DF Direct Weekly #259: Pragmata Tested, Forza Horizon 6, Samson Disappointment, Nvidia N1 Leaks

About this episode

The episode discusses the latest gaming news including Pragmata, Forza Horizon 6, and Nvidia's innovations.

It's another BIG Direct! The embargo for Pragmata lifts today and John and Rich share their thoughts on the PC version ahead of a look at all of the console versions later in the week. The team discuss the recent round of Forza Horizon 6 previews, before moving on to the highs and the lows of playing Samson from Liquid Swords. Alex has much to share about Nvidia's latest path tracing innovations, Rich is intrigued by Nvidia's upcoming Nvidia N1/N1X based laptops, while the reveal of an amazing Super Mario Bros demo on Sega Master System leads to some disturbing anecdotes from Rich. 0:00:00 Introduction0:00:56 News 1: Pragmata tested on PC!0:15:09 News 2: Forza Horizon 6 impresses in new previews0:26:06 News 3 Samson proves deeply disappointing0:48:12 News 4: Nvidia talks path tracing advances at GDC1:02:21 News 5: Nvidia N1 motherboard leaks1:12:14 News 6: Super Mario Brothers demoed on Sega Master System Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: John, Rich, Alex

Topics covered

• Pragmata
• Forza Horizon 6
• Nvidia innovations
• Samson game review
• Super Mario Bros demo

Keywords

• Pragmata
• Forza Horizon 6
• Samson
• Nvidia
• Super Mario Bros
• gaming news
• path tracing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Liquid Swords, Nvidia

Products: Pragmata, Forza Horizon 6, Samson, Nvidia N1

Books & works: Super Mario Bros

Places: Sega Master System

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