Digital Foundry Direct Weekly

DF Direct Weekly #280: John on GTA 6, State of Play Disappoints, Helix "Family of Devices"

September 9, 2026·1h 16m
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The Digital Foundry panel convene to talk about Sony's disappointing State of Play, John shares his thoughts on the Grand Theft Auto 6 Extended Look and there are more hints about Xbox's next-gen strategy as Asha Sharma discusses a family of devices - amongst other things - in an interview with the BBC. For an ad-free DF Direct Weekly with a private RSS feed and high quality video downloads, support us here: https://patreon.com/digitalfoundry0:00:00 Introduction0:01:43 News 1: Sony releases disappointing State of Play0:25:49 Supporter Q1: What does John think of the GTA 6 Extended Look?0:41:59 Supporter Q2: Is Microsoft pivoting to a more mainstream “family” of next-gen Xboxes?0:57:18 Supporter Q3: Will Microsoft regret their disc-to-digital program?1:04:49 Supporter Q4: Will the PSP 3 actually be able to play PS5 games?1:09:43 Supporter Q5: Should Nintendo implement a global frame-rate cap option for Switch 2? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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