007 First Light PC Review - DLSS Finally Fixed, But Other Issues Still Need Fixing

Thanks to Alienware for sponsoring DF PC performance reviews. To learn more about the Alienware AREA-51 Gaming Desktop, check out: http://aw.gg/digitalfoundry 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. Examine the DF Website: https://digitalfoundry.net Go here to check out DF merch! https://store.digitalfoundry.net Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: http://bit.ly/DFSubscribe 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