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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