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Broken Silicon

Broken Silicon

By: Moore's Law Is Dead Bleav
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One brother is an Engineer, and the other is a Scientist. Both are hilarious and discuss the latest news, rumors, and developments going on in the Computer Hardware and PC Gaming Space. Broken Silicon is Brought to you by the Youtube Channel: Moore's Law Is Dead, and its creator Tom. Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRPdsCVuH53rcbTcEkuY4uQ Patreon That Makes this Possible: https://www.patreon.com/MooresLawIsDead Music by SAHARA, who were awesome enough to give written permission to use their music. Please visit their excellent Alternative Rock Music at https://soundcloud.com/saharasuckAll rights reserved
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  • 317. XBOX Kills Backwards Compatibility Leak, PS6 Price, AMD RDNA 5 | Colin Moriarty
    Jul 8 2025

    XBOX plans to break compatibility between XBOX consoles!🚨
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    0:00 WARNING for XBOX Gamers (Intro)
    0:44 XBOX vs PlayStation vs Nintendo - Summarizing 2025 Competition
    14:08 Is PlayStation Stagnating?
    26:53 Is PS5 about to get a ton of exclusives?
    35:29 The State of XBOX in 2025
    56:06 XBOX Ally X Handheld Analysis
    1:24:12 PlayStation games coming to "XBOX"
    1:27:58 (NEW Leak) XBOX is at least Partially Killing BWC
    1:43:20 PS6 Pricing - $799?
    2:04:44 Could GTA VI finally Kill the PS4 Userbase?
    2:08:09 PS6 Features - What will make it Next-Gen?
    2:18:52 Should Sony’s Handheld be PS5 or PS6?
    2:24:49 AMD RDNA 5 Development w/ Sony
    2:30:59 Where the F*** is PS3 BWC?!
    2:42:09 Why did PS VR2 Fail?

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    Last Time Colin was On: https://youtu.be/AuqIB9p12-4?si=3HqIUR1RXuHwS8Ta
    https://wccftech.com/nvidia-rtx-50-supply-expected-to-fall-by-more-than-30-percent/
    https://youtu.be/aWfMibZ8t00?si=mPTEANOvp1ruJnxt
    https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/playstation/sonys-mark-cerny-explains-why-your-ps5-pro-is-getting-an-upgrade-in-2026
    https://x.com/JackMHuynh/status/1940049247920943136
    https://wccftech.com/phil-spencer-retire-following-next-gen-xbox-launch/
    https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-hardware-is-dead-says-founding-team-member-it-looks-like-xbox-has-no-desire-or-literally-cant-ship-hardware-anymore
    https://wccftech.com/spencer-reportedly-loved-playing-zenimax-onlines-new-game-in-march-only-to-cancel-it-in-july/
    https://x.com/longislandviper/status/1938642018726514923
    https://youtu.be/VOCtRanwXrA
    https://youtu.be/kprpRvsOua0
    https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/06/24/meta-quest-3s-xbox-edition/
    https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-seemingly-lost-400-million-users-in-the-past-three-years-official-microsoft-statements-show-hints-of-a-shrinking-user-base
    https://wccftech.com/xbox-bet-wrong-horse-subscriptions-says-analyst/
    https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/07/sony-still-does-physical-gaming-properly-death-stranding-2-fully-playable-from-disc

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    3 hrs and 5 mins
  • 316. Nvidia 5070 Ti SUPER 24GB, RTX 5050 8GB Review, Intel Nova Lake, AMD R5 9600X3D
    Jul 1 2025

    We discuss the new Ryzen budget gaming CPU, new GeForce GPUs, and Next-Gen XBOX.
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    00:00 Intro
    00:39 Dan's Dog acts like a Vietnam Vet (Banter)
    4:15 DC Blackwell vs Gaming Blackwell (Corrections)
    5:36 RTX 5050 8GB Launched at $249
    13:40 RTX 5070 18GB & RTX 5070 Ti SUPER 24GB
    21:17 FSR 4 runs on RDNA 3, RDNA 2, RDNA 1...and XBOX?
    27:38 AMD R5 9600X3D Confirmed, Zen 6 X3D Speculation
    37:08 Intel Nova Lake Performance Allegedly Leaks, Zen 6 has INSANE Clocks
    46:12 Zen 7 Threadripper's CCD Configuration
    52:55 AMD + XBOX Announcements - No more custom consoles?!
    1:05:47 Is “XBOX mode” exclusive to ROG Ally?
    1:12:46 NEW Data suggests PS5 Liquid Metal Flaw is a Persistent Issue
    1:20:48 Switch 2 Chaos – Is Nintendo under siege?
    1:30:37 HDMI 2.2, Gorgon Point, the future, US Navy selling GPUs, PS, XBOX (Wrap-up)

    Links:
    https://www.theverge.com/news/692045/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5050-desktop-laptop-gpu-gddr6-gddr7
    https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/nvidia-marketing-goes-into-overdrive-mode-with-claims-that-the-new-rtx-5050-is-over-6000-percent-faster-than-the-gtx-1050-thanks-to-dlss/
    https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-defends-rtx-5050-desktop-gddr6-decision-says-power-efficient-gddr7-is-a-better-choice-for-laptops
    https://x.com/kopite7kimi/status/1939180632284053826 https://x.com/Tech_Meld_/status/1939250437439508872 https://www.techpowerup.com/338438/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5070-super-possible-specs-emerge-24-gbit-memory-takes-centerstage
    https://www.techspot.com/news/108370-modder-runs-amd-fsr-4-radeon-rx-7000.html
    https://www.reddit.com/r/radeon/comments/1lbbdaa/fsr4_on_rdna3_7900xtx_tests/
    https://x.com/MelodicWarrior1/status/1935871520288407920
    https://www.amd.com/en/resources/support-articles/release-notes/RN-RAD-WIN-SI-AI-PRO-R9700.html
    https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-leaks-new-entry-level-ryzen-5-9600x3d-cpu-new-gaming-optimized-3d-v-cache-chip-expected-before-the-end-of-the-year
    https://youtu.be/6aZeBe6p6eY?si=8mrdjFu1vpdhvOLm https://www.tweaktown.com/news/106021/amds-next-gen-zen-6-chips-could-launch-with-crazy-high-7-0ghz-cpu-clock-speeds/index.html
    https://wccftech.com/intel-nova-lake-desktop-cpus-over-10-percent-single-thread-60-multi-threaded-increase-leadership-gaming-performance/
    https://youtu.be/VOCtRanwXrA https://youtu.be/kprpRvsOua0
    https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/06/24/meta-quest-3s-xbox-edition/
    https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-seemingly-lost-400-million-users-in-the-past-three-years-official-microsoft-statements-show-hints-of-a-shrinking-user-base
    https://youtu.be/KjR1uk9LI9c?si=YGT0lUO13iSAMyJQ
    Nintendo limits rumble on SW2: https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-will-turn-off-your-switch-2s-rumble-if-it-detects-prolonged-use
    SW2 Display is SLOW: https://x.com/dark1x/status/1937199770788901151?t=3oghqaBoSkHM9_bkb4vmZw&s=19
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB67B8LCorI&ab_channel=MonitorsUnboxed
    https://chimolog.co/switch-2-panel/
    GC Emulator Lag: https://youtu.be/A3ylCAr0dbs?si=L-XaazqVn1iTcnM7
    https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20250626PD234/samsung-2nm-samsung-foundry-4nm-roadmap.html
    HDMI 2.2 Finalized (8K240 & 12K120!): https://www.techspot.com/news/106232-hdmi-22-displayport-21-debut-ces-introducing-higher.html
    8K120 / 4K240 Monitor: https://www.techspot.com/news/108354-boe-unveils-8k-120hz-screen-4k-240hz-dual.html
    Gorgon Point Confirmed to be “AI 400” Series: https://www.guru3d.com/story/amd-ryzen-ai-9-hx-475-mobile-cpu-features-12core-design/
    A peak into the future? https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-researchers-reduce-graphics-card-vram-capacity-of-3d-rendered-trees-from-38gb-to-just-52-kb-with-work-graphs-and-mesh-nodes-shifting-cpu-work-to-the-gpu-yields-tremendous-results
    US Navy selling MSRP GPUs: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/the-u-s-navy-is-selling-msrp-nvidia-rtx-gpus-5070-5080-and-even-5090-spotted-at-navy-exchange
    PS has no plains to end Exclusives: https://www.techspot.com/news/108331-playstation-doubles-down-slow-thoughtful-pc-porting-strategy.html
    More XBOX Layoffs: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/06/24/even-more-major-xbox-layoffs-are-coming-soon/

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    1 hr and 47 mins
  • 315. PS5 Flaw Could Affect Millions, AMD Zen 6 Nears 7GHz, Switch 2 | Alderon Games
    Jun 24 2025

    ​​A game dev joins to discuss PS5 Hardware Failures, the future of XBOX, and Next-Gen CPUs.

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    00:00 Matt is back, interest in investigating issues (intro)

    09:57 PlayStation 5 failures

    32:54 Why did all the game devs completely ignore the ps5 hardware vision

    38:06 How long until they finally drop support from last gen?

    47:14 Giving PlayStation advice for their handheld

    55:33 Switch 2 software problems

    1:05:51 XBOX origins and current status

    1:13:14 XBOX future hardware

    1:20:42 What do you think about game prices going up as a gamer and developer

    1:26:00 What game would you do with a 150M budget

    1:33:05 Unreal Engine performance improvements

    1:37:24 How would Intel react to a 7Ghz Zen6 CPU

    1:40:59 How will the normalizing of more than 8+ P cores affect games in the future?

    1:49:39 RDNA 4 and Blackwell thoughts

    1:52:48 FSR 4 implementation vs DLSS

    1:56:43 Do engines, compilers etc need to change? Or do devs need to put in more effort?

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    2 hrs and 9 mins
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A great podcast covering any and all topics related to past, present, and future gaming hardware and tech. Half the episodes tend to be commentary and insights, while the rest of the time it is interviews with people throughout the industry.

All about gaming tech and hardware.

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if youre interested in interviews with members of the tech industry ranging from everything from console developers to server engineers, covering a vast array of topics both gaming and professional this is the podcast for you. Tom the host asks the right questions and gets good information.

Absolutely amazing quality tech journalism

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