352. Nvidia RTX 5060 12GB, PS6’s Next-Gen Strategy, XBOX Helix, Steam Machine Delay

352. Nvidia RTX 5060 12GB, PS6’s Next-Gen Strategy, XBOX Helix, Steam Machine Delay

Author: Moore's Law Is Dead, Bleav March 10, 2026 Duration: 2:06:49
We break down Nvidia’s smorgasbord of odd upcoming GPUs, Sony’s next-gen plans, and XBOX Helix! [SPON: $24 Win11 Pro w/ "brokensilicon“ CDKeyOffer: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 ] [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: Get $30 OFF the MINISFORUM A1 X1 Pro 470 w/ “brokensilicon”: https://tidd.ly/46NyCh5 ] 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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