Digital Foundry

We're excited and proud to announce that Digital Foundry is now fully independent, having parted ways amicably with IGN. In this DF Direct Special, we share our thoughts and aspirations for the future of the channel: youtu.be/tl7bIJ2yu4I

Not got time to watch the video? Read instead: digitalfoundry.net/features/alan-…

More coverage of the upgraded PSSR on PlayStation 5 Pro. Alan Wake 2 proved highly challenging for the original PSSR, particularly at its native 864p in performance mode. The patched version is another huge improvement: youtu.be/8bhre7EPC5A

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@digitalfoundry So what’s the best mode to play? Balanced or performance?

DLSS 5 represents the first big, literally game-changing example of neural rendering in gaming, posing an array of questions the games industry will need to find answers for: digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/03/d…

The big DLSS 5 machine learning debate and why we should have waited before posting our first round of coverage - today's video: youtu.be/5dTTfjBAFzc

We've brought back our "zoomer" screenshot tool and loaded up a range of DLSS 5 on/off comparisons from a range of games. Check it out: digitalfoundry.net/features/nvidi…

DLSS 5 brings next-gen quality, photo-realistic lighting to GeForce RTX 50 series. We've been hands-on with four games and here are our first impressions: youtu.be/4ZlwTtgbgVA

We test a quartet of PS5 Pro games upgraded with the new PSSR - and in Silent Hill f in particular, a combination of problematic issues from the old version are fully resolved, transforming the game. digitalfoundry.net/features/teste…

Today we take a look at more PS5 Pro games running with the upgraded PSSR - and come away impressed. Silent Hill f, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Monster Hunter Wilds are on the menu in this video: youtu.be/U2j7ij9ZPDk

DF Direct Weekly #255 goes live a day early, with reaction to Microsoft's GDC reveals, Crimson Desert console chat, Oliver's new Apple display, Intel's value-driven Core Ultra 200S Plus chips and The Witcher 4's path tracing: youtu.be/bTWwlpphEGo

What did we make of the big Xbox GDC talk on the future of building for the platform? We now have a vision for the future of gaming - and how Windows will play a core role for Microsoft: digitalfoundry.net/features/xbox-…

Crimson Desert PC: looking at the high-end PC experience, this is the most transformative upgrade: digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/03/c…

Crimson Desert PC: AMD ray regeneration and Nvidia ray reconstruction provides dramatic lighting improvements - almost as transformative as RT on/off: youtu.be/SlRpJ553RzE

Crimson Desert on PS5 Pro. Here's how it looks and how well it runs: digitalfoundry.net/features/crims…

Crimson Desert on console! An extended look at the near-final game running on PlayStation 5 Pro, covering all graphics modes. And one of my favourite video intros I've seen from the channel! youtu.be/3uUIBUoJhk8

In the run-up to our hands-on coverage, Pearl Abyss answers pretty much every Crimson Desert tech question we could think of: digitalfoundry.net/features/crims…

When Capcom first delivered Resident Evil, it used pre-rendered backgrounds to deliver unprecedented atmosphere. But something was lost in the move to 3D, until now, with RE Requiem's path tracing. @Dachsjaeger explains: youtu.be/jC98WaHzd4I #sponsored

Project Helix vs PlayStation 6 will be interesting - but the console wars are over and Sony and Microsoft have different priorities: digitalfoundry.net/features/proje…

In this week's DF Direct Q+A show, we take questions from the audience on the Project Helix teaser, speculate on leaked specs vs PS6, discuss reports of PSN "dynamic pricing" and share our thoughts on the Pokémon Winds and Waves footage: youtu.be/ctkrMzzldtg

Microsoft is finally ready to share more about its next generation strategy at GDC 2026 - and here's what we want to know: digitalfoundry.net/features/gdc-2…