Digital Foundry Direct Weekly DF Direct Weekly #227: Battlefield 6 PC is Superb, Drag x Drive Switch 2, RTX 4090 Handheld!
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Aug 19, 2025 Excitement brews as Battlefield 6 impresses in an open beta, showcasing stunning PC performance. Meanwhile, Drag x Drive on the Switch 2 disappoints, while AMD's RX 9060 lacks significant upgrades. A jaw-dropping modded RTX 4090 handheld takes center stage, alongside the intriguing OneXPlayer tablet. Discussions arise about the technical hurdles of bringing Tekken 8 to the Switch 2, and the podcast tackles the discontinuation of Ryzen 7 5700X3D, hinting at a shift in the CPU landscape.
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Battlefield 6: Performance Over Visual Pushing
- Battlefield 6 prioritizes consistent playable performance over bleeding-edge visuals, delivering strong frame times across low and high-end PCs.
- DICE favors console-equivalent presets and heavy destruction, making the game feel like a modernized Battlefield 3/4 rather than a tech showcase.
Map Design Reveals Visual Tradeoffs
- Empire State map shows a split between attractive exteriors and boxy interiors where lighting and SSR artifacts reveal limitations.
- The absence of ray tracing and more advanced GI makes some interiors look last-generation and fragile under movement.
Hands-On With Drag x Drive
- Tom describes Drag x Drive as a small-scale Nintendo experiment built to showcase dual Joy-Con mouse controls and Rocket-League-like 3v3 arenas.
- He found the mechanics fun but physically fatiguing and the presentation muted compared with typical Nintendo charm.