Digital Foundry Direct Weekly

DF Direct Q+A: Will AMD Deliver Its Own DLSS 5? Will CD Projekt RED Bring Back The RED Engine?

September 11, 2026·42 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

The DF Direct Q+A Show returns and suffice it to say, there's a huge amount of interest around DLSS 5. Will AMD and indeed Intel deliver equivalent tech? What are the limits of DLSS 5 and how will they be overcome? Meanwhile, is Pearl Abyss developer of the year? And is The Witcher 3 Remastered evidence that CD Projekt RED will return to the RED Engine?For an ad-free experience check out the Digital Foundry Supporter Program for ad-free high quality video downloads and a private RSS feed: https://patreon.com/digitalfoundry00:00 Introduction 01:02 Supporter Q1: Should AMD create their own DLSS 5 equivalent? And what basic limits does the DLSS 5 architecture have? 19:32 Supporter Q2: How do Pearl Abyss develop Crimson Desert at such a breakneck pace? 23:57 Supporter Q3: Why does Onimusha: Way of the Sword skip some of RE Engine’s more advanced features? 28:16 Supporter Q4: Could CD Projekt Red be planning to use REDengine in the future? 32:27 Supporter Q5: Could Sony license PlayStation to third parties? 39:14 Supporter Q6: Why didn’t my Digital Foundry pint glass arrive with anything in it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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