DF Direct Weekly #232: Dying Light: The Beast, Intel/Nvidia Partnership, Borderlands 4 Controversy

Digital Foundry is now fully independent! Join the DF Supporter Program and support the team: https://bit.ly/3jEGjvx In the latest exciting episode of DF Direct Weekly, Alex and Oliver share impressions on the PC and PS5 versions of Dying Light: The Beast in the wake of review code problems stopping us from delivering a full review. Meanwhile, the shocking news of an Intel/Nvidia partnership demands attention from the team, before Rich shares his experiences of testing the leaked FSR4 INT8 version on RDNA 3 hardware. There's eyebrow-raising disbelief around the Gearbox CEO's reactions to Borderlands 4 performance critiques, while pricing for the Strix Halo-equipped GPD Win 5 confirms that the most powerful handheld ever made will arrive with an elevated price-point to match. Go here to check out DF merch! https://store.digitalfoundry.net Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: http://bit.ly/DFSubscribe 0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:02 News 1: Dying Light: The Beast shows great PC, PS5 performance 0:20:28 News 2: Intel, Nvidia form chip partnership 0:32:58 News 3: Version of FSR 4 runs across wide range of GPUs 0:51:27 News 4: Combative Gearbox boss addresses Borderlands critics 1:10:17 News 5: GPD Win 5 arrives with hefty price tag 1:22:37 Supporter Q1: Can you explain Virtual Shadow Maps? 1:28:16 Supporter Q2: Shouldn’t you praise PSSR more for looking sharp in motion? 1:34:20 Supporter Q3: Do next-gen consoles need 50GB of RAM for AI? 1:40:15 Supporter Q4: Why do you think AMD Redstone is built to run without discrete AI hardware? 1:44:08 Supporter Q5: Could Intel and Nvidia produce their own console?