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GabeN wept - Tech News June 28
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► TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Welcome to Paul’s Tech News - June 28, 2026
2:22 Aftermath: Steam Machine Launches for $1050 / $1350
5:33 Glimmers of hope in the RAM crisis
7:01 AMD brings FSR 4.1 to Radeon RX 7000-series with latest Adrenalin drivers
TECH BRIEFS
8:12 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition Launches, Sells Out then Returns to Newegg
9:07 GTA 6 Pricing / Pre-orders show Rockstar’s surprising push to maximize profits
10:17 Microsoft Announces Significant Price Rises for Xbox Series X and S
11:05 Windows 10 support quietly extended until Oct 2027, as users reject Windows 11

► LINKS
Aftermath: Steam Machine Launches for $1050 / $1350https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/45479024/view/685257114654870245 https://www.ign.com/articles/the-steam-machine-was-originally-meant-to-cost-about-750
Steam Machine -https://store.steampowered.com/hardware/steammachine
GamersNexus Steam Machine Review -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66QzlDewigE https://www.thegamer.com/valve-changes-steam-machine-page-remove-60fps/ https://videocardz.com/newz/french-retailer-mocks-e1039-steam-machine-with-stim-machine-rx-9060-xt-pc-for-e999 https://videocardz.com/newz/valve-says-steam-machine-hdmi-2-1-issue-is-fully-resolved-4k-240hz-support-coming https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/valve-explains-why-the-steam-machine-is-so-expensive-and-yup-its-all-ais-fault https://videocardz.com/newz/modder-makes-steam-controller-move-itself-to-the-charging-puck https://fossprime.github.io/Steam-Controller-Auto-Charge/ https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-580-173-02-linux-driver-released-for-older-geforce-gtx-gpus https://store.steampowered.com/
Glimmers of hope in the RAM crisishttps://www.techradar.com/computing/memory/yes-the-bad-news-on-the-ram-crisis-has-been-relentless-lately-but-asus-and-sk-hynix-just-gave-us-glimmers-of-hope-that-some-relief-could-be-on-the-horizon https://overclock3d.net/news/memory/sk-hynix-to-prioritise-ddr5-expansion-over-hbm4-in-new-production-push/
AMD brings FSR 4.1 to Radeon RX 7000-series with latest Adrenalin drivershttps://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/true-to-its-word-amd-brings-fsr-4-1-to-radeon-rx-7000-series-card-owners-with-its-latest-adrenalin-drivers/ https://overclock3d.net/news/gpu-displays/amd-officially-launches-fsr-4-1-for-radeon-rx-7000-series-rdna-3-gpus/ https://www.techpowerup.com/350320/amds-fsr-4-1-performance-on-rdna-3-notably-slower-than-fsr-3-1
TECH BRIEFS
5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition Launches, Sells Out then Returns to Newegghttps://tinyurl.com/mwfv42tn https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-had-to-re-engineer-ryzen-7-5800x3d-for-am4-10th-anniversary-edition
GTA 6 Pricing / Pre-orders show Rockstar’s surprising push to maximize profitshttps://www.gamesradar.com/games/grand-theft-auto/gta-6-exclusive-single-player-shops-and-side-missions-are-locked-to-the-usd100-ultimate-edition-and-fans-arent-happy-thats-a-huge-red-flag-for-me/ https://www.thegamer.com/gta-6-ultimate-edition-content-controversy/ https://www.pcguide.com/news/gta-6-physical-disc-version-is-coming-says-rockstar-but-not-until-after-the-game-launches/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/gta-6-preorders-on-ps5-are-outselling-xbox-6-to-1-as-retailers-warn-of-console-shortages/ https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intel/2026/06/gta-6-early-access-is-nothing-but-a-scam
Microsoft Announces Significant Price Rises for Xbox Series X and Shttps://www.theverge.com/entertainment/957288/gta-6-xbox-ps5-price-hikes https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-announces-significant-price-rises-for-xbox-series-x-and-s-2tb-model-discontinued
Windows 10 support quietly extended until Oct 2027, as users reject Windows 11https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/06/25/windows-10-support-quietly-extended-until-oct-2027-as-users-reject-windows-11/


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