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DF Direct Weekly #218: MindsEye Launch Disaster, Next-Gen PS Handheld Specs, Switch 2 Sells 3.5m!
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The catastrophic launch of MindsEye dominates the Direct this week - but how does the game actually look and run on PS5 Pro and PC? We'll have a more detailed review soon, but there's good and bad with this one. Meanwhile, legit-looking specs emerge for the next-gen PlayStation handheld, Switch 2 sells through 3.5m units in four days and Rich spends some time looking at Stellar Blade's PC ports. Meanwhile, John has a brace of retro-based stories to share with you.
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:48 News 1: MindsEye suffers troubled launch
0:20:27 News 2: Switch 2 sells 3.5 million units in first four days
0:28:45 News 3: Next-gen PlayStation handheld specs rumoured
0:41:29 News 4: Stellar Blade PC delivers good performance
0:51:39 News 5: Retro Afterplay enables web browser emulation
0:58:27 News 6: Mortal Kombat 2 ported to 3DO
1:05:20 Supporter Q1: Will next-gen Xbox be third party like the Xbox Ally?
1:12:13 Supporter Q2: What Switch games would you like to see patched for Switch 2?
1:17:43 Supporter Q3: How widespread is DLSS actually on Switch 2?
1:29:25 Supporter Q4: What happens to game rendering when you change the output resolution on your console?
1:33:07 Supporter Q5: Could Microsoft have bluffed their way to success with Xbox One?
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