In 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?

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: Blag 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?

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