Oliver Mackenzie
@oliemack.bsky.social
Video producer/writer, contributor at Digital Foundry. Past work at various news companies and nonprofits.
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Lots of details here, but key takeaway (for me) is that day one MS games have gone from $17/mo one year ago to $30/mo today. Some marginal benefits to the cost increase, but the catalog expansion is not impressive.
Lots of details here, but key takeaway (for me) is that day one MS games have gone from $17/mo one year ago to $30/mo today. Some marginal benefits to the cost increase, but the catalog expansion is not impressive.
October 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
t.co/37huD6Q9mT
Lots of details here, but key takeaway (for me) is that day one MS games have gone from $17/mo one year ago to $30/mo today. Some marginal benefits to the cost increase, but the catalog expansion is not impressive.
Lots of details here, but key takeaway (for me) is that day one MS games have gone from $17/mo one year ago to $30/mo today. Some marginal benefits to the cost increase, but the catalog expansion is not impressive.
Super easy iPhone 17 Pro pickup experience at the beautiful new Apple store in Vancouver. I don’t mind the orange, but silver feels neutral and nostalgic.
September 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Super easy iPhone 17 Pro pickup experience at the beautiful new Apple store in Vancouver. I don’t mind the orange, but silver feels neutral and nostalgic.
Big improvements to draw distance on Akiva in the new Star Wars Outlaws patch - looks much better now! Seems like the day 1 code was bugged. (Ignore image quality/performance as this is internally recorded footage.)
September 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Big improvements to draw distance on Akiva in the new Star Wars Outlaws patch - looks much better now! Seems like the day 1 code was bugged. (Ignore image quality/performance as this is internally recorded footage.)
This is a little painful - hopefully things ease up over the beta period!
August 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
This is a little painful - hopefully things ease up over the beta period!
This situation is getting more interesting - yet another Switch 2 game with automatic resolution/setting adjustment based on output res. I believe there are 5 games so far that do this to my knowledge:
July 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This situation is getting more interesting - yet another Switch 2 game with automatic resolution/setting adjustment based on output res. I believe there are 5 games so far that do this to my knowledge:
Haha. Those are these Skull and Co. thumbstick grips, which are great.
June 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Haha. Those are these Skull and Co. thumbstick grips, which are great.
A little worn out after 6 hours in line, but I’m excited to start testing and reviewing!
June 5, 2025 at 9:56 AM
A little worn out after 6 hours in line, but I’m excited to start testing and reviewing!
I managed to get a Switch 2 pre-order! Just took a few hours waiting and chatting outside on a lovely Vancouver day.
April 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I managed to get a Switch 2 pre-order! Just took a few hours waiting and chatting outside on a lovely Vancouver day.
Some weird stuff going on at Nintendo. Looks like they've changed their US website to no longer mention VRR support for TV play? Only HDR and 120Hz support get a call-out.
April 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Some weird stuff going on at Nintendo. Looks like they've changed their US website to no longer mention VRR support for TV play? Only HDR and 120Hz support get a call-out.
My Apple Music Replay for this year and 2023/2022! Charli in all three interestingly.
December 3, 2024 at 11:18 PM
My Apple Music Replay for this year and 2023/2022! Charli in all three interestingly.
Please take a look at the DF Black Friday sale at Store.DigitalFoundry.net! Great prices and great merch, including the mug which I am drinking out of right now!
December 2, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Please take a look at the DF Black Friday sale at Store.DigitalFoundry.net! Great prices and great merch, including the mug which I am drinking out of right now!
Happy birthday to one of the most impactful games of all time! A little scary that I’ve been playing WoW for 20 years now.
November 23, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Happy birthday to one of the most impactful games of all time! A little scary that I’ve been playing WoW for 20 years now.