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We bust Next-Gen Console Myths, discuss Zen 7 specs, and Nvidia’s recent warranty woes… [SPON: $24 Win11 Pro w/ "brokensilicon“ CDKeyOffer: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 ] [SPON: Save $30 on the MINISFORUM X1 Lite w/ Code “brokensilicon”: https://tidd.ly/4ciiOWL ] [Support the Independent Journalism done by MLID: https://patreon.com/MooresLawIsDead ] 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

Colin of Sacred Symbols & Last Stand Media joins to discuss PS5 pricing, and next-gen competition! [SPON: Click https://www.boot.dev?promo=MOORESLAW and use code MOORESLAW to get 25% off your first payment at Boot.Dev. Thank you Boot.Dev for Sponsoring!] [SPON: JLCPCB starts at $2! Get $123 in coupons & $30 OFF 6L PCBs: https://jlcpcb.com/?from=Moore2 ] [SPON: $24 Win11 Pro w/ "brokensilicon“ CDKeyOffer: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 ] [SPON: Check out the AOOSTAR EG02 TB5 + OcuLink dGPU Dock: https://aoostar.com/products/aoosatr-eg02-tb5-oculink?ref=clpmhgip&srsltid=AfmBOorncSDeJIZy644mK0Y76bqn-vumJdkhFdZkLGK0IBpsYc2uEReV ] #jlcpcb 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? Check out Last Stand Media: https://laststandmedia.com/ Last Time Colin was On: https://youtu.be/D0hPBqKHRN4 https://youtube.com/live/pTy8lNZIRH0?feature=share https://youtu.be/5zD1E6O5s_I 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

Is the AI Bubble finally bursting? What will PS6 Cost? Is Nvidia x6 MFG good? We answer! [SPON: Thanks to Monarch for partnering with me! Start your free trial and get 50% off your first year of total money clarity using my link https://www.monarch.com/mooreslawisdead or code moore50. ] [SPON: Wondershare Recoverit V14 AI-Powered Data Recovery: https://cutt.ly/2tPiM0V1 ] [SPON: $24 Win11 Pro w/ "brokensilicon“ CDKeyOffer: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 ] #WorldBackupDay #DataBackup #DataLoss #BackupFailure #DataRecovery #WondershareRecoverit #TechTips 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) MAJOR SPONSORS: Get BIG DEALS if you support MLID at Microcenter: https://micro.center/brokensilicon CDkeyoffer Cheap Windows and Gaming Keys: Win 11 Pro ($24): https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 Win11 Home ($23): https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11h Win 10 Pro ($18): https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore10 Win LTSC 2021($15): https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/MooreLT Office 2016 ($29): https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore16 Office 2019 ($53): https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore19 25% software discount code: brokensilicon Buy MS Win 11 Pro OEM KEY GLOBAL at：https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/ Use code "brokensilicon" to save $30 at MinisForum: https://shrsl.com/4n656 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MooresLawIsDead US Amazon Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/3ABOcPl Address Fan Mail to: Moore's Law Is Dead, PO Box 60632 Nashville, TN 37206 Broken Silicon [A PC Hardware Podcast] is available on ALL platforms. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/broken-silicon/id1467317304 https://open.spotify.com/show/6cdnW7YoDQJQy0g2CamWw2 RSS:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:645460692/sounds.rss Twitter: https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead All Music by SAHARA: https://soundcloud.com/saharasuck https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCffKc6rhZTkCLNtf4hyxwsg Broken Silicon Logo by Tom. Broken Silicon burning graphic by Tom & Sulphurous: https://twitter.com/Sulphurous11 2021 Video Intro by Tom and abstractrealism on the MLID Discord LINKS!!!!!!: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/luigi-wins-by-doing-absolutely-nothing 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/

Leo joins to discuss Intel’s latest processers, debate the future of AI Slop, and warn of rising prices. [SPON: Use “brokensilicon” for $30 OFF MinisForum 25G+2NVMe Card: https://tidd.ly/4rTLeuE ] [SPON: Discover easy, affordable, and reliable multilayer PCB manufacturing with JLCPCB! Register now to get $123 in new-user coupons and $30 off small 6-layer PCBs starting at $2: https://jlcpcb.com/?from=Moore2 ] [SPON: $24 Win11 Pro w/ "brokensilicon“ CDKeyOffer: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 ] 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? Last Time Leo was on: https://youtu.be/-kl9IxvyHt8 Check out Leo's YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/kitgurutech Leo’s ARL-R Review: https://youtu.be/FH-XqRQiDYc?si=BpCDGbRcG1-SpE3k 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/

We discuss the “third wave” of DLSS 5 Backlash, new 250K & 270K Plus CPUs, and future Ryzen! [SPON: Get $30 OFF the MINISFORUM A1 X1 Pro 470 w/ “brokensilicon”: https://tidd.ly/46NyCh5 ] [SPON: $24 Win11 Pro w/ "brokensilicon“ CDKeyOffer: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 ] [Support the Independent Journalism done by MLID: https://patreon.com/MooresLawIsDead ] 00:00 Project Hail Mary, Dan's Cold (Intro Banter) 6:25 Nvidia DLSS 5 Announced – Receives IMMENSE Backlash! 23:37 Let’s Be Honest – It’s For Investors 30:19 Could DLSS 5 be amazing for Indie? 33:12 Could AI Save Game Development costs? 39:46 Will AMD Capitalize on Nvidia’s Backlash? 44:51 AMD FSR 4.1 Analysis 51:28 Sony PSSR 2 Fully Tested in Multiple Games 58:30 XBOX Helix Announced at GTC – is Microsoft waking up? 1:07:21 Valve Didn't Buy RAM Before Announcing Steam Machine?! 1:15:15 Early Zen 6 Benchmarks Impress (And Confirm MLID Leaks!) 1:19:35 Will X3D Be Ready For Zen 6’s Launch? 1:23:28 Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus & Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Analysis 1:33:45 ASRock Leaks Ryzen 9 9950X3D2! 1:36:10 Crimson Desert Skips ARC, R5 9650X, New Switch 2 for EU, PS6 MFG (Wrap up) 1:46:47 Are Current Ray Tracing Benchmarks Indicative of Future Performance? (Final RM) Links: https://youtu.be/0Tiw7blVRZg https://www.techpowerup.com/347541/nvidia-dlss-5-gets-84-dislikes-on-youtube-as-backlash-grows https://youtu.be/4ZlwTtgbgVA?si=ZDa55myr4CxJkYqE https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/jensen-huang-says-gamers-are-completely-wrong-about-dlss-5-nvidia-ceo-responds-to-dlss-5-backlash https://kotaku.com/we-spoke-to-game-devs-and-all-of-them-hate-dlss-5-what-the-f-nvidia-2000680059 https://www.gamesradar.com/games/resident-evil/death-stranding-2-developer-offers-nuanced-take-on-resident-evil-requiems-dlss-5-makeover-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no/ https://www.techspot.com/news/111770-nvidia-confirms-dlss-5-relies-2d-frame-data.html https://www.techspot.com/news/111765-amd-releases-adrenaline-2631-driver-adding-fsr-41.html https://youtu.be/rAIs1_bQioI?si=XiUEU5TKSeRTL72r https://youtu.be/VO7qs7s5GbA?si=BkDIRe4kfydWgzEZ https://blog.playstation.com/2026/03/16/upgraded-pssr-rolling-out-to-silent-hill-f-monster-hunter-wilds-final-fantasy-vii-rebirth-crimson-desert-and-more/ https://youtu.be/U2j7ij9ZPDk?si=jqGKcBn4D-MxUUhW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bhre7EPC5A https://youtu.be/oROywsaqoWI https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/03/11/project-helix-building-next-generation-of-xbox/ https://x.com/jackhuynh/status/2031794158055408062 https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/windows-11-xbox-mode-announcement-gdc-2026-project-helix-pc-game-dev https://www.ign.com/articles/microsofts-gdc-2026-keynote-live-report-building-for-the-future-with-xbox https://hothardware.com/news/microsoft-xbox-project-helix-gdc-2026 https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-promises-major-improvements-to-windows-11-performance-reliability-and-updates-lower-ram-usage-fewer-copilot-interactions-and-enhanced-file-explorer-incoming https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2026/03/20/our-commitment-to-windows-quality/ https://www.gamesradar.com/platforms/pc-gaming/valve-pleads-if-you-have-a-line-on-a-bunch-of-ram-we-are-in-the-market-and-would-like-to-buy-it-as-ai-and-data-centers-make-building-steam-machines-a-herculean-challenge/ https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/valve-says-over-5000-games-made-over-usd100k-on-steam-last-year/ https://www.techpowerup.com/347418/amd-zen-6-medusa-point-cpu-spotted-on-geekbench-with-10-cores-32-mb-l3-cache https://www.techpowerup.com/347513/amd-medusa-point-apu-early-benchmarks-match-strix-point-at-half-the-clock-speed https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-launches-core-ultra-200hx-plus-mobile-cpus-including-290hx-plus-and-270hx-plus-flagships-arrow-lake-refresh-is-up-to-8-percent-faster-in-gaming https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/geekbench-leak-sees-intels-upcoming-core-ultra-7-270k-comfortably-ahead-of-core-ultra-265k-alleged-result-shows-arrow-lake-refresh-chip-5-6-percent-ahead-of-the-265k https://www.pcworld.com/article/3091163/intel-quietly-pushes-arrow-lake-refresh-cpus-into-gaming-laptops.html https://www.techpowerup.com/347251/intel-launches-arrow-lake-refresh-core-ultra-5-250k-plus-and-core-ultra-7-270k-plus-new-binary-optimization-tool https://www.techspot.com/news/111717-intel-launches-core-ultra-200hx-plus-arrow-lake.html https://www.tweaktown.com/news/110598/asrock-accidentally-leaks-amd-ryzen-9-9950x3d2-dual-3d-v-cache-cpu-in-new-press-release/index.html