DF Direct Weekly #119: Microsoft Outs PS5 Slim? FF16 Patch Tested, PSVR2 - There Are New Games!
4,700In this week's DF Direct Weekly, the team discuss potential PS5 Slim and PS5 Pro hardware as revealed by... Microsoft? Meanwhile, Final Fantasy 16's motion blur is revised via a new patch, John tells us about a bunch of excellent PSVR2 games you may not have heard about - and the team chat tech concerning a potential Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag remake. Finally, CD Projekt RED's opinions about the Cyberpunk 2077 launch have caused some minor controversy... but why?
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:25 News 01: Microsoft expects $400 PS5 Slim, sub-$300 “Project Q” handheld
00:19:24 News 02: Final Fantasy 16 gets motion blur options
00:28:17 News 03: John’s PSVR2 game roundup!
00:41:57 News 04: Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag remake rumoured
00:46:59 News 05: CD Projekt claims Cyberpunk reception was overly harsh
01:01:14 Supporter Q1: Now that RT is here, what’s the next big real-time graphical breakthrough?
01:14:20 Supporter Q2: Why can’t DLSS be added to the Nvidia Control Panel?
01:15:41 Supporter Q3: Now that gamers are used to 60fps, will it be hard for developers to go back? Is it smarter to target 60fps even if it means cutbacks to resolution?
01:23:51 Supporter Q4: People often claim that game updates improve performance, when they often don’t. How can gamers get over the placebo effect here?