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DF Direct Weekly #129: PS5 State of Play, Nintendo Direct, Starfield Patch Upgrades, iPhone 15 Pro!

The onslaught of new gaming and technical stories continues, making for another BIG episode of DF Direct Weekly. John, Rich and Alex discuss the big games at the Sony State of Play and Nintendo Direct, before looking into the promised upgrades to Starfield - which look a lot like a direct response to John and Alex's review critiques. Meanwhile, Rich examines the new Immortals of Aveum patch, while there's a general sense of excitement about the line-up of triple-A games coming to the latest iPhone 15 Pro and Max. Find DF Direct Weekly as a podcast on your favourite podcast streaming service. Join the DF Supporter Program for pristine video downloads, behind the scenes content, early access to DF Retro, early access to DF Direct Weekly and much, much more: https://bit.ly/3jEGjvx Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: http://bit.ly/DFSubscribe Want some DF-branded tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies or pullovers? Check out our store: https://bit.ly/2BqRTt0 0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:35 News 01: Sony September State of Play 0:37:42 News 02: September Nintendo Direct 0:49:58 News 03: Starfield post-release update plans detailed! 0:55:03 News 04: Horizon Forbidden West to hit PC? 0:59:04 News 05: Immortals of Aveum patched, developer cuts staff 1:07:16 News 06: iPhone 15 Pro gets ray tracing support, big budget games 1:15:16 Supporter Q1: With compromised releases like Jedi: Survivor, don’t publishers realize they are leaving sales on the table? And will Respawn disable some of the game’s problematic screen-space reflections? 1:23:21 Supporter Q2: Are the higher-end versions of a given graphics card worth it? 1:27:30 Supporter Q3: Which GPU of the past gave you the feeling that it was a quality product? 1:31:22 Supporter Q4: Is it possible that the Switch 2 could exceed the RT abilities of current-gen consoles? 1:34:25 Supporter Q5: Now that the PS5 Pro rumours have firmed up, do you think the console is worthwhile? 1:41:11 Supporter Q6: What is something happening in gaming right now that makes you happy?