Microsoft/Activision Deal: We Can't Agree! - WAN Show January 21, 2022

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Timestamps: (Courtesy of NoKi1119)

0:00 Chapters

1:03 Intro

1:31 Topic #1 - Microsoft's acquisition of Activision

4:44 Luke's take of the positive side

8:50 Linus's rebuttal of the negative side

10:36 Fears of Microsoft monopoly, effects on multiplayer

18:00 Sony VS Xbox duopoly, Xbox Game Pass advantages

23:17 Sony's "Spartacus" Game Pass, Nintendo's Back Up service

25:35 Sony's memory stick, Xbox series S/X VS PS4/PS5

26:53 LTTStore's non-zipper processor hoodie

29:05 Topic #2: Lenovo vendor locks AMD processors via PSB

30:03 CPUs brick once fuse blows, enabled by default

31:56 Anti-consumerism or badly implemented? Discussing e-waste

35:02 [TRIGGER WARNING] Blizzard's "Cosby Suite"

36:20 Sponsor - MechanicalKeyboards

37:26 Sponsor - Freshbooks

38:11 Sponsor - Seasonic

38:44 Clearing opinions on AMD's PSB, remastered games

43:34 Merch Messages #1

43:52 Stopping GPU sag

44:50 Linus interpreting American Sign Language

48:29 Government reform thoughts for tech industry

49:18 AMD's CPU vs GPU innovative roadmap

50:35 Not all LMG employees are techies, Linus idea of trolling

52:33 Cables signal degradation shielded VS unshielded video idea

53:41 Tel Aviv LTT videos, Bill Gates buying lands

55:14 Game development & SSD expectations

56:56 Topic #3 - AMD's Anti-4GB VRAM post deleted after 6500XT

58:32 Better than nothing, functional & in stock

1:00:16 Specifications, APU usage explains the lack of decoding

1:03:29 Removal of anti-4GB post, graphics card & hardware demand

1:07:26 Topic #4 - NFT overtakes cryptocurrency after crashing

1:10:08 Twitter NFT profile pictures on iOS

1:12:06 NFTs are cosmetics that people value

1:18:40 ThinkGeek bought by Gamestop

1:20:30 Topic #5 - Samsung's Exynos 2200 SoC RDNA2

1:21:32 Topic #6 - Valve verifies games that work on Steam Deck

1:23:21 Merch Messages #2

1:23:28 LTTStore's free items, GPU wasteland postcard for labs

1:24:55 Linus's take on data science content

1:25:55 Linus & Luke regret mining prior to BTC explosion

1:27:17 Right to repair laws on Canada follows America's

1:28:28 LTTStore CPU pillow dirt smell from alpaca fur

1:29:16 Game development for LMG labs, Floatplane notifications

1:32:04 4K TV vs monitor for gamers, LTTStore screwdrivers

1:33:22 Shirt stretching, Twitch staff leaving & unprofitability

1:36:03 LTTStore's RGB diode T-Shirt, labs audio space & roadmap

1:39:40 LTTStore's new desk configurator for mousepads

1:42:38 Crypto crashing & GPU upgradability, DIY channel idea

1:44:16 LTTStore screwdriver price, LTT in Cuba, labs ideas

1:49:22 LTTStore screwdriver design

1:52:46 US shipping & taxes, variable refresh rate on Sony TVs

1:59:56 Front-end early development for Floatplane

2:01:34 LTTStore's upcoming waffle shirt, delayed shipments

2:04:15 Outro

2:04:49 YouTube Superchats still not fixed

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