DF Direct Weekly #217: Summer Game Fest/State Of Play! Black Myth Wukong Xbox! PS5 VRR fixed!

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Join Rich, Alex and John for their thoughts on two of the major summer events: Sony's State of Play and Geoff's Summer Game Fest. The team share their thoughts on the biggest games of the shows, before moving onto other matters: Rich is happy to see that Sony has fixed the VRR stuttering problem with PlayStation consoles, Alex discusses the team's cameo in an Unreal Fest anti-stutter presentation and the trio try to get to grips with Black Myth Wukong's sudden Xbox announcement. 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 0:01:17 News 1: Summer Game Fest 2025 - Resident Evil Requiem 0:10:00 Mortal Shell 2, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, 0:17:12 Felt That Boxing, Mina The Hollower 0:26:26 Death Stranding 2 and Geoffcon evaluations 0:31:31 News 2: State of Play June 2025 - Lumines Arise 0:36:12 Pragmata, Romeo is a Dead Man 0:43:36 Silent Hill F, Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement 0:49:49 Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater, Nioh 3 0:57:40 007: First Light 1:07:25 Ninja Gaiden, Mortal Kombat, Hirogami, Final Fantasy Tactics, Thief VR, Sword of the Sea, Marvel Tōkon 1:16:59 News 3: PS5 VRR stutter fixed! 1:23:26 News 4: Black Myth: Wukong gets Xbox release date 1:32:47 News 5: DF features in “Kill the Hitch” 1:41:10 Supporter Q1: How do The Witcher 4 (in tech demo form) and GTA 6 compare? 1:47:20 Supporter Q2: How close will the final version of The Witcher 4 be to its tech demo? 1:51:02 Supporter Q3: Will the Witcher 4 run on Switch 2? 1:53:01 Supporter Q4: Why is the Switch 2 such a conservative hardware concept? 1:59:23 Supporter Q5: Is there a compelling reason for Switch 2 owners to keep their Switch 1s?