DF Direct Weekly #68: Half-Life 2 Switch Mod, New Sony Hardware, Nier Automata Switch Reveal

Not exactly a week for 'gigaton' news but plenty to discuss nonetheless. Portal and Portal 2 arrive on Switch, with Half-Life 2 mods appearing less than 24 hours later. There's joy at the news of a Switch Nier Automata port but confusion about how to actually pronounce it. Meanwhile, Sony unveils a new range of hardware - but is it aimed at PC or PS5 players? Also: FSR 2.0's open source nature brings about a new Cyberpunk 2077 mod - and we've spoken to the person who did it. Join John, Rich and Will for this one - but Alex Battaglia's Force Ghost is never too far away...

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00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:47 News 01: Half-Life 2 modded onto Portal for Switch
00:09:10 News 02: Nier: Automata Switch port revealed
00:13:55 News 03: Cyberpunk 2077 modded with FSR 2.0
00:21:20 News 04: Sony launches PC headsets, monitors
00:36:39 News 05: Valve doubling Steam Deck production
00:43:42 News 06: New Star Ocean: The Divine Force trailer
00:46:55 DF Supporter Q1: If Alex came from a time warp and said the Switch 2 had better RT hardware than PS5/XSX, would you believe him?
00:52:30 DF Supporter Q2: Nintendo has been stockpiling materials - possibly a sign of a new Switch?
00:56:05 DF Supporter Q3: Which gaming industry figure would you most like to interview?
01:01:30 DF Supporter Q4: Which retro CRTs are a good pick - that aren’t crazily expensive?
01:05:12 DF Supporter Q5: Could spatial upsampling like FSR 1.0 be integrated into displays?
01:08:47 DF Supporter Q6: Now that Alex is away, can we agree that Crysis isn’t a particularly good game?