DF Direct Weekly #158: Xbox Forward Compatibility, Fallout 4 Upgrade, FSR 3 on Consoles

What's going on with Microsoft's new game preservation team and commitment to forward compatibility? Alex, Rich and Oliver rake over the details - such as they are. Meanwhile, there's discussion over Fallout 4's upcoming current-gen upgrade, while the new Star Wars Outlaws story trailer gets the DF breakdown. And with FSR 3 frame-gen coming to consoles with Immortals of Aveum, what sort of expectation level should be set? 0:00:00 Introduction and DF Merch 0:01:39 News 01: Xbox establishes game preservation team 0:20:26 News 02: Fallout 4 getting current gen upgrade 0:30:03 News 03: Star Wars Outlaws story trailer drops 0:46:10 News 04: Dead Space is dead! 0:53:56 News 05: Immortals of Aveum gets FSR 3 boost on consoles 1:08:29 Supporter Q1: Can you get console-like convenience on a PC? 1:16:12 Supporter Q2: Is the PS5 Pro’s CPU boost enough to bring a 30fps game to 40fps? 1:20:23 Supporter Q3: Are modern games too ‘fake’, with their reliance on upsampling and frame gen? 1:26:40 Supporter Q4: Could RT be losing traction with upcoming games? 1:34:38 Supporter Q5: Could Microsoft launch a Series S-matching handheld this holiday season? 1:42:06 Supporter Q6: What does Microsoft mean when they claim the next Xbox will have the biggest tech leap in a generation? 1:52:06 Supporter Q7: Should we be happy that more games are targeting 30fps on the consoles? 1:57:57 Supporter Q8: How powerful will the Switch 2 be relative to the Steam Deck and Series S? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices