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One of the biggest - if not the biggest - games of 2023 launched this week. Nintendo's Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has recently a massively positive reaction. John discusses his review and shares more thoughts on the game, while digging more deeply into the eternal question - is it too big for Switch? Meanwhile, Rich drops in from time off to share his impressions with the Asus ROG Ally and A Plague Tale: Requiem gets a 60fps patch... but what does it actually do?
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:04 News 01: Tears of the Kingdom launches!
00:26:05 News 02: Sharp producing next-gen Switch LCD?
00:34:49 News 03: ASUS ROG Ally reviews drop + our impressions
00:50:20 News 04: A Plague Tale: Requiem gets 60fps patch
00:56:36 News 05: John gets a new CRT!
01:02:53 Supporter Q1: With low sales and poor software support, where does the PS VR2 go from here?
01:07:36 Supporter Q2: Could DF revisit some of the recent troubled PC ports and see how they run now after patches?
01:11:23 Supporter Q3: Why does DLSS 3 produce a smoother experience in games with high CPU load?
01:15:47 Supporter Q4: Developers like to blame specific PC configurations for user issues. Could DF emphasize that PC performance issues are often common to all configurations?
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