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A new DF Direct arrives and with it, some remarkable news that failed to emerge from this year's GDC - namely that Codemasters has a demo of path tracing working on the PS5 Pro version of F1 25. How good is it? How fast is it? Alex clues us in. Meanwhile, the team discuss the AC Black Flag Resynced reveal, Tom looks at Mouse PI For Hire across several platforms and there's much excitement about the prospect of Panther Lake arriving in the handheld space.

Note: F1 26 won't happening - instead there'll be an update for F1 25... still a good point to add path tracing though, right?

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0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:03 News 1: GDC talk: F1 25 path tracing implemented on PS5 Pro
0:20:22 News 2: LiberNovo Omni Chair [Sponsored]
0:33:15 News 3: Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced revealed!
0:44:09 News 4: Game Pass Ultimate price slashed, Call of Duty access restricted
1:03:05 News 5: News 5: Mouse: P.I. For Hire tested!
1:18:11 News 6: Intel planning Panther Lake handheld reveal