# The PC Hardware Slump Is Real… and Gamers Are Paying for It

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Podcast: [Extreme Gaming Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/extreme-gaming-podcast-2940)
Published: 2026-05-28T08:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/extreme-gaming-podcast/2861686
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## Resource

EGP 333 brings Hans back into the chaos, which means the tangents arrive fully armed. The crew kicks off with Sony’s reported pullback from putting single-player PlayStation games on PC, leading to a lively debate about exclusives, “movie games,” God of War, The Last of Us, Days Gone, emulation, and whether PC players are really going to buy a PS5 just because Sony says so. The show also digs into Bungie’s rough Destiny 2 situation, Marathon, layoffs, Call of Duty rumors, Sega reviving Crazy Taxi, AMD Zen 6 and Zen 7 “Grimlock” leaks, AM5 headaches, gaming laptops, eGPUs, PC hardware sales slumping, RAM prices going crazy, PlayStation Plus price hikes, LG’s ridiculous 1,000 Hz monitor, Unreal Engine 6, PS3 emulation, The Witcher remake problems, Expanse: Osiris Reborn voice changes, and GPU trivia Join our discord! discord.gg/extremegamingpodcast

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