing. So the idea is basically using motion vectors to fix bad frame pacing, if latency isn't crazy, I think it is a pretty good idea.

@leeroy1986 Ай бұрын

I definitely should try 40fps modes more. It's good you guys have highlighted and pushed for this.

@drewnewby Ай бұрын

With all due respect to Alex, it's not just the motherboard manufacturers that are responsible. Intel, losing market share, in multiple markets even, is pushing hard for the crown. They are not just looking the other way as motherboard makers code factory OC to compete with each other. This is very much Intel driving the behavior to compete with AMD, as it always has been, least we have a repeat of the dreaded Athlon XP era. I mean how dare another company have double digit market share in this monopoly.

@p-millz Ай бұрын

I love when games and such are spoken about in such a calm way ....Thanks guys ✌

@TJ-vh2ps Ай бұрын

Every DF Weekly is amazing and this is one of my favorite! The dissolution into a Dystopian ROG Republic/Empire of Rich left me in stitches! 😂

@grossindecency Ай бұрын

The fallout update has introduced bugs into the vats. Happened to me and is corroborated by a short google.

@Ustaleone Ай бұрын

I love the new 40fps patches that we're getting this gen. It really is a best of both worlds. It has the image quality of quality mode with ALMOST the same fluidity of performance modes. Even for a small 10fps bumps it feels MUCH smoother.

@Marchochias Ай бұрын

It feels surreal to read this comment section having played games at 144 fps for years 40 fps? Ideal? lol

@MadX8 Ай бұрын

@@Marchochias144fps for years? What are you playing? Fortnite at 720p?

@AKSBSU Ай бұрын

I returned from a week's vacation eagerly anticipating playing Fallout 4 in ultrawide, and the font is so absurdly huge I can't even get to the field to name my new character. Of course it seems there is no way to adjust font size in the Settings. Bethesda...Bethesda never changes.

@themanofconnor Ай бұрын

13:10 Not to mention the fact that, in the weeks leading up to this update, you couldn't play the PS4 version on PS5 through back-compat without it crashing (depending on what DLC you had installed). Really sloppy stuff

@mmarshfairc3 Ай бұрын

Hello! It’s nice to see Tom again!!!

@jesseslack2089 Ай бұрын

Hooray for Tom...this like the 4th I've seen him on the Weekly..he's an OG!

@hastesoldat Ай бұрын

What an awesome episode of the podcast! It's 2 hours+ and yet I didn't get bored for a single a second. So many interesting topics!

@caioba12345 Ай бұрын

I really missed the tune played in the intro…

@deepblue8143 Ай бұрын

Same!!

@EastyyBlogspot Ай бұрын

Trouble is Bethesda see next gen as Ps3

@AndyGaskin Ай бұрын

Great comments on DOOM and its significance. Always great to revisit that moment in time.

@cyber-gonk5281 Ай бұрын

I REALLY love the intro bit Rich started doing!

@seraaron Ай бұрын

CHECKS NOTES

@jeffmartinez3485 Ай бұрын

BGS is anti-gamer/consumer, my hopes for a legendary hit in terms of future TES and FO games continue to plunge

@Koozwad Ай бұрын

I hope they at least fixed the constant VATS crashing and Outpost Zimonja raider bug that results in a 100% certain inevitable failed quest

@jjforcebreaker Ай бұрын

I had borderline zero expectations for that F4 patch (being on PC), and still was let down. It would be unironically better to not have it, considering the, well, fallout☢ for the modding scene. Free CC things and some extra soundtrack would be enough. Not only did it devastate modding on (legal) version, since they DIDN'T offer a 'beta' previous build on Steam, but I also noticed weird performance, and weird physics/object clipping/object levitation bugs. But that might be partially caused by the lack of a community patch installed. It's crazy how incompetent people @ BGS are and it looks like a lot of people are turning against them and what they do with and to their games. Skyrim came out a long time ago, and after F76, Starfield, lazy/poor F4 update I see little love for BGS from the peak era after the release of Skyrim. Compared to what devs @ 4A Games did to their METRO games, or CDPR did to Witcher series, this refresh is simply embarassing, especially now with all that Microsoft resources behind Bethesda. Another disappointment. *That is a sweet 'Bespoke' badge/pin, so to speak!*

@fredsorre6605 Ай бұрын

Gotta love just how stupid the next gen update has been so far at least for the PC Bethesda releasing a broken update is such a Bethesda thing to do and even with all that delay they have done they never properly tested it.

@HShango Ай бұрын

Provided & owned by MSFT (Bethesda), have fun

@6699faisal Ай бұрын

So correct me if I'm wrong, is the radiance cache only available in the ultimate edition of CP77 or do they include it in the 2.0 update?

@DriftEJ20 Ай бұрын

I played FO4 maybe a year or two ago on PC, maybe I had a mod that adjusted this or ENB had some benefit, but the shadow draw distance seems abysmal in any of these modes on any console. It stands out so much with the sheer volume of dead trees littering the landscape. It's so jarringly bright. If it were my choice, I'd take a small hit to every other visual setting to push the shadows out further.

@interfusor Ай бұрын

It's not like Bethesda to do the bare minimum!

@vgnvideogameninja2930 Ай бұрын

It is however like Bethesda to do less than the bare minimum!

@madmax2069 Ай бұрын

@@vgnvideogameninja2930 haha, and even mess that up

@JustCallMePCra Ай бұрын

LOVE TO SEE TOM!!!

@DrJones20 Ай бұрын

@deepblue8143 Ай бұрын

@DrJones20 glad you agree.

@chris-almo Ай бұрын

Did Richard just announce exclamation point merch? 1:48

@MakeLifeExtraordinary Ай бұрын

I absolutely thought there was something wrong when I fired it up. I thought to myself, this does not look like it has been upgraded at all. I’m glad you guys found it and can get that note to Bethesda. Thank you for that.

@fatplanediaries Ай бұрын

Shampoo master is back!

@user-iy6nu8np5k Ай бұрын

Isn't it funny how Fallout 4 got a current gen upgrade but RDR 2 still hasn't? Funny in a frustrating way that is

@TheGlowingOnee Ай бұрын

We were going to until rockstar changed their mind, still crazy til this day

@thequinlanshow3326 Ай бұрын

RDR2 desperately needs one too. RDR2 is the only console game I keep my console offline for to play at version 1.00 and on One X it was really good with occasional frame drops, on Series X though it feels like its the exact same performance with no upscaling done. Really sucks because I think the 1.00 version of the game looks way better than the current version

@user-iy6nu8np5k Ай бұрын

@@thequinlanshow3326 I remember also preferring the disc version on PS5

@sirgriffinman Ай бұрын

Bethesda just spent two years hyping this Fallout update and they give us this shit?!?! This looks like 3 interns worked on this update for 2 months over the summer. Did nobody at Bethesda check this update out before releasing it? How did they not look at the state of the modding scene and make this update improve the modding situation while not destroying everything the community built? Bethesda on their own is destroying all of the good will they have built and destroying their reputation. At this point I am no longer excited for any future projects they have coming down the line.

@Lucassecondfreepremiumaccountw Ай бұрын

The 40fps mode on PS5 has been unexpectedly my favourite. It's such a shame Xbox users will have to wait longer to access it. Very bizarre this update took so long.

@goncaloferreira3804 Ай бұрын

They always spend a ridiculous amount of time talking about a dead console.

@dodgykebaab Ай бұрын

Tom rules

@deschain1910 Ай бұрын

You conversation about Alan Wake's lighting reminded me of a mod for Cyberpunk that blends RT with non-RT lighting that has pretty good results at way less of a performance cost. Obviously, the mod isn't as complex as what they're doing for Alan Wake, but it just makes me think that a creative blend of RT and non-RT might be the way to go for now. I'd love to see more of this and more of the 40 fps option. These options seem like a great compromise between performance and visual quality.

@danieljohn9257 Ай бұрын

The old Paper Mario looks downright blurry compared to the new one. I absolutely hate games running at 30fps, but this remaster is a huge upgrade!

@deepblue8143 Ай бұрын

I will always choose 30fps with higher graphical settings as opposed to 60fps with lower graphical settings.

@knightsouls Ай бұрын

Surely this would have run at 4k 60fps on new gen consoles? It was never that heavy for appropriate hardware.

@xenomorphlover Ай бұрын

They obviously didn't give a damn and wanted to release this as a next gen version because the Amazon series came out....this has to be the most embarrassing next gen upgrade I've ever seen 😒

@SCBodyboarder83 Ай бұрын

@xenomorphlover looks and runs great on the ps5 though. I might actually play through it now. Couldn't be bothered on ps4.

@oppa1319 Ай бұрын

Oh wow, team Avatar listened and provided a 40fps mode!? I will have to buy on principle alone. 40fps should absolutely be the standard this gen. 60fps is often too demanding and the lack of clarity ends up effecting titles to look last gen because you can no longer see and appreciate the details from the lack of resolution.

@SCBodyboarder83 Ай бұрын

60fps still looks great on that game, though. I've already finished it, but I went back and tried the 40fps mode on PS5 and really don't see any benefits there.

@Deliveredmean42 Ай бұрын

@@SCBodyboarder83 Once 30 fps takes over the latter half of the console generation again, you will soon appreciate the benefits. Or rather becomes your only higher framerate option for demanding titles.

@SCBodyboarder83 Ай бұрын

@Deliveredmean42 it's really on the studio. Plenty of demanding games can get the resolution and FPS right. I'm not asking for perfect native 4K but 1440 60fps should be the absolute baseline. It annoys me that more games aren't making use of VRR 120hz capable TVs as well.

@FreeAssange556 Ай бұрын

I got sucked in and bought it based on DF raving about the visuals. I found the game itself dull and repetitive. Glad I bought physical so was able to get a chunk of my money back.

@deepblue8143 Ай бұрын

@@FreeAssange556same.