Broken Silicon

Wendell joins to discuss the future of NVIDIA vs Intel vs AMD CPUs!

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00:00 Everyone Hates Windows - What's preventing Linux Adoption?

9:17 Steam Machine and SteamOS

16:41 XBOX Helix and Windows 12 - Fixing Microsoft Together

20:14 Nvidia N1X – Benchmarks, Stability, Laptop Expectations

35:06 The Future of Gaming APUs

40:21 R9 9950X3D2, Zen 6 Latency Revolution, 72C Zen 7

56:55 X990WX for Zen 6/7, Xeon Workstation vs Threadripper

1:16:08 AM6 Wishes

1:20:29 AMD RDNA 5 AT3 and AT4

1:26:48 Intel B70 – Will we see more “budget” 32GB GPUs?

1:31:16 PS6 RAM Capacity - Could 24/30GB work?

1:39:08 The Local AI Revolution

1:42:30 Will the AI Bubble Pop Soon?

2:08:15 Nvidia DLSS 5 Thoughts

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https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1767/intel-reports-first-quarter-2026-financial-results

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We bust Next-Gen Console Myths, discuss Zen 7 specs, and Nvidia’s recent warranty woes…

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0:00 Insane Tornados around Dan (Intro Banter)

3:59 Protoype Vs InFamous (Corrections)

9:20 Polling Suggest Sony’s Losing Money on Multiplatform Games

20:49 PS6 & XBOX Helix Exclusives a Focus of Next-Gen?

33:58 PS6 Doomerism & False Claims Debunked

55:09 PS6 Cost Saving Methods

1:05:04 PS6S - Not needed if PS6P is Cheap?

1:15:52 AMD “Steamboat” brings 72 Cores to AM5?

1:26:11 Could Zen 6 get delayed to late 2027?

1:30:34 AMD Zen 7 Threadripper, The Death of Low End CPUs

1:36:20 Nvidia Warranty Payouts Surged 1,000% in 2025!

1:40:52 Nvidia N1X Leaks CONFIRMED!

1:45:28 Intel ARC Celestial Cancelled

1:47:56 PSA - Intel Raptor Lake Failures are STILL horrible!

1:51:25 Game Pass Pricing, PS5 Panic Buying, Peak AI Bubble (Wrap-Up)

2:00:37 Appealing to Gen Z, AI “Wild Cards” in Games (Final RM)

Links:

https://youtu.be/8AdNGpKddpk

https://youtube.com/shorts/Oi0kmq8iwFk

https://www.ign.com/articles/console-is-where-they-want-to-be-reports-indicate-sony-is-pulling-away-from-pc-for-single-player-playstation-games

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-04/sony-pulls-back-from-playstation-games-on-pc

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/111050/report-xbox-exclusives-being-discussed-internally-at-microsoft-some-form-of-game-exclusivity-may-return/index.html

https://youtu.be/2nxud1g7N9Y

https://youtube.com/live/VQxBW7JgkHw?feature=share

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zD1E6O5s_I

https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2044172477270466855

https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2044171315851002285

https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2044173139265913250

https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2044528581229854847

https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2042722921651519716

https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2045179787660955939

https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2045185858186191329

https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2045170446258053235

https://x.com/adjectivenoun7/status/2045213664425263205

https://youtu.be/hluSmgNm0ZQ

https://youtu.be/dFtFhkWiHiw

https://www.warrantyweek.com/archive/ww20260409.html

https://www.techspot.com/news/112074-nvidia-warranty-payouts-surged-1000-last-year-not.html

https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2042304956984685049

https://www.techpowerup.com/348117/nvidia-n1-gaming-soc-surfaces-on-laptop-motherboard-with-128-gb-lpddr5x-memory

https://www.techpowerup.com/348270/intel-crescent-island-xe3p-to-skip-arc-gaming-gpus-focus-on-workstations

https://x.com/jaykihn0/status/2044415505054699900

https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2044648851080970578

https://www.techpowerup.com/348281/intel-to-re-launch-new-line-of-raptor-lake-refresh-lga1700-processors

https://x.com/jaykihn0/status/2044626884864946478?s=20

https://www.club386.com/intel-raptor-lake-refresh-rumour/

https://www.club386.com/intel-raptor-lake-refresh-no-core-i9-leak/

https://www.theverge.com/tech/911182/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-too-expensive-leaked-memo

https://www.techpowerup.com/348255/sonys-price-increase-triggered-playstation-5-buying-rush-for-record-2026-sales

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/pragmata-performance-benchmark/5.html

https://x.com/GPUsAreMagic/status/2041809681186775470

https://x.com/pcgamer/status/2041565679678320974

https://x.com/9550pro/status/2044742332025880866

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/allbirds-ai-pivot-sells-footwear-brand-stock-soars/

https://www.techspot.com/news/112073-clicking-reject-cookies-might-not-actually-do-anything.html

https://x.com/hardwarecanucks/status/2041631703156785565

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Colin of Sacred Symbols & Last Stand Media joins to discuss PS5 pricing, and next-gen competition!

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00:00 Gaming’s “Perpetual Golden Age” (Intro Banter)

07:25 The State of PlayStation (Why hasn't Hulst been fired?!)

13:27 XBOX Helix Pricing & Next-Gen Strategy

40:54 Windows is in Crisis

46:54 XBOX Helix - How will they profit?!

52:20 How XBOX Helix COULD Succeed, Steam Machine Concerns

1:05:59 PS5 Price Increases, PS6 Pricing Expectations

1:18:55 Why PS6 needs to Launch Sooner Rather than Later

1:25:54 Should Sony make a PS6S?

1:34:52 PS5 was Doomed from the Start

1:49:46 PS6 Performance, Exclusives, AI's Impact on Gaming

2:04:19 The Tech Backlash Train IS Coming

2:18:28 How inflation is impacting gaming

2:28:11 PS6 Portable Leak - Yes, it has Backwards Compatibility

2:34:52 What next-gen experiences do we want to see?

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Last Time Colin was On: https://youtu.be/D0hPBqKHRN4

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https://youtu.be/mmAX6XFQsA8

https://youtu.be/x-A3Bl2hXoQ

https://x.com/pbzero_official/status/2042420654960738477

https://www.engadget.com/2012-10-08-playstation-3-review-late-2012.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judas_(video_game)

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/rockstar-games-confirms-it-was-hacked-by-malicious-group-shinyhunters-takes-credit-gives-until-april-14-to-pay-ransom-or-risk-leaking-confidential-data-shinyhunters

https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm

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Is the AI Bubble finally bursting? What will PS6 Cost? Is Nvidia x6 MFG good? We answer!

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0:00 Easter Vacation and Luigi Wins (Intro Banter)

3:18 PS5 Prices Increased - What does this mean for PS6?

27:50 DualSense 2 Features

33:59 PS6 Handheld Specs Verified

50:25 DRAM and AI Markets Seemingly Begin Their Collapse

59:33 Will Google TurboQuant save DRAM?

1:15:34 Capcom Rejects DLSS 5 after Backlash

1:25:39 NVIDIA Dynamic MFG, 6x MFG, Auto Shader Compilation Launch

1:34:18 Would Frame gen be useful for the PS6 Portable?

1:41:09 Iran Bombs Amazon, Anti-Lag 2 Rebrand, Zen 6 Bumblebee vs MacBook Neo (Wrap-Up)

1:53:20 Zen 7 Threadripper, Valve's Monopoly of Good or Greed? (Final RM)

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2021 Video Intro by Tom and abstractrealism on the MLID Discord

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https://blog.playstation.com/2026/03/27/new-price-changes-for-ps5-ps5-pro-and-playstation-portal-remote-player/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zD1E6O5s_I

https://x.com/i/status/2038684903626215898

https://www.trendforce.com/news/2026/03/31/news-ddr5-retail-prices-pullback-amid-market-correction-but-industry-players-cite-stable-contract-trends/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-01/openai-demand-sinks-on-secondary-market-as-anthropic-runs-hot

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3w3e467ewqo

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/oracle-openai-drop-plans-mega-104331148.html

https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/2026030383/facing-backlash-openais-sam-altman-says-he-made-a-sloppy-mistake-in-pentagon-deal

https://www.eurogamer.net/capcom-vows-not-to-use-generative-ai-for-final-assets-but-wants-to-improve-efficiency

https://www.techpowerup.com/347894/nvidia-dlss-4-5-dynamic-multi-frame-generation-and-6x-mode-officially-arrive

https://www.techpowerup.com/347912/nvidia-launches-auto-shader-compilation-for-faster-game-loading-and-less-stuttering

https://youtu.be/zkfUSNGyR7U?si=hylYjDNSytywN8b4

https://www.dsogaming.com/articles/weve-tried-nvidia-dlss-4-5-dynamic-mfg-and-multi-frame-gen-x6-across-a-dozen-games-here-are-our-thoughts/

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/03/iran-war-uae-drone-strikes-aws-data-centers.html

https://www.techpowerup.com/347981/new-rowhammer-attack-puts-gddr6-powered-nvidia-gpus-at-risk

https://www.techpowerup.com/347902/amd-quietly-renames-anti-lag-2-to-fsr-latency-reduction-2-0

https://www.techpowerup.com/347952/amd-radeon-rx-9070-and-rx-9070-xt-fall-below-msrp-in-germany

https://www.techpowerup.com/347913/intel-wildcat-lake-core-300-series-specifications-surface

https://videocardz.com/newz/gmktec-panther-lake-mini-pc-2399-msrp-is-higher-than-its-strix-halo-ryzen-ai-max-system

https://overclock3d.net/news/gpu-displays/intel-arc-pro-b70-gaming-tested-does-big-battlemage-impress/

https://www.techpowerup.com/348014/intel-pulls-the-plug-on-xess-support-in-unity-game-engine

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/03/it-was-asha-sharmas-direction-to-scrub-this-is-an-xbox-marketing-suggests-report

https://cleantechnica.com/2026/03/25/sony-honda-pull-the-plug-on-afeela/

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Leo joins to discuss Intel’s latest processers, debate the future of AI Slop, and warn of rising prices.

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0:00 Apple MacBook Neo - OEM's Are Panicking!

12:17 Now with Iran – This is a Lost Year for Hardware

19:38 Arrow Lake Refresh Review

35:53 Who is the Ultra 5 250K Plus actually for?

49:45 AMD R9 9950X3D2 Analysis

55:01 What will Zen 6 Cost?

1:08:19 Will Zen 7 Perform Well on AM5?

1:10:31 PlayStation 5 Price Hikes

1:22:05 Steam Machine – Should Valve Even Bother Anymore?

1:24:49 Nvidia DLSS 5 Debate

1:37:49 Is AI Slop Inevitable for Gaming?

1:47:44 How should AMD respond to DLSS 5?

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Leo’s Interview with Intel’s Robert Hallock: https://youtu.be/78m-WAy13T0?si=LIlmeWFp2OULpAXH

https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/intel-core-ultra-7-270k-plus/10.html

https://blog.playstation.com/2026/03/27/new-price-changes-for-ps5-ps5-pro-and-playstation-portal-remote-player/

https://www.geekbench.com/blog/2026/03/geekbench-6-and-intels-binary-optimization-tool/

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