DF Direct Weekly #179: Sony's PS5 Pro Tease, Concord Servers Close, RTX 5080 Perf Leak, Astro Bot!

The inevitability of Sony's PlayStation 5 Pro increases still further as the firm 'leaks' the new design in a 30th anniversary artwork. Meanwhile, there are highs and lows for PlayStation: Concord crashes and burns, resulting in its withdrawal from sale - and yet spirits are raised by the frankly incredible Astro Bot. Elsewhere, RTX 5080 performance leaks suggest a 10 percent improvement over RTX 4090 - but where does that leave the RTX 5090 then? And then there's Anandtech: the team commiserate over the site's decline and closure.

0:00:00 Introduction

0:00:41 News 1: Sony leaks PS5 Pro design

0:13:42 News 2: Concord pulled from sale, servers close

0:37:11 News 3: Astro Bot review reaction!

0:53:23 News 4: RTX 5000 series performance and power rumoured

1:05:51 News 5: Bloodborne PC progresses

1:14:53 News 6: John’s Windows handheld impressions!

1:27:04 Supporter Q1: What should we make of the closure of AnandTech?

1:39:09 Supporter Q2: Where will Microsoft be in 15 years?

1:46:14 Supporter Q3: Could an RTX 6090 equipped Xbox explain Microsoft’s largest generational leap claims?

1:52:44 Supporter Q4: Could Ridge Racer make a return in the near future?

1:57:58 Supporter Q5: If Alan Wake 2 isn’t profitable, what hope do other original single player games have?

2:03:28 Supporter Q6: Will we really see ray tracing on Switch 2?

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