DF Direct Weekly #235: Microsoft Re-Confirms Next-Gen Xbox, Red Dead 2 Remaster Heavily Rumoured

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In this week's DF Direct, Microsoft deny rumours that its next-gen console has been cancelled - but to what extent are its statements credible in the wake of the infamous "four games" messaging? The existence of ports of Red Dead Redemption 2 for PS5, Xbox and Switch 2 are confirmed by the most reliable leaker in the business, while John shares his impressions of Yooka-Replaylee. And to what extent did Nintendo underclock the SoC for Switch 2?

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0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:58 News 1: Microsoft: future Xbox console hardware re-confirmed
0:17:10 News 2: Yooka-Replaylee lands on current gen systems
0:27:51 News 3: Red Dead Redemption 2 remaster heavily rumoured
0:35:18 News 4: Ominous omens surround next Halo
0:47:16 Supporter Q1: If the next-gen Xbox is cancelled, what will have been lost?
0:52:47 Supporter Q2: Will competing consoles continue to launch at a similar cadence in the future?
0:59:27 Supporter Q3: Will developers focus on more advanced physics or mechanics to differentiate their games during cross-gen?
1:06:38 Supporter Q4: How will PS5 Pro fare in cross-gen software?
1:10:09 Supporter Q5: Should we consider Microsoft’s commercially unsuccessful consoles to be failures?
1:22:18 Supporter Q6: Is the Switch 1 or Switch 2 underclocked more heavily? Receive SMS online on sms24.me

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