DF Direct Weekly #250: Steam Machine Delay, Next-Gen Xbox SoC in 2027, Nintendo Direct Reaction!

In a slightly extended 250th episode, Rich is joined by Oliver, Alex and John for a huge discussion across a range of topics. Valve's still not able to tell us when Steam Machine is coming out, but the projected Q1 release now seems to be H1 instead. Meanwhile, AMD's Dr Lisa Su says that the next-gen Xbox SoC is on track for a 2027 console release... but will the console actually release in 2027? Beyond that, all the reaction to the big Nintendo Direct Direct, Rich reveals that Intel Panther Lake can beat Xbox Series S at 30W, while Alex's tests on the latest Resident Evil 4 update for PC suggest that new DRM can have an impact on game performance. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:38 News 1: Valve: RAM and storage shortages will affect Steam Machine 0:15:51 News 2: AMD: we can support a 2027 Xbox launch 0:32:54 News 3: Nintendo Partner Direct: Oblivion Remastered 0:39:27 Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 0:50:13 Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth 0:58:51 Pragmata1:07:36 Rave Racer, Goemon, Orbitals, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Tales of Arise 1:11:09 News 4: Co-op Horizon game breaks cover 1:21:34 News 5: Intel Panther Lake tested at 30W! 1:33:55 News 6: New Resident Evil DRM hurts performance1:44:47 Supporter Q1: Could the UE5 denoiser issue affect other upscalers like PSSR? 1:50:15 Supporter Q2: Could path tracing trample on a developer’s artistic vision? 1:53:59 Supporter Q3: Is Genie 3 the end of game development? 2:00:12 Supporter Q4: What are the rules of the OptiPlex challenge? 2:11:52 Supporter Q5: What’s hiding in the 61K unread emails in Oliver’s inbox? 2:15:20 Supporter Q6: Happy 250th episode!

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