Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This video was late, then delayed again as IO Interactive launched a DLSS fix, then unlaunched it owing to offline mode bugs, then launched it again - so where do we stand? We're looking at an impressive port overall, but there are issues: a lack of scalability in settings beyond console standards, highly taxing explosive effects and disappointing lack of FSR and XeSS features.

Many thanks - once again - to Rayan for putting in the hard work on the analysis and settings selections.

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00:00 Introduction + Settings
01:05 Sponsored by Alienware
02:39 The First Play Experience
03:10 DLSS Issue Recap + Fix
04:15 CPU-limited Test #1
04:44 CPU-limited Test #2
05:31 Optimised Settings Intro
05:35 Optimised Settings: Volumetric Effects Quality
06:46 Optimised Settings: Volumetric Fog Quality
07:26 Optimised Settings: Texture Quality
08:06 Optimised Settings: Level of Detail
08:44 Optimised Settings: Shadow Quality
09:13 Optimised Settings: Global Illumination Quality
09:42 Optimised Settings: Reflection Quality
10:41 Optimised Settings: Performance Gains
12:47 007 First Light Summary
13:06 And Now, The Conclusion