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• 315. PS5 Flaw Could Affect Millions, AMD Zen 6 Nears 7GHz, Switch 2 | Alderon Games

  ​​A game dev joins to discuss PS5 Hardware Failures, the future of XBOX, and Next-Gen CPUs. [SPON: Thanks to DoorDash for sponsoring this video! Visit https://doordash.yt.link/4U2fGxl and use code MOORE50 to get more from delivery, for less with DashPass: zero-dollar delivery fees and reduced service fees on eligible DoorDash orders. Subject to change. Terms apply.] [SPON: Use "brokensilicon“ at CDKeyOffer for $23 Win11 Pro: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 ]   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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• 314. Zen 6 Specs CONFIRMED, AMD Gorgon Point Leak, XBOX Ally X, Nintendo Switch 2

  We discuss Zen 6 and Zen 7 core counts, leak exciting AMD APU details, and analyze gaming handhelds. [SPON: Use "brokensilicon“ at CDKeyOffer for $23 Win11 Pro: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 ] [SPON: Only $5.80 with the coupon!!! Get a $10 coupon for Flex PCBs at JLCPCB: https://shorturl.at/mkloy ] 0:00 Dan’s Moving to Wisconsin! (Intro Banter) 3:06 Sapphire Rapids Workstation Architecture (Corrections) 4:50 AMD Zen 6 Core Counts CONFIRMED 13:53 AMD Announces MI350X & MI355X 18:00 3nm IS ready for an RX 9090 XT 24:43 AMD Zen 7 Desktop AM6 Core Counts LEAKED 36:20 (NEW Leak) AMD Gorgon Point Early Specs 41:02 Nintendo Switch 2 Launched and Reviewed 58:56 ROG “XBOX” Ally X Announced 1:04:21 Why XBOX Fans should be P***ed! 1:15:53 PlayStation Handheld (basically) CONFIRMED 1:22:01 AMD R7 9700F, Cancelled 32 Core Zen 6, Wukong on XSS (Wrap-Up) 1:28:28 Blazing Fast SSD vs RAM, Nvidia Valve Deckard, Navi 48X Die Size (Final RM) https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1933329806239936803 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dmFa9iXPWI https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-announces-mi350x-and-mi355x-ai-gpus-claims-up-to-4x-generational-gain-up-to-35x-faster-inference-performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dmFa9iXPWI https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/events/advancing-ai.html https://youtu.be/w6JBCsOtFs4?si=nau15qh2G62taKll https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1932596899363652047 https://edition.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/reviews/nintendo-switch-2-review https://www.theverge.com/nintendo/686603/nintendo-switch-2-review https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-switch-2-review-its-a-switch-too/1100-6532411/ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2025/250611.html https://www.theverge.com/news/685505/nintendo-says-your-bad-switch-2-battery-life-might-be-a-bug https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/06/08/xbox-handheld-rog-ally-x-games-showcase/ https://www.theverge.com/news/682009/microsoft-asus-rog-xbox-ally-devices-new-windows-xbox-experience https://www.youtube.com/live/rlRcj_OoHpc https://tech.yahoo.com/gaming/articles/ps5-ps5-pro-reportedly-getting-115932011.html https://x.com/TechEpiphanyYT/status/1930302061381333096 https://x.com/9550pro/status/1933549931257868577 https://youtu.be/w6JBCsOtFs4?si=nau15qh2G62taKll https://wccftech.com/next-gen-hbm-architecture-detailed-hbm4-hbm5-hbm6-hbm7-hbm8-up-to-64-tbps-bandwidth-240-gb-capacity-per-24-hi-stack-embedded-cooling/ https://wccftech.com/black-myth-wukong-xbox-launch-scheduled-for-exactly-one-year-after-pc-ps5/ https://wccftech.com/nintendo-switch-2-screen-is-nearly-indestructible-claims-youtuber-after-smacking-it-50-times-with-pliers/  

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• 313. XBOX Ally X Specs, PS6 Handheld Performance, RX 9090 XT, Switch 2 | NX Gamer

  We discuss the new XBOX Handheld, Nintendo Switch 2, PS6, and AMD RDNA 4! [SPON: Go to https://raycon.yt.link/7RmBRKs to get 15% off Raycon's best-selling Everyday Earbuds!] [SPON: Use "brokensilicon“ at CDKeyOffer for $23 Win11 Pro: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 ] 0:00 Professional Expertise (Intro Banter) 5:08 ROG XBOX Ally X Analysis 21:41 Next-Gen XBOX Strategy 32:33 PlayStation 6 Handheld Performance 39:34 Will GTA 6 kill PS4? 50:03 AMD & Sony's FSR Alliance 1:01:20 AMD RDNA 4 & the Future of RADEON 1:07:58 AMD RX 9090 XT 32GB, Zen 6, Zen 7 1:14:17 Nintendo Switch 2 Analysis 1:26:36 The Death of Old Hardware (For GTA 6) 1:33:08 Unreal Engine 5 is FIXED w/ UE5.6!!! Links: Check out NX Gamer: https://www.youtube.com/c/NXGamer Last Time NX Gamer was on BS: https://youtu.be/JyTRoMXngRk?si=TZabStPMJ4cDSenm Early NX Gamer Switch 2 Analysis: https://youtu.be/k1oFSXfFtoU?si=g8288isSXy6eyUcw MLID Switch 2 Analysis: https://www.youtube.com/live/rlRcj_OoHpc?si=Nd6okuyL4PTQjWJW&t=559 (First big) MLID Switch 2 Leak: https://youtu.be/SibxVnw3LwY?si=nFirf8aZckGqY5D6 RX 9090 XT Leak: https://youtu.be/HkUEijON-88 https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-switch-2-review https://youtu.be/L0d1rdeKScI?si=2D1arCfogOpu_wtz https://www.dexerto.com/tech/nintendo-switch-2-leak-claims-console-has-been-complete-for-years-2562082/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/687059/nintendo-switch-unit-sales-worldwide/ https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-switch-2-review https://www.techpowerup.com/337725/nvidia-marketplace-briefly-lists-acme-geforce-rtx-4040-8-gb-brick-edition https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/handhelds/ryzen-z-series/z2-series/z2-extreme.html https://www.youtube.com/live/_M3QwLBrg8g?si=56giQvJ9Manpw2fL https://youtu.be/3njzvmkEZGo?si=L5KtrbS6wbPwgM3p https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/exclusive-xboxs-handheld-pembrooke-has-been-sidelined-for-now-as-microsoft-doubles-down-on-windows-11-pc-gaming-handheld-optimization https://www.cbr.com/xbox-sales-losses-2024/

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• 312. RX 9090 XT 32GB, RX 9060 XT 16GB Review, XBOX Handheld, AMD Zen 5 Threadripper

  We review the RX 9060 XT, upcoming RDNA 4 flagships, FSR 4 Redstone, and more! [SPON: Only $5.80 with the coupon!!! Get a $10 coupon for Flex PCBs at JLCPCB: https://shorturl.at/mkloy ] [Support the Independent Journalism done by the MLID Team: https://patreon.com/MooresLawIsDead ] [SPON: Micro Center Santa Clara is OPEN: https://micro.center/8d951f ] [SPON: Shop MC’s Laptop Savings Event: https://micro.center/00d3cf ] [SPON: Shop MC Top Deals on ALL Laptops: https://micro.center/629a91 ] [SPON: Use Affirm for Your Next Purchase: https://micro.center/02d9d0 ] 0:00 Fire Weather is here! (Intro Banter) 2:30 AMD Zen 5 Threadripper Announced! 15:03 RX 9090 XT 32GB & RX 9080 XT 16GB ES Leak 32:52 RX 9060 XT Review / Analysis 48:09 Could AMD bring back Vega’s HBCC for 8GB cards? 51:40 AMD FSR Redstone Announced 57:18 Nvidia Manipulates RTX 5060 Reviews & Cuts RTX 50 Production 1:10:44 Nvidia Gaming APU Confirmed w/ Picture, TDP, and Release Date! 1:16:12 XBOX Handheld Reportedly Sidelined 1:23:43 SteamOS comes to AMD APU Devices – Valve is challenging Windows! 1:31:23 Arrow Lake Refresh, MSI Claw goes AMD, Ryzen 9000G, PS5 Price Drop (Wrap-Up) https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/workstations/ryzen-threadripper.html https://www.servethehome.com/amd-reveals-ryzen-threadripper-9000-family-big-zen-5-chips-for-hedt-and-workstations/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkUEijON-88 https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-RX-9080-XT-ES-engineering-sample-could-rival-RTX-5080-Super.1027707.0.html https://x.com/AzorFrank/status/1925651286998794443 https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-radeon-rx-9060-xt-is-up-to-31-percent-faster-than-7600-xt-in-early-compute-benchmarks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I5pyS0cAuQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1U9vHdrxQA https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-radeon-rx-9060-xt-launches-on-june-5-starting-at-usd299 https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/amd-just-gave-us-our-first-glimpse-of-fsr-4s-redstone-update-with-a-host-of-machine-learning-based-improvements/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiekGcwaIho&ab_channel=GamersNexus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtFDz-BQLew&ab_channel=HardwareUnboxed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHz8Z0rEIMA&ab_channel=der8auerEN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_CuOTK-XiY&ab_channel=JayzTwoCents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_CuOTK-XiY&ab_channel=JayzTwoCents https://www.techspot.com/review/2992-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5060/ https://wccftech.com/nvidia-rumored-to-reduce-rtx-50-gpus-production-in-china-in-favor-of-ai-gpus/ https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1928167314509222038 https://www.notebookcheck.net/Nvidia-s-120-Watt-gaming-laptop-APU-shown-off-by-new-leak.1025348.0.html https://youtu.be/6tASUo7UqNw https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/exclusive-xboxs-handheld-pembrooke-has-been-sidelined-for-now-as-microsoft-doubles-down-on-windows-11-pc-gaming-handheld-optimization https://www.theverge.com/news/673114/valves-huge-steam-deck-update-is-now-ready-for-everyone-including-rival-amd-handhelds https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/1B71-EDF2-EB6D-2BB3#testingsteamos https://wccftech.com/intel-arrow-lake-s-refresh-cpus-confirmed-coming-to-lga-1851-800-series-motherboards/ https://youtu.be/yTePIHdC7AM https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B650M-GAMING-WIFI6E-rev-13/support#support-memsup https://videocardz.com/newz/asrock-goes-on-record-confirms-ryzen-cpu-failures-are-linked-to-bios-settings-offers-warranty-support https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-pledges-rocm-support-for-windows-ryzen-ai-max-radeon-rx-9000 https://videocardz.com/newz/acer-confirms-geforce-rtx-5050-laptop-gpu-clocks-and-tdp-specs https://wccftech.com/user-receives-a-bunch-of-backpacks-inside-geforce-rtx-5090-box/ https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/the-ps5-pro-gets-a-50-discount-in-sonys-days-of-play-sale-144517141.html

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• 311. Nvidia Gaming CPU Leak, AMD Zen 7 AM6, RX 9060 XT 16GB, RTX 5060 | Level1Techs

  Wendell joins to leak Nvidia's Laptop APU! [SPON: Use "brokensilicon“ at CDKeyOffer for $23 Win11 Pro: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 ] [SPON: Only $5.80 with coupon!!! Get a $10 OFF Flex PCBs at JLCPCB: https://shorturl.at/mkloy ] [Support the Independent Journalism done by the MLID Team: https://patreon.com/MooresLawIsDead ] 0:00 What keeps Wendell on YouTube? 6:13 SteamOS supplanting Windows 18:40 Steam coming to XBOX 28:29 Is x86 actually Screwed? 38:50 Nvidia CPU Picture & Release Date Leak 47:59 Nvidia CPU Strategy, The Downfall of GeForce 1:10:28 Nvidia Blackwell (Professional) Issues 1:15:43 AMD ROCm coming to Windows 1:23:18 RX 9060 XT & RDNA 4 1:26:51 FSR Redstone, PSSR 2, Strix Halo 1:46:40 Raptor Lake Instability UPDATE 2:03:29 AMD Zen 7, Zen 6, AM6 Discussion 2:14:21 Do consumers need more than 16 Cores? Last Episode Wendell was on: https://youtu.be/ZK6jAc8LY48?si=1vvzX-EIYOae7wND Check out Level1Techs Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@Level1Techs/videos Zen 6 Specs: https://youtu.be/970JyCapx8A?si=HXCgYsM6UPY-IGK1 Zen 6 LP: https://youtu.be/CcXN9xoXwns?si=BAvViKT0a0T0zYYB Zen 7 Leak: https://youtu.be/bvHrJzB4-MQ?si=m1-iTiSLztuTJQMi RTX 5080 SUPER 24 GB Leak: https://youtu.be/Z-29AJ5nCyw?si3KQ7qd-TpMdXsC https://www.theverge.com/pc-gaming/672637/nvidia-rtx-5060-review-meddling-gamersnexus-wake-up-call https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/game-dev-adds-in-game-crash-warning-for-13th-and-14th-gen-intel-cpus-link-provides-affected-owners-instructions-to-mitigate-crashes#:~:text=Alderon%20Games%20was%20one%20of,its%20customers%20about%20the%20problem. https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/raptor-lake-instability-saga-continues-as-intel-releases-0x12f-update-to-fix-vmin-instability https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-releases-firmware-fix-for-geforce-rtx-5060-series-to-address-black-screen-and-reboot-issues https://www.theverge.com/news/633478/microsoft-xbox-steam-games-support-ui https://youtu.be/M8R4CGXrXDc?si=aaF6vGi5I-N4ws8F

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