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Early Access For DF Direct Weekly #213 Now Available (Patreon)

Published:

2025-05-10 21:23:10

Edited:

2025-05-11 21:37:38

Imported:

2026-06

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Apologies for this one being later than usual - the surprise 'drop' of GTA 6 Trailer 2 and Oliver shoe-horning in an impromptu Direct pushed his schedule back somewhat... but I wanted to extend a personal 'thank you' to Oliver for an amazing run this week. Phenomenal work!

And now, the blurb: Switch 2 mysteries are finally resolved as two independent analyses confirm an 8nm processor... with a twist. Meanwhile, Rich, Alex and Oliver debate the meaning of 'gameplay' with regards to Grand Theft Auto 6, Trailer 2 while the team compares notes on the Asus ROG Ally 2, Xbox Project Kennan leaks. Oliver stacks up Switch 2 Final Fantasy 7 Remake footage against the PS5 performance mode, while Nvidia's plan to launch RTX 5060 without any accompanying reviews does not go down particularly well with the team. And it wouldn't be a DF Direct Early Access post if we did not include a reminder that if you're new to the Supporter Program and want early podcast access to DF Direct Weekly, you should ignore any Patreon links elsewhere and head over here for your exclusive feed. The Patreon link with Acast is disappearing soon, but this link should port over to whatever Patreon's alternative solution will be: https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/593963

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DF Direct Weekly #213: Switch 2 Processor Analysed, GTA 6 'Gameplay', RTX 5060 Controversy

Switch 2 mysteries are finally resolved as two independent analyses confirm an 8nm processor... with a twist. Meanwhile, Rich, Alex and Oliver debate the meaning of 'gameplay' with regards to Grand Theft Auto 6, Trailer 2 while the team compares notes on the Asus ROG Ally 2, Xbox Project Kennan leaks. Oliver stacks up Switch 2 Final Fantasy 7 Remake footage against the PS5 performance mode, while Nvidia's plan to launch RTX 5060 without any accompanying reviews does not go down particularly well with the team. Check out Geekerwan's excellent Switch 2 SoC analysis: https://youtu.be/3pr_V8rtzrE?si=49w5fd4OFfpyPLDM Kurnal's Switch 2 SoC analysis is also well worth a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzxA0SaqJ7Y Join the DF Supporter Program for pristine video downloads, behind the scenes content, early access to new videos, early access to DF Direct Weekly and much, much more: https://bit.ly/3jEGjvx Go here to check out DF merch! https://store.digitalfoundry.net Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: http://bit.ly/DFSubscribe 0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:09 News 1: Switch 2 SoC examined under a microscope! 0:22:00 News 2: Rockstar claims GTA 6 trailer is half gameplay 0:40:06 News 3: ROG Ally 2 and Project Kennan handhelds leak 0:53:15 News 4: New FF7 Remake Switch 2 footage analyzed! 1:05:24 News 5: Nvidia holding back RTX 5060 drivers until launch 1:22:56 Supporter Q1: Should AMD continue to work on FSR 3? Will we get FSR 4 quality upscaling in GTA 6 on PS5 Pro? 1:28:04 Supporter Q2: Could we get a Switch 2 version of GTA 6? 1:35:01 Supporter Q3: How will GTA 6 scale to Series S? 1:42:18 Supporter Q4: What do you think of viewers using DF Direct as a sleeping aid?