Broken Silicon

A Game Dev pulls no punches on what he thinks about the next gen consoles and AMD RDNA 5!

00:00 Matt’s back, platform ease of use and restrictions (intro)

7:40 How good are platforms for support against each other

13:22 XBOX Helix

30:15 Best and worst case scenario for XBOX Helix

36:41 This is an XBOX is gone

43:29 GDK tools, is the console moving from hardware lock to store lock

54:13 Steam machine performance and verification targets

1:06:07 FSR4 for RDNA3

1:10:42 Could next-gen kill the current gen early?

1:21:56 Will PS6/Helix jump from current consoles feel larger, older systems support, path tracing

1:33:30 Zen 6 and Zen 7, Nvidia moving past 8GB, next gen RAM/storage

1:51:35 Timeline for AMD’s next gen, AI tools for development

1:59:56 What are you most excited about for next gen hardware

Links:

Matt's Twitter: https://x.com/deathlyrage Matt's Company: https://alderongames.com/

Matt's Company: https://alderongames.com/

Last Time Matt Was On: https://youtu.be/KjR1uk9LI9c

PhysX Die Shrink Matt was on: https://www.patreon.com/posts/die-shrink-145-122760894

Check out Alderon Games: https://alderongames.com/

MLID XBOX Helix Analysis Video: https://youtu.be/oROywsaqoWI

PS6 Orion Leak: https://youtu.be/mmAX6XFQsA8

PS6 Canis Leak: https://youtu.be/x-A3Bl2hXoQ

Confirmation of PS6 Handheld CPU: https://youtu.be/d6CRt9o8D4o

Episode about Raptor Lake Failures: https://youtu.be/rkVSgix0L38?si=cu_Do29ugJQdKKjg

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.xbox.com/en-US/consoles/xbox-series-x

https://x.com/tomwarren/status/2031788662459892011

https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2031515621343584522

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

https://www.digitalfoundry.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2021-metro-exodus-enhanced-edition-ps5-vs-xbox-series-x

https://schedule.gdconf.com/session/press-start-get-your-pc-game-ready-for-xbox-in-one-day-presented-by-microsoft-xbox/917901#:~:text=Travis%20Bradshaw%20(Principal%20Product%20Manager,45%20pm%20%2D%201%3A45%20pm

https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/games/articles/2026/03/gdc-2026-introducing-foundation-mode-for-playfab/

https://x.com/Crusader3456/status/2031843218619281565

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/xfx-radeon-rx-9060-xt-swift-oc-16-gb/36.html

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/109244/ps5-tops-black-friday-console-sales-while-xbox-was-outsold-by-the-nex-playground/index.html

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

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/

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We break down Nvidia’s smorgasbord of odd upcoming GPUs, Sony’s next-gen plans, and XBOX Helix!

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00:00 Daylight Saving Time, Tom's Annoying Month, UserBenchmark (Intro Banter)

10:37 Nvidia Preps RTX 5050 9GB, 5060 12GB, 5070 12GB Laptop, 3060 12GB

25:49 Valve “Hopes” Steam Machine Launches in 2026

33:34 AMD Zen 7 Pictured in Renders

38:45 Will AMD Phase out Ryzen 5 like Ryzen 3?

49:16 AMD FSR 4.1 Tested

55:56 “PSSR 2” Launches to PS5 Pro

1:04:56 Is PlayStation in a bad place before PS6?

1:23:37 PlayStation’s Pivot Back to Exclusives

1:29:15 XBOX "Helix" Confirmed as an Expensive, Hybrid, Next-Gen Console

1:40:01 Nintendo and FedEx Sue US government for a Refund of Trump’s Illegal Tariffs

1:42:39 Gorgon Point AM5, Intel Sued, Nvidia's Garbage Drivers, Microslop (Wrap-Up)

1:52:17 PS6 Handheld's Formfactor (Final RM)

Links:

https://www.techspot.com/news/111580-nvidia-reportedly-developing-rtx-5050-9gb-vram-revised.html

https://x.com/Zed__Wang/status/2029240918474408342

https://x.com/94G8LA/status/2028818093435486211

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-rtx-5070-mobile-gpu-looks-set-to-get-more-vram-despite-global-memory-crisis-8gb-could-be-boosted-to-12gb-according-to-new-listings

https://www.techpowerup.com/347059/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-could-return-mid-march

https://x.com/geoffkeighley/status/2030034475485385060

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/valve-still-hopes-to-ship-steam-machines-in-2026-but-a-delay-into-2027-is-starting-to-look-like-a-real-possibility-memory-and-storage-shortages-have-created-challenges-for-us/

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/valve-quickly-updates-its-own-steam-machine-update-recommitting-to-a-2026-launch-despite-ai-woes-nothings-really-changed-on-our-end/

https://www.theverge.com/games/890986/valve-steam-machine-frame-controller-delay-ram-memory

https://youtu.be/huRWonnGiCo

https://youtu.be/tfOu6XE-ElQ?si=YVesHC7O1siTV5FX

https://blog.playstation.com/2026/02/27/upgraded-pssr-upscaler-is-coming-to-ps5-pro/

https://youtu.be/I77_RuylLtk

https://youtu.be/Mk5QtqsSj8Y

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

https://x.com/asha_shar/status/2029645713962156149

https://www.theverge.com/games/890861/nintendo-lawsuit-tariffs-donald-trump

https://www.guru3d.com/story/amd-readies-ryzen-ai-400-gorgon-point-for-am5-desktops-in-q2/

https://x.com/shinobi602/status/2027477729705111902

https://www.techpowerup.com/346814/intel-foundry-manager-kevin-obuckley-departs-for-qualcomm

https://www.techpowerup.com/347130/intel-arrow-lake-refresh-core-ultra-7-270k-plus-appears-in-hp-desktop-pc

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/esg/intel-ceo-lutnick-commerce-sued-over-10-stake-sale-to-us

https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-announces-financial-results-for-fourth-quarter-and-fiscal-2026

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpu-drivers/nvidia-releases-new-geforce-595-71-driver-to-fix-serious-fan-control-bug-new-update-resolves-issues-for-rtx-30-40-and-50-series-gpus-that-reportedly-stopped-some-fans-from-working

https://www.techspot.com/news/111588-nvidia-investments-openai-anthropic-likely-last.html

https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/03/02/microsoft-gets-tired-of-microslop-bans-the-word-on-its-discord-then-locks-the-server-after-backlash/

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Max joins once again to discuss the latest tech leaks and Next-Gen Gaming Hardware!

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00:00 YouTube Burnout & CTR Optimizing (Intro Banter)

6:07 AMD is Not Just Competing with Intel

9:11 Zen 6 Bridge Dies, Packaging, Intel Chiplets

32:14 Zen 7 “Silverking” Budget 8-Core Strategy

47:25 Intel Nova Lake vs AMD Zen 6

1:08:52 Why hasn’t AMD used RDNA 4 in APUs?

1:20:54 RDNA 5 Performance & RADEON Software

1:29:22 PS6 Ray Tracing, FSR 4 on RDNA 3, PSSR 2 & RE9

1:49:20 Can XBOX Turn Things Around?

2:05:45 When will RTX 6090 Launch? Are 3-Year Gens now standard?

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750W GeForce GPUs, odd Zen 6 APUs, PS6 Specs Debates, and Tariffs ending – Drama, Drama, Drama!

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0:00 Tom's had a Rough Week (Intro Banter)

2:14 Good Laptop Years, R7 9850X3D RAM Requirements (Corrections)

9:29 Intel Titan Lake w/ Nvidia Graphics + Nova Lake AX iGPU Specs Leaked!

24:34 RTX 5090 Ti Development CONFIRMED - Early RDNA 5 Killer?

39:43 DLSS 4.5 Crushes FSR 4 in ComputerBase Survey

47:04 “RDNA 4m” Leaked for Medusa Point!

58:43 PS6 will have RDNA 5 (Explained)

1:15:13 Will AMD have enough TSMC capacity next year?

1:19:57 Sony Closes Bluepoint Games

1:34:33 PSSR 2 Release Date?

1:37:18 Phil Spencer & Sarah Bond Depart XBOX After Devs Warn of a “Rug Pull”

1:48:10 US Supreme Court strikes down Trump's global tariffs

2:02:34 Sony Low on RAM, Steam Deck OOS, XBOX Ally X Reliability (Wrap-Up)

2:08:51 Is OpenAI using any of those Wafers they Hoarded? (Final RM)

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https://www.techpowerup.com/340508/intel-patents-software-defined-super-cores-to-maximize-single-core-performance

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/credible-and-reliable-contacts-claim-nvidia-is-releasing-an-rtx-5090-beating-gpu-around-september-time-this-year/

https://en.overclocking.com/what-if-nvidia-launched-a-new-rtx-50-in-2026/

https://youtu.be/p5pZuUmpIyY?si=8FpTUGBhTna-oCP3

https://www.computerbase.de/artikel/grafikkarten/nativ-vs-dlss-4-5-vs-fsr-upscaling-ai-leser-blindtest-auswertung.96165/

https://www.computerbase.de/artikel/grafikkarten/nativ-vs-dlss-4-5-vs-fsr-upscaling-ai-leser-blindtest.95965/

https://www.techpowerup.com/346494/blind-testing-shows-gamers-prefer-nvidia-dlss-4-5-over-native-resolution-rendering-and-amd-fsr-4

https://www.techpowerup.com/346555/amd-ryzen-500-series-medusa-point-apu-brings-rdna-4m-igpu-with-fsr-4-support

https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-GFX1170-More-ISA-Diffs

https://www.reddit.com/r/FlowZ13/comments/1q9jg7r/my_portable_modified_beast_2025_z13_morefine_g1/

https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2024600824081764862

https://insider-gaming.com/ps6-wont-use-full-rdna-5-gpu-architecture-its-claimed/

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amds-zen-2-cpu-for-playstation-5-is-35-smaller-than-a-ryzen-7-3800x-but-sacrifices-nothing-in-terms-of-gaming-performance

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

https://youtu.be/AKHAj-o4jeQ

https://x.com/geoffkeighley/status/2024945134165508210

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/xbox-boss-phil-spencer-is-retiring-and-his-replacement-is-an-ai-executive-who-joined-microsoft-in-2024/

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Rick joins to discuss the latest Steam Machine, PlayStation 6, AMD RDNA 5, and XBOX Magnus rumors!

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0:00 Steam Machine Pricing, Release Date, and Strategy

28:07 What Pricing would make the Steam Machine FAIL?

46:26 The XBOX Factor

52:01 (NEW Leak) Game Devs are Worried XBOX is about to "Rug Pull"

57:43 PS6 and XBOX Magnus General Thoughts

1:06:45 Steam Deck 2 and Steam Machine 2

1:24:01 FSR Support and PSSR 2

1:27:40 Steam OS in 2026

1:31:24 PS6 Delay Rumors – Our Thoughts

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