PC Perspective Podcast

Podcast #880 - Xbox on Linux, Big Tech Hides AI Debt, RTX 50 Series Price, Woodgrain Motherboard, 8GB Windows 11 + MORE!

August 15, 2026·1h 5m
Episode Description from the Publisher

Linux gaming support keeps improving, TPM hardware keeps gaining vulnerabilities, the AI tech sector keeps gaining debt linked to investments, and advertisers keep gaining sneakier ways to infiltrate your content experiences.  Enjoy!Ah, Kent couldn't make the show at the last minute, and Brett so planned on being there (lights were on, computer was spun up), but a last minute emergency took him off the air too - so it's a threesome tonight!  (I should have written that differently I think ...)Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:02 Patreon01:47 Food with Josh05:50 Xbox and Game Pass on Linux in the works07:46 New SteamOS beta adds support for more hardware09:58 Massive AI debt hiding in plain sight14:10 RTX 50 Series median price keeps growing16:24 Time Magazine shows ads only chatbots can see19:07 Noreply domains22:28 Woodgrain motherboard25:15 Microsoft raising Windows 11 license cost26:04 Win 11 built-in weather app wastes over 1GB of RAM28:04 (in)Security Corner intro29:23 (in)Security Corner actually begins44:34 Josh's Sim Corner51:25 Gaming Quick Hits56:58 Picks of the Week1:03:05 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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