DF Direct Weekly #200! Switch 2 Pricing, The NEW Battlefield, Monster Hunter Wilds Perf Concerns!

Through a combination of the passing of time and regularly turning up every week to do the same thing, DF Direct Weekly 'celebrates' its 200th edition! We reminisce over the creation of the show before moving onto the news at hand - Switch 2 pricing and some intriguing new Nintendo patents, along with our first look at the new Battlefield. Meanwhile, we're not particularly enthused with Monster Hunter Wilds performance, Star Wars Outlaws on PS5 Pro gets a PSSR upgrade and the RTX 5080's overclocking prowess plays havoc with RTX 4090/4080 Super performance differentials.

0:00:00 Introduction

0:02:07 News 1: DF Direct celebrates episode 200!

0:32:01 News 2: Nintendo sets Switch 2 price expectations

0:46:17 News 3: Next Battlefield shown in brief teaser

0:55:45 News 4: Monster Hunter Wilds beta, benchmark tested

1:09:05 News 5: RTX 5080 overclocking tested

1:26:52 News 6: Epic admits Unreal Engine has a #StutterStruggle problem

1:34:17 News 7: Star Wars Outlaws updated with new PSSR version

1:41:07 Supporter Q1: Could you test the 5090 with no AI features vs. the 5080 with all AI features?

1:47:23 Supporter Q2: Could DF establish a latency rating system?

1:54:41 Supporter Q3: Would increasing resolution and AA quality be enough for Nintendo Switch 2 games?

1:57:53 Supporter Q4: Is a Bloodborne remaster imminent?

2:03:32 Supporter Q5: Could 1080p actually be preferable to 4K for Switch 2 games?

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