DF Direct Weekly #218: MindsEye Launch Disaster, Next-Gen PS Handheld Specs, Switch 2 Sells 3.5m! from Digital Foundry Direct Weekly

DF Direct Weekly #218: MindsEye Launch Disaster, Next-Gen PS Handheld Specs, Switch 2 Sells 3.5m!

1 hour 46 minutes Posted Jun 16, 2025 at 3:00 pm.

Introduction

News 1: MindsEye suffers troubled launch

News 2: Switch 2 sells 3.5 million units in first four days

News 3: Next-gen PlayStation handheld specs rumoured

News 4: Stellar Blade PC delivers good performance

News 5: Retro Afterplay enables web browser emulation

News 6: Mortal Kombat 2 ported to 3DO

Supporter Q1: Will next-gen Xbox be third party like the Xbox Ally?

Supporter Q2: What Switch games would you like to see patched for Switch 2?

Supporter Q3: How widespread is DLSS actually on Switch 2?

Supporter Q4: What happens to game rendering when you change the output resolution on your console?

Supporter Q5: Could Microsoft have bluffed their way to success with Xbox One?

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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.

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