# DF Direct Weekly #280: John on GTA 6, State of Play Disappoints, Helix "Family of Devices"

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Podcast: [Digital Foundry Direct Weekly](https://stenobird.com/podcast/digital-foundry-direct-weekly-5614590)
Published: 2026-09-09T10:00:00+00:00
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The Digital Foundry panel convene to talk about Sony's disappointing State of Play, John shares his thoughts on the Grand Theft Auto 6 Extended Look and there are more hints about Xbox's next-gen strategy as Asha Sharma discusses a family of devices - amongst other things - in an interview with the BBC. For an ad-free DF Direct Weekly with a private RSS feed and high quality video downloads, support us here: https://patreon.com/digitalfoundry 0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:43 News 1: Sony releases disappointing State of Play 0:25:49 Supporter Q1: What does John think of the GTA 6 Extended Look? 0:41:59 Supporter Q2: Is Microsoft pivoting to a more mainstream “family” of next-gen Xboxes? 0:57:18 Supporter Q3: Will Microsoft regret their disc-to-digital program? 1:04:49 Supporter Q4: Will the PSP 3 actually be able to play PS5 games? 1:09:43 Supporter Q5: Should Nintendo implement a global frame-rate cap option for Switch 2? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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