DF Direct Weekly #227: Battlefield 6 PC is Superb, Drag x Drive Switch 2, RTX 4090 Handheld!

Digital Foundry Direct Weekly

In the calm before the storm of Gamescom 2025, gaming and technology news is thin on the ground - and there's some degree of disappointment beyond the brilliance of the Battlefield 6 open beta. Drag x Drive on Switch 2 underwhelms, AMD releases an RX 9060 that you can't buy - and isn't really that much different to the 9060 XT. Light relief comes in the form of a monstrous modded RTX 4090 "handheld", while OneXPlayer's 120W Strix Halo tablet does - admittedly - look quite intriguing. Meanwhile, what would it take to get Tekken 8 running on Switch 2? 0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:50 News 1: Battlefield 6 tested on PC! 0:19:25 News 2: Drag x Drive launches on Switch 2 0:30:35 News 3: Tekken 8 director mulls Switch 2 release 0:38:56 News 4: RX 9060 non-XT benched 0:45:20 News 5: AMD discontinues 5700X3D, ending widespread X3D availability on AM4 0:54:57 News 6: New tablet integrates 120W Strix Halo 1:03:42 News 7: Modder crams RTX 4090 laptop GPU into PC handheld 1:11:37 Supporter Q1: How will next-gen Xbox systems pull PC gamers away from Nvidia? 1:18:45 Supporter Q2: If AI profits grow, could Nvidia stop producing gaming GPUs? 1:27:15 Supporter Q3: How will the Z1 Extreme be supported in the future? 1:33:47 Supporter Q4: What will a Steam Deck 2 look like? 1:38:52 Supporter Q5: What Switch 2 ports do you want to see? 1:47:58 Supporter Q6: Is a Series X or One X a better choice for Xbox 360 and Xbox One games?

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