Broken Silicon
Episodes
379. PS6’s Road to Failure, XBOX Helix Comeback, Physint, Nvidia DLSS 5 | Gene Park
Gene Park, a culture critic for The Washington Post, joins the show to discuss the current state of gaming journalism and the industry.
378. Nvidia DLSS 5 Melts RTX 5090, PS6 NOT Ending Disc, AMD Zen 6 APU, XBOX Digital
This episode of Broken Silicon covers the disastrous launch of DLSS 5, which suffers from severe performance drops, visual artifacts, and hardware failures on RTX 5090s.
377. GTA6 PS5 Pro Settings Leak, PS6 Disc Support (?), Nvidia DLSS5 | Dustin Furman
The hosts discuss the gaming industry's shift to digital-only models, contrasting Sony's controversial decision to remove disc drives from the PS6 with Xbox's new disk-to-digital initiative.
376. Nvidia RTX 5000 $/FPS Implodes, PS6 Sadism, AMD Zen 7 Snowmass, Intel U9 4950K
The hosts discuss the RTX 50 series, highlighting severe CPU overhead issues that limit NVIDIA’s performance advantage over AMD’s RX 9070 XT, especially with DLSS enabled.
375. AMD Zen 6 and RDNA 5 Assault, Nvidia's AI Bubble, PS6 Killing Disc | James Prior
James Pryor, former AMD marketing lead for Threadripper, discusses the product's shift from enthusiast hardware to an expensive enterprise niche.
374. Nvidia Price Hikes, AMD RDNA 5 Specs, PS6 vs XBOX Helix Disc War, RX 9050 4GB
Hosts Tom and Dan discuss NVIDIA’s rising GPU prices and misleading marketing at QuakeCon, advising gamers to wait for the AI bubble to burst.
373. XBOX Helix Positron Beta, AMD RDNA 5 Performance Leak, PS6 Price | Jez Corden
Jez Corden joins the host to discuss Xbox’s current struggles, including high console prices and supply chain mismanagement under Phil Spencer.
372. Intel Nova Lake Delay Leak, XBOX and PSN Outage, DLSS 5 Re-Flops, AMD Zen 6 Specs
Hosts Tom and Dan discuss their plans for new Elden Ring builds ahead of the upcoming DLC.
371. PS6 Hubris, XBOX Helix Pricing, AMD Zen 7 Snowmass, Steam Deck 2, AI| NX Gamer
Host Tom and guest Michael Thompson discuss the gaming industry's turbulent state, focusing on Microsoft's strategic pivot under Asha Sharma.
370. Nvidia RTX 50 SUPER, PS6 Disc Dev Backlash Leak, XBOX Reset, AMD 8x MFG FSR 4.1
Host Tom discusses his recent migraine aura before analyzing major industry shifts.