DF Direct Q+A: What If PlayStation 6 Is Actually The New PS Portable/Handheld?
About this episode
At the time of recording, it was the lull before the storm that is Gamescom 2026 - but we've still got a bunch of fascinating questions to wade through. Have we got it all wrong with PlayStation 6? Is it actually the hotly rumoured handheld with Sony pivoting in a Nintendo-like direction? If games hit photorealism, where does that leave Digital Foundry? And are plasma TVs the new CRT?
00:00 Introduction
01:21 Sponsored by MSI QD-OLED
02:42 Supporter Q1: Could the next-gen PSP and PS6 be the same thing?
14:26 Supporter Q2: Should PC games rename their graphics settings to constrain performance expectations?
22:27 Supporter Q3: If games become photorealistic, what will Digital Foundry do?
31:20 Supporter Q4: Are plasma TVs the new CRTs?
42:58 Supporter Q5: Will DF leave secret messages about upcoming hardware in DF Directs?
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