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4K, ray tracing, performance and more discussed by the team.
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This small form factor build doesn't cut many corners.
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But last-gen hardware isn't left behind.
Hitman 3 on Series X has a resolution advantage over PS5
But what about performance? All next-gen consoles tested.
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Testing £2,365 worth of esports-grade gaming furniture.
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And how does PC improve over consoles?
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FeatureResident Evil Village: the Maiden demo examined on PlayStation 5
4K, ray tracing, performance and more discussed by the team.
Jelly DealsGet an RTX 3060 Ti and Ryzen 5600X mini PC for £1099
This small form factor build doesn't cut many corners.
ReviewHitman 3 tech review: the Glacier Engine shines on next-gen consoles
But last-gen hardware isn't left behind.
FeatureHerman Miller x Logitech reviewed: Embody Gaming chair, Nevi desk and Ollin monitor arm
Testing £2,365 worth of esports-grade gaming furniture.
Hitman 3 on Series X has a resolution advantage over PS5
But what about performance? All next-gen consoles tested.
Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War - what PC hardware do you need to match PS5?
And how does PC improve over consoles?
Days Gone: how 60fps transforms the game on PlayStation 5
Back compat plus.
Is Doom Eternal the most ambitious Switch port yet?
The id Tech 7 engine is designed to scale into next-gen - but can it run on a handheld console?
The best gaming laptops of CES 2021: Asus, Lenovo, MSI and more
Trends and highlights from Digital Foundry.
Best gaming keyboard 2021: Digital Foundry's picks
Leading mechanical and non-mechanical keyboards tested.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - the 'surprise' next-gen patch tested
Everything you need to know about PS5 and Xbox Series console upgrades
FeatureThe 10 coolest bits of tech announced at CES 2021
Including HDMI 2.1 monitors, RGB face masks and gaming gum.
FeatureThe Last Guardian at 60fps is a joy on PlayStation 5
But you need the original disc version to make it happen.
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FeatureResident Evil Village: the Maiden demo examined on PlayStation 5
4K, ray tracing, performance and more discussed by the team.
FeatureHerman Miller x Logitech reviewed: Embody Gaming chair, Nevi desk and Ollin monitor arm
Testing £2,365 worth of esports-grade gaming furniture.
FeatureThe 10 coolest bits of tech announced at CES 2021
Including HDMI 2.1 monitors, RGB face masks and gaming gum.
FeatureThe Last Guardian at 60fps is a joy on PlayStation 5
But you need the original disc version to make it happen.
FeaturePC ray tracing deep dive: Radeon RX 6800 XT vs GeForce RTX 3080
Breaking down how RT actually works - and how well AMD and Nvidia architectures compare.
Face-offs
Hitman 3 on Series X has a resolution advantage over PS5
But what about performance? All next-gen consoles tested.
Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War - what PC hardware do you need to match PS5?
And how does PC improve over consoles?
Days Gone: how 60fps transforms the game on PlayStation 5
Back compat plus.
Is Doom Eternal the most ambitious Switch port yet?
The id Tech 7 engine is designed to scale into next-gen - but can it run on a handheld console?
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - the 'surprise' next-gen patch tested
Everything you need to know about PS5 and Xbox Series console upgrades
PC
The best gaming laptops of CES 2021: Asus, Lenovo, MSI and more
Trends and highlights from Digital Foundry.
FeatureThe 10 coolest bits of tech announced at CES 2021
Including HDMI 2.1 monitors, RGB face masks and gaming gum.
Nvidia at CES 2021: RTX 3060 and RTX 30-series laptop GPUs unveiled
Ampere goes mainstream, plus a big boost for laptop GPUs.
AMD at CES 2021: Ryzen 5000 processors for laptops announced
Bringing Zen 3 to mobile - plus a couple of Big Navi teases.
Intel at CES 2021: Core i9-11900K, Z590 motherboards and ultraportable gaming laptop CPUs
All of the big announcements of interest to gamers.
PlayStation 4
Crysis Remastered: the good, the bad and the broken
PS4, Xbox One and the enhanced consoles under the microscope.
FeatureGhost of Tsushima tech review: Sony first-party magic delivers a beautiful open world
Sucker Punch's best game yet, but it's far from perfect.
FeatureThe Last of Us Part 2 tech review: a Naughty Dog masterclass
Raising the bar.
The Last of Us Part 2: performance tested on PlayStation 4 and PS4 Pro
And the results are very positive.
FeatureBloodborne's unofficial 60fps patch tested: just how good is it?
Dissecting the Souls engine with the man behind the hack.
Xbox One
Modern Warfare 2 Remastered on Xbox is smooth, slick and polished
But is Xbox One X under-utilised?
Halo: Reach's remaster is OK - but key improvements are required
PC and Xbox One versions of the Master Chief Collection remaster analysed in depth.
FeatureHow Xbox One S is falling behind - but also defining the future
X addresses the hardcore, while S tech is set to target new audiences.
FeatureProject xCloud: can Microsoft make a streaming platform that works?
The DF take on the new Xbox announcement.
FeatureXbox One S performance boost revealed
The new console has a faster GPU and we've benchmarked it.
Switch
Is Doom Eternal the most ambitious Switch port yet?
The id Tech 7 engine is designed to scale into next-gen - but can it run on a handheld console?
Ori and the Will of the Wisps: inside an 'impossible' Switch port
A stunning game runs at 60fps on a handheld - but how?
FeatureSuper Mario 3D All-Stars: remasters, emulation - or a mixture of both?
The DF Retro take on all three games.
FeatureCrysis Remastered on Switch: yes, a handheld really can run Crysis
The Digital Foundry tech review.
Guides
Best gaming keyboard 2021: Digital Foundry's picks
Leading mechanical and non-mechanical keyboards tested.
Best gaming headset 2020 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Switch
The best wired and wireless gaming headsets.
All PS5 and Xbox Series X games that support 120fps
Plus Digital Foundry's recommended 120Hz TVs and monitors.
Best mechanical keyboard 2020: 14 picks for gaming, typing and coding
Digital Foundry's expert recommendations for quiet, compact and full-fat gaming keyboards with all the trimmings.
Best gaming mouse 2020: DF's top wired and wireless gaming mice
Recommendations for all budgets, game genres and hand sizes.
Best ultra-light mouse 2020: 17 lightweight gaming mice for FPS gaming
All of the top options tried and tested by Digital Foundry.
The best 4K TVs for HDR gaming 2020 on PS5, Xbox Series X and PC
From entry-level champs to the best high-end OLED and QLED sets.
Our recommended RTX 3070/3080 PC build: CPU, RAM and motherboard picks
Great value components to use with Ampere or Big Navi GPUs.
Best PC controller 2020: the Digital Foundry buyer's guide to gamepads
The best first-party and third-party controllers tested - plus mobile gaming!
The best gaming monitor 2020: Digital Foundry's picks for PC, PS4 and Xbox
Including high refresh rate, high resolution and ultra-wide options.
Best USB sound cards for gaming 2020
Our favourite external sound cards, featuring Epos and Creative.
Thick or thin, big or small, speed or control?
Best computer speakers 2020: great-sounding audio for PCs and laptops
A quartet of excellent speakers from £50 to £600.
The GPU power ladder: all current graphics cards ranked
Tried and tested by Digital Foundry.
Best graphics card 2020: every major Nvidia and AMD GPU tested
The DF guide to the fastest and best value video cards on the market.
PlayStation 5 vs Xbox Series X specs: CPU, GPU, storage and more compared
These specs aren't the full story - but they're still an interesting point of comparison.
Best FreeSync and 'G-Sync compatible' monitors for Nvidia graphics cards
Our pick of the best adaptive sync screens, covering a range of sizes and resolutions.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super benchmarks: all systems nominal
An up-gunned RTX 2080 does not an RTX 2080 Ti make.
The Digital Foundry Team
Richard Leadbetter
Technology Editor, Digital Foundry
Rich has been a games journalist since the days of 16-bit and specialises in technical analysis. He's commonly known around Eurogamer as the Blacksmith of the Future.
Thomas Morgan
Senior Staff Writer, Digital Foundry
32-bit era nostalgic and gadget enthusiast Tom has been writing for Eurogamer and Digital Foundry since 2011. His favourite games include Gitaroo Man, F-Zero GX and StarCraft 2.
Will Judd
Senior Staff Writer, Digital Foundry
A bizarre British-American hybrid, Will turns caffeine into technology articles through a little-known process called 'writing'. His favourite games are Counter-Strike, StarCraft and Fallout 2. Will also tweets the latest tech deals at @DealsFoundry.
John Linneman
Staff Writer, Digital Foundry
An American living in Germany, John has been gaming and collecting games since the late 80s. His keen eye for and obsession with high frame-rates have earned him the nickname "The Human FRAPS" in some circles. He’s also responsible for the creation of DF Retro.
Alex Battaglia
Ray-tracing radical, Turok technophile, Crysis cultist and motion-blur menace. When not doing Digital Foundry things, he can be found strolling through Berlin examining the city for rendering artefacts.