# DF Direct Weekly #278: Sony Undecided On PS6 Price/Launch Date, Black Myth Zhong Kui Gameplay

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Podcast: [Digital Foundry Direct Weekly](https://stenobird.com/podcast/digital-foundry-direct-weekly-5614590)
Published: 2026-08-24T15:00:00+00:00
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We're not going to be commenting on leaks from a stolen GTA 6 build that's years old and promoting a memecoin but we WILL be talking about Sony's comments on not knowing PS6's pricing and release date and assessing the Black Myth Zhong Kui gameplay reveal. Rich is intrigued by Alan Wake's big PC upgrade for AMD users, while John muses over the reported end of live service elements in Horizon Hunters Gathering. Finally, five years ago, Alex made a range of predictions about Switch 2 and DLSS... so how accurate did they turn out to be? 0:00:00 Introduction 0:02:49 News 1: Sony undecided on PS6 release date 0:20:18 News 2: Remedy adds FSR 4.1 support in Alan Wake 2 0:27:23 News 3: Black Myth: Zhong Kui demoed 0:34:57 News 4: Horizon: Hunters Gathering drops live service elements 0:45:38 News 5: Doom ported to 12 year old camera 0:51:59 Retrospective: Alex’s Switch 2 DLSS predictions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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