As we close in on the 200th edition of DF Direct Weekly - where we currently have no special plans whatsoever - Alex, Oliver and Rich discuss Microsoft's brilliant Xbox Developer_underscore_Direct, and get highly excited about Doom: The Dark Ages, before moving on to discuss the reaction to the RTX 5090 reviews, the problems of GPU reviewing, Sony's baffling live services strategy - and the mysterious delay of AMD's RDNA 4 cards.

0:00:00 Introduction

0:00:56 News 1: Developer Direct 2025 - Doom: The Dark Ages

0:17:36 Ninja Gaiden 4

0:22:54 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

0:27:55 South of Midnight

0:32:38 News 2: RTX 5090 review reaction

1:14:39 News 3: Radeon 9070 cards arriving in March

1:27:53 News 4: Sony cancels Bluepoint and Bend Studios live service games

1:36:27 Supporter Q1: Could the Switch 2 pack unanticipated custom hardware?

1:42:18 Supporter Q2: Will GTA 6 cost $100 US?

1:48:11 Supporter Q3: Should the PS5 Pro be supported with new games for longer than the PS5?

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