I think we all have that one or two games we desperately want to replay from the previous generation….that looks terrible on 4k displays or is stuck at 30 fps. Some that come to mind for me are: Batman arkham knight, mad max, uncharted: the nathan drake collection.

Why not just let people make a community patch since the publisher is never going to update these game again in their current form.

Sandboxing is a thing that works, if either console maker is worried about security. From my understanding, these games run in a sort of semi-VM environment anyway on both platforms.

Just disable online play, trophy’s, etc when these mods/patches are enabled for that specific app.

What do we see? Supposedly 2023 footage pre trailer 2.

Hybrid RT/SSR reflections in puddles? 30fps clearly.

>Bethesda is promising a new patch for Oblivion Remastered based on the Switch 2 version's optimisations - but is there any evidence to suggest that the Switch 2 optimisations will make any real differences for the other versions? Meanwhile, Oliver clarifies his comments on which PC specs reflect next-gen consoles, whether Project Helix will make much of a difference for Microsoft and whether Epic should make their own console (!). Finally, how come Switch 2 hasn't really much in the way of cross-gen first party exclusives?

Given the whole RAM and components shortage crisis, do you think this is something all of them are thinking about?

And as a way to mitigate backlash, what if they let you use your current gen controller instead?

Or do you think the backlash would be so severe that it’s not really worth it?

>The team reacts to Pearl Abyss' statement that Crimson Desert is - somehow - coming to Switch 2, but the first order of business is to share impressions (and performance testing) for the Gears of War E-Day MP beta on PC... and while extremely impressive, we do have some concerns. Rich tests a remarkable system for playing Switch 2 games on the go in TV move with a virtual 174-inch OLED display, John's excited by a new wave of announced VR titles, there's curiousity around Xbox/Game Pass app games coming to Linux and there's some eyebrow-raising data on Resident Evil Requiem physical disc sales.

>A handheld port of Oblivion Remastered was always set to be a challenge on a tech level - but here it is on Switch 2 today. In keeping its Unreal Engine 5-enhanced visuals it's surprisingly in tact, though cutbacks in shadow quality and world detail are apparent. More of a problem is the stability at 30fps, with Switch 2 sporting obvious hitches in the open world. Tom goes into detail on an initially impressive, but also frustrating port.

Article: https://www.digitalfoundry.net/reviews/switch-2-oblivion-remastered-frustrates-as-much-as-it-impresses

Something I have been working on for a bit, amazing what’s possible with the Dusklight PC port.

>It's been a year since Digital Foundry parted ways with IGN, buying out its shares and becoming completely independent. The team discuss the challenges of the last 12 months within the context of continuing bad news within the games business, before discussing what we've achieved from our objectives, where we've fallen short and how we're looking to revamp our tools. Beyond that, there are more questions about the future of the console business, the idea of an Xbox Helix "add in card" for PC, how Nintendo has achieved success without compromising its identity and finally... what PC spec today would match the consoles of tomorrow?

I feel like this is hardly known, and it took a while of searching around to find any solid 60fps material online (only the Japanese walkthrough?).

It's kinda crazy that MachineGames set this bar for Wolfenstein: The New Colossus, especially for a release post the launch of the 8th gen consoles. id Tech 5 really was a beast. Even with all the baked lighting, the complete game is intact. Sure, lower-res textures and 720p res, but for a 2005 console with 512 MB of RAM, this is a hell of a feat.

This probably flew under the radar because it was a year before Digital Foundry started doing VO content, and 60 FPS on console wasn't really a big talking point back then like it is now. So I thought it would be fun to share.

>What was looking like a fairly quiet week turned into a frenzy with the news that Rockstar will be publishing an "extended look" at Grand Theft Auto 6 on August 27 - but what should we expect? And why on earth would Netflix pay for a six-hour exclusivity window? Meanwhile, The Verge reveals Microsoft docs confirming Xbox 360 emulation for PC, Xbox Disc2Digital should be coming soon and someone has Half-Life Alyx kinda running on Meta Quest 3. Finally can the Steam Hardware Survey really be trusted? Are there really more 16GB GPUs out there than 8GB GPUs?

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Avec la DOOM Collection qui a démontré le potentiel d'Evercade pour les portages natifs de jeux PC classiques, je me suis demandé à quoi pourrait ressembler la feuille de route idéale d'id Software pour les prochaines années.

Précisons qu'il s'agit uniquement de ma liste de souhaits concernant les sorties liées à id Software, et non d'une prédiction pour l'ensemble de la feuille de route d'Evercade.

Dans ce cas de figure, chaque jeu listé ci-dessous serait un portage natif Evercade et non une version émulée, tirant pleinement parti du matériel avec une prise en charge optimale des manettes, un format écran large lorsque cela est possible, 60 images par seconde lorsque c'est possible, et d'autres améliorations de confort de jeu. Printemps 2027 — Collection Heretic + Hexen

• Heretic

• Shadow of the Serpent Riders

• Hexen

• Deathkings of the Dark Citadel

• Potentiellement du contenu plus récent également Une cartouche Heretic/Hexen native semble être une suite naturelle à DOOM, tout en offrant une ambiance dark fantasy totalement différente.

Automne 2027 — Collection Quake

• Quake + extensions

• Quake II + extensions

Les deux titres seraient entièrement natifs sur Evercade, idéalement en format écran large, 60 images par seconde et avec une compatibilité optimale avec les manettes modernes.

Pour moi, ce serait la sortie majeure idéale pour Noël 2027. Quake I et II sur une seule cartouche seraient une vitrine exceptionnelle pour Evercade et le genre de licence majeure qui pourrait également contribuer aux ventes de consoles pendant les fêtes. Printemps 2028 — Collection id Software

• Wolfenstein 3D + Spear of Destiny

• Commander Keen 1 à 5 Tous ces titres tourneraient nativement sur Evercade et bénéficieraient idéalement d'une remasterisation dans le même esprit que Duke Nukem 1 et 2 Remastered.

Wolfenstein serait le titre phare, tandis que Commander Keen apporterait de la variété et suffisamment de contenu additionnel pour donner à la cartouche une véritable profondeur. Automne 2028 — DOOM Collection 2

• DOOM 64 + The Lost Levels

• Legacy of Rust

• Une sélection de campagnes classiques et communautaires majeures telles que Back to Saturn X, Deathless, Tetanus, DOOM Zero, etc.

L'idée serait, une fois de plus, de proposer les versions originales.

DOOM 64 serait la tête d'affiche, tandis que Legacy of Rust et quelques-unes des meilleures campagnes DOOM classiques modernes permettraient à cette deuxième compilation d'être aussi riche que la première. Ma feuille de route idéale pour Evercade, axée sur id Software, serait en gros :

2027 : Heretic/Hexen → Quake I + II

2028 : Wolfenstein/Commander Keen → DOOM Collection 2

Évidemment, ce n'est que ma liste de souhaits personnelle et elle ne repose sur aucune rumeur ni information privilégiée. 😅

Mais maintenant qu'Evercade démontre de plus en plus son savoir-faire en matière de portages natifs, au lieu de se reposer exclusivement sur l'émulation, des sorties comme celles-ci ne me semblent plus aussi farfelues.

Qu'en pensez-vous ? Une feuille de route basée sur des portages natifs comme celle-ci est-elle techniquement et commercialement réaliste pour Evercade ? Et surtout : ces cartouches vous donneraient-elles suffisamment envie de les acheter ? Que changeriez-vous ou ajouteriez-vous ?

That was a great idea to discuss how game developers artistically dealt with limitations of the past.

But the chaps only went maybe about as far as 1990, but, of course, it goes further back in computer history.

For example, Sinclair ZX Spectrum and its clones have totalled up to 12 million units, which js thrice smaller than the original Nintendo console sales by the end of the 1980s, but a massive phenomenon of the past still.

Being cheap in too many ways this computer had a way more limiting capabilities because it could only display two colours per 8*8 pixel block, so game developers have used techniques to create graphics around that, and it is seen in many games that were not just ports from platforms with better graphics.

This Spextrum platform has an advanced demo scene which has required incredible mastery to deal with maybe the most limiting capabilities of all machines of the kind.

Platforms like Atari 1000are also interesting because they were somewhat worse than Commodore Amiga, so programmers had to use their own tricks to fight the limitations.

But even earlier than all that there were simpler cheaper computers that did not have raster graphics at all, but could only use pseudo graphics, and people were creating wonders with those, too. Osborn, Kaypro II, Sinclair ZX80/81, TRS-80, Commodore PET, with the latter being the most popular of those.

John might get his friends who are ten-twenty years older than him to do the deep dive.