Broken Silicon

Gene Park from The Washington Post was with Kojima right before he was blindsided by Sony…

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0:00 The State of Gaming Journalism

13:54 Will GTA VI fuel a new gaming boom?

21:25 The Kojima-Sony Fallout

30:28 What happened to Wolverine?

38:23 The PlayStation Formula is Getting OLD

46:29 Will Sony recognize they are blowing this?

59:22 Is there a divide between reviewers and gamers’ taste?

1:04:14 PlayStation’s Mismanagement of Studios & Funds

1:14:08 If PS6 Fails…what’s Plan B?

1:21:23 Can XBOX actually challenge PlayStation again?

1:29:45 Nvidia DLSS 5 and Next-Gen Tech

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Check out Gene: https://x.com/GenePark

Gen’s Wolverine Review: https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/09/10/marvel-wolverine-has-heart-lacks-ambition/

MLID Article on why PS6 should Fail: https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/ps6-should-fail-and-you-were-never-a-playstation-fan-if-you-disagree

https://youtube.com/live/ItJQ09mraxw

https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles/

https://x.com/i/trending/2098094579283095936

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/playstation-store-buy-button-class-action-may-never-reach-a-courtroom

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/113028/sony-is-now-putting-disc-death-warning-stickers-on-ps5-boxes-proving-it-has-no-plans-on-reversing-its-decision/index.html

https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles/

https://kotaku.com/sony-says-selling-more-ps5s-is-now-secondary-to-getting-its-players-to-spend-more-2000729852

https://x.com/HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN/status/2097877506401681753

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/sony-reportedly-reverses-course-on-live-service-co-op-horizon-game-after-negative-player-feedback/

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/shenmue-3-revived-at-long-last-at-e3-2015/1100-6428167/

https://www.polygon.com/bluepoint-games-sony-playstation-failure/

https://kotaku.com/analyst-claims-sonys-latest-ps5-exclusive-saros-isnt-selling-great-either-2000695652

https://youtu.be/x-A3Bl2hXoQ?si=PdiBf46EGQXUYjX6

https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/er/06q4_sony.pdf

https://ravi64.com/phil-spencer-xbox-farewell/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_death_of_the_universe

https://x.com/MarvelGames/status/2097860106931052740

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TDch5fTx8o

https://x.com/LuayPrince/status/2097892580033749143

https://youtu.be/_WazPeflbzs?si=uckt7jSTt3tUnami

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-shuts-down-bluepoint-games-dev-behind-consistently-great-remakes/1100-6538292/

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The RTX 50 disaster tour continues, Sony confirms disc production, and Medusa looks INCREDIBLE!

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0:00 Sleepy Dads & House Hunters (Intro Banter)

4:37 Intel Diamond Rapids & Panther Lake-X Performance (Corrections)

9:49 Nvidia DLSS 5 Releases to Endless Debate & Reliability Concerns

30:17 Does DLSS 5 at least look good? What truth is it held to?

40:04 RX 9070 XT Matches RTX 5090 in COD & Star Wars Zero Company

50:21 Will Zen 6 save Nvidia?

55:15 RX 9050 4GB Tested – Wow PCIe Gen 5 Helps!

1:08:38 AMD Zen 6 APUs will be INSANE

1:12:06 XBOX Raises Streaming Prices

1:16:58 LGA 1954 & AM5 Socket Longevity Confirmed!

1:23:38 How long do we wait to upgrade?

1:28:27 Sony Confirms Disc Production isn’t Ending (MLID Right AGAIN!)

1:36:53 Would The Witcher 4 skip PS6 for its initial launch?

1:42:00 XBOX Disc-to-Digital Launches - IT'S AWESOME!

1:45:54 Sony loses the plot, TLOU3 Confirmed, Apple’s Trying to Kill OpenAI (Wrap-Up)

1:59:31 AI Bubble Comparisons, Apple Super Cores, "piece of content” (Final RM)

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https://www.techpowerup.com/352360/modders-get-dlss-5-working-on-amd-graphics-cards-though-performance-is-rough

https://www.techpowerup.com/352412/dlss-5-testing-ends-in-a-melted-rtx-5090-connector-power-shoots-past-600-w

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https://www.techpowerup.com/352288/leak-confirms-intels-long-term-socket-plan-with-lga-1954

https://youtu.be/sqnjiEOHx78?si=p2rOlZdIFV9VZp1l

https://www.techpowerup.com/351994/amd-confirms-am5-compatibility-with-olympic-ridge-desktop-zen-6

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/09/sony-factory-will-still-have-significant-ps5-disc-manufacturing-capacity-after-physical-media-deadline

https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2096745859425648887

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https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/08/26/your-discs-now-also-digital/?ocid=Platform_soc_omc_xbo_fb_Photo_lrn_8.26.2

https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-claims-digital-games-are-not-really-owned-by-players-in-response-to-class-action-lawsuit

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https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/drama-shows/neil-druckmann-doubles-down-on-distancing-naughty-dog-from-the-last-of-us-season-3-saying-he-had-no-involvement-in-the-hbo-shows-creative-direction/

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Dustin from the Sacred Symbols podcast joins to leak PlayStation details, and discuss next-gen consoles!

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0:00 Dustin loves his Baby more than Podcasting?!

6:05 XBOX Disc-to-Digital, PlayStation Going All-Digital

21:48 Will Sony Backtrack on Killing Physical?

38:07 Why the Backlash Could Still Work

57:16 How PlayStation Backtracks (At no cost to Sony)

1:17:25 Could PS6 support Disc-to-Digital like XBOX?

1:23:50 GTA VI Extended Look Reactions

1:32:02 Will GTA VI be limited to 30 FPS?

1:48:09 PS5 Pro Enhanced Leak (GTA 6 Performance Requirements)

1:58:21 Devs avoiding the GTA6 Release Window

2:02:40 If GTA6 is 30 FPS on PS5 - Your Gaming PC is in TROUBLE

2:08:57 Nvidia DLSS 5

2:29:15 AMD RDNA 5, Nvidia CPU overhead

2:33:20 Next-Gen Controller Design, What Excites us about PS6/Helix?

Check out Dustin's YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwQosJMLPfBF7tNeFaEkUQ

Check out Sacred Symbols: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt9BGe6i2lJepl-B_zwX6VA

Pork Poncho: https://x.com/PorkPoncho/status/2092678996316061989?s=20

https://x.com/DustinCanFly/status/2093149772144140733

https://x.com/longislandviper/status/2092740360380223613

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https://mp1st.com/news/rumor-sony-reportedly-reconsidering-delaying-digital-only-plans-due-to-xbox-pushing-for-100-physical-strategy-for-xbox

https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2092760251086823699

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/97602/sony-confirms-playstation-5-pro-by-filing-copyright-strike-against-leakers-video-on-ps5/index.html

https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2094167124692398421

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The RTX 50 Series is effectively dead due to horrific price hikes and persistent framerate issues.

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0:00 Hot Chips & Cooler Weather (Intro Banter)

6:23 RTX 5000 Prices Skyrocket Amidst Mainstream Performances Issues

29:20 Nvidia Pulls an Enron

45:13 Intel Core Ultra 9 4950K Naming Leaked

49:31 384 Core Zen 7 Snowmass LEAKED!

56:39 PS6 Release Date Undecided (DUH)

1:01:19 PlayStation Sadism – Why do they hate their fans SO MUCH?!

1:16:55 GTA 6 “Leaker” (Scammer) Cashes in!

1:23:09 TES6, Fire Herman Hulst, Budget Intel Handhelds, GPD Win Max 3 (Wrap-Up)

1:31:11 “Normal” DDR5 Pricing, Entry Level Codes after AI, GPU Size in 2026 (Final RMs)

Links:

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https://youtu.be/XyEILrjuZJI

https://youtu.be/qfbC8hjBdSE

https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-ai-factory-compute/

https://www.benzinga.com/markets/prediction-markets/26/08/61181781/cme-ai-compute-futures-nvidia

https://www.reuters.com/business/us-cftc-seeks-comment-compute-derivatives-ai-demand-grows-2026-08-19/

https://wccftech.com/deepseek-forced-to-raise-prices-as-its-recent-price-cuts-to-snub-openai-unleashed-a-demand-tsnunami-that-its-20000-gpu-stash-cant-handle/

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/with-new-open-models-meta-pitches-another-reboot-of-its-struggling-ai-strategy/

https://www.techpowerup.com/351714/intel-core-ultra-9-4950k-could-signal-new-naming-scheme-for-nova-lake-s

https://youtu.be/qfbC8hjBdSE

https://www.wsj.com/business/media/sony-ceo-hiroki-totoki-efc8923f

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/playstation-6-release-date-still-hasnt-been-decided-sony-ceo-hiroki-totoki-says/

Incredible email from PS: https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2091657274431291810

https://www.notebookcheck.net/GTA-6-leaker-cashes-in-Fans-pay-up-to-80-for-new-gameplay.1373811.0.html

https://kotaku.com/take-two-subpoenas-microsoft-and-discord-records-related-to-spread-of-gta-6-leaks-2000726633

https://www.techspot.com/news/113566-gta-6-leaker-may-have-access-playable-build.html#google_vignette

https://x.com/asha_shar/status/2087258678000779664

https://www.techpowerup.com/351722/playstations-horizon-hunters-gathering-trimmed-down-after-negative-player-feedback

https://newsroom.intel.com/corporate/intel-announces-proposed-15-billion-common-stock-offering

Intel Budget Handheld PTL: https://x.com/jaykihn0/status/2088959096796102877

https://www.techpowerup.com/351768/gpd-win-max-3-handhelds-usd-1-750-is-the-best-price-which-we-can-provide

https://www.techspot.com/news/113569-amd-crosses-30-client-cpu-market-share-against.html

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The man behind AMD Threadripper joins to discuss the 2027 hardware and the AI Bubble.

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0:00 The State of Threadripper in 2026

15:04 What parts of AI are a bubble?

36:33 When and how will the bubble pop?

1:00:45 What would make AMD Pivot from AI to Gaming?

1:10:19 AMD's Marketing Department...

1:28:23 How would James have handled PS6 Discs?

1:37:54 AMD RDNA 5 Pricing Strategy

1:52:50 AMD Zen 6 Launch Strategy

1:58:17 How will AMD get you to buy AM6?

2:06:30 What happened to Userbenchmark?

Last Episode James was on: https://youtu.be/x9WV8r-T6LI?si=ttX9ovrlEUqXcVL9

James on Twitter: https://x.com/cavemanjim?lang=en

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