DF Direct Weekly #229: Xbox Ally X Hands-On, Sweeney Defends UE5, id Software Doom TDA Deep Dive! from Digital Foundry Direct Weekly

DF Direct Weekly #229: Xbox Ally X Hands-On, Sweeney Defends UE5, id Software Doom TDA Deep Dive!

1 hour 53 minutes Posted Sep 1, 2025 at 3:00 pm.

Introduction

News 1: Hands-on with the ROG Xbox Ally + Ally X

News 2 Tim Sweeney: devs to blame for poor UE5 performance

News 3: Alex’s SIGGRAPH selections

News 4: ShaderGlass enables CRT-inspired retro shaders

Supporter Q1: How much of #StutterStruggle is Microsoft’s fault?

Supporter Q2: With AMD purportedly targeting high-end GPUs next gen, will enthusiast GPUs become more competitive?

Supporter Q3: Should Arkham Knight be remastered for current-gen hardware?

Supporter Q4: Is frame-rate testing on fixed refresh displays still relevant?

Supporter Q5: What new video ideas should we introduce?

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In the latest DF Direct, Rich and Alex share their hands-on experiences of the Xbox/Asus ROG Ally X and non-X, while the team react to Epic's Tim Sweeney seemingly laying the blame on developers for sub-optimal Unreal Engine 5 games. Alex discusses a couple of his favourite SIGGRAPH graphics presentations. Finally, John's massively enthused by Shader Glass and is here to tell you why.

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