Oliver Mackenzie

Contributor

Oliver Mackenzie is a Vancouver-based video producer and writer who has been a Digital Foundry contributor since 2021. Outside of gaming, he has produced video content for a range of news publications and nonprofits. He often falls victim to questionable eShop deals, and has never met an arcade racer he didn’t like.

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Digital Foundry | Star Wars Jedi: Survivor on PS5 Pro brings RT to performance mode but image quality problems need fixing

Respawn says it's aware of the issues and is actively investigating.

Nov. 19, 2024 Oliver Mackenzie

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Digital Foundry | Alan Wake 2: how does PS5 Pro handle one of the best-looking games of this generation?

Impressive ray tracing, but question marks over performance and PSSR image quality.

Nov. 15, 2024 Oliver Mackenzie

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Digital Foundry | PlayStation 5 Pro: what does the PS4 image enhancement feature actually do?

To what extent do legacy PS4 games improve on a 4K screen?

Nov. 9, 2024 Oliver Mackenzie

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Digital Foundry | Sony PlayStation 5 Pro review: across the board improvements, but is it worth the money?

Clearly made for enthusiasts - while laying the technical foundations for the next generation.

Nov. 6, 2024 Richard Leadbetter

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Digital Foundry | Dragon Age: The Veilguard on consoles is an attractive, technically solid release

Testing BioWare's latest on PS5 and Xbox Series consoles.

Oct. 30, 2024 Oliver Mackenzie

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Digital Foundry | Bazzite delivers the SteamOS experience Windows handhelds need - and it's terrific

Installation, features and performance tested on the Asus ROG Ally.

Oct. 27, 2024 Oliver Mackenzie

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Digital Foundry | Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart on PS5 Pro - a straight upgrade for the performance RT mode

With the possibility of more to come from final code.

Oct. 16, 2024 Oliver Mackenzie

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Digital Foundry | Metaphor: ReFantazio - a sublime game let down by bizarre technical choices

Dated tech, performance problems - and a PS4 version that runs faster on PS5 than the native app.

Oct. 9, 2024 Oliver Mackenzie

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Digital Foundry | PS5 Pro and PSSR impress in The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered

The full-fat Digital Foundry tech analysis of the new Pro mode.

Oct. 4, 2024 Oliver Mackenzie

ps5 pro upgraded titles: f1 24, horizon forbidden west, last of us part 2, final fantasy, ratchet and clank rift apart

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Digital Foundry | PS5 Pro hands-on: testing 11 upgraded games, PSSR upscaling and the new hardware

Do these fidelity and frame-rate upgrades justify a $699/£699 price?

Sept. 25, 2024 Oliver Mackenzie

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Digital Foundry | Final Fantasy 16 is highly demanding on PC - and these are the best settings

Plus: how would the PS5 Pro run this game?

Sept. 20, 2024 Alex Battaglia

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Digital Foundry | Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on PS5 Pro delivers huge image quality improvements at 60fps

Comparable - and better in some respects - than the standard PS5 at 30fps.

Sept. 18, 2024 Oliver Mackenzie

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Digital Foundry | Starfield's Series S performance modes are worthwhile - but not as impactful as Series X equivalents

The junior Xbox's limits are felt more keenly.

Sept. 4, 2024 Oliver Mackenzie

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Digital Foundry | Best graphics on Nintendo Switch: seven years of third-party developer brilliance

Celebrating a generation of 'impossible ports'.

Aug. 29, 2024 Oliver Mackenzie

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Digital Foundry | DF-optimised: the best PC settings for Black Myth: Wukong

Plus: PlayStation 5 equivalent presets.

Aug. 24, 2024 Alex Battaglia

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Digital Foundry | Black Myth: Wukong on PS5 is fetching, flawed but fixable

How does it compare to PC, and which mode is best?

Aug. 21, 2024 Oliver Mackenzie

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Digital Foundry | Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 - a technologically ambitious sequel that can look stunning

Hands-on with the PC version.

Aug. 17, 2024 Oliver Mackenzie

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Digital Foundry | Apple's M4-powered iPad Pro delivers the triple-A gaming experience iPhone 15 Pro struggles with

And does it with the best OLED display we've ever seen.

Aug. 3, 2024 Oliver Mackenzie

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Digital Foundry | Luigi's Mansion 3 is Digital Foundry's pick as Switch's most technically impressive game

A generational retrospective kicks off with a focus on Nintendo first party games.

July 21, 2024 Oliver Mackenzie

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Digital Foundry | Ace Combat 7 is one of the most impressive Switch ports we've tested

An excellent, intelligently handled conversion of a genuinely superb game.

July 19, 2024 Oliver Mackenzie

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Digital Foundry | Assassin's Creed Mirage is an impressive port - but too demanding for iPhone 15 Pro

However, Capcom's Resident Evil 7 fares better.

July 10, 2024 Oliver Mackenzie

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Digital Foundry | Is Dragon's Dogma 2 finally fixed with patch 7 for PS5 and Series X/S?

UPDATE: The game's low/high toggle also adjusts resolution.

July 2, 2024 Oliver Mackenzie

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Digital Foundry | Assassin's Creed Shadows' reveal gives us our first look at the series' revamped technology

Ray tracing, improved physics, 30fps and more.

June 15, 2024 Oliver Mackenzie

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Digital Foundry | Cross-gen face-off 2024: Xbox Series S comprehensively bests Xbox One X

The latest games run faster, play better and load more quickly on the junior Xbox.

June 1, 2024 Oliver Mackenzie

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Digital Foundry | Can Xbox Series S handle Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2?

And what about Steam Deck and Asus ROG Ally?

May 24, 2024 Oliver Mackenzie