353. PS6 or Xbox Helix? ─ Dev Admits Which RDNA 5 Console He'd Pick! | Alderon Games

March 17
2h 12m

Episode Description

A Game Dev pulls no punches on what he thinks about the next gen consoles and AMD RDNA 5!

00:00 Matt’s back, platform ease of use and restrictions (intro)
7:40 How good are platforms for support against each other
13:22 XBOX Helix
30:15 Best and worst case scenario for XBOX Helix
36:41 This is an XBOX is gone
43:29 GDK tools, is the console moving from hardware lock to store lock
54:13 Steam machine performance and verification targets
1:06:07 FSR4 for RDNA3
1:10:42 Could next-gen kill the current gen early?
1:21:56 Will PS6/Helix jump from current consoles feel larger, older systems support, path tracing
1:33:30 Zen 6 and Zen 7, Nvidia moving past 8GB, next gen RAM/storage
1:51:35 Timeline for AMD’s next gen, AI tools for development
1:59:56 What are you most excited about for next gen hardware

Links:
Matt's Twitter: https://x.com/deathlyrage Matt's Company: https://alderongames.com/
Matt's Company: https://alderongames.com/
Last Time Matt Was On: https://youtu.be/KjR1uk9LI9c
PhysX Die Shrink Matt was on: https://www.patreon.com/posts/die-shrink-145-122760894
Check out Alderon Games: https://alderongames.com/
MLID XBOX Helix Analysis Video: https://youtu.be/oROywsaqoWI
PS6 Orion Leak: https://youtu.be/mmAX6XFQsA8
PS6 Canis Leak: https://youtu.be/x-A3Bl2hXoQ
Confirmation of PS6 Handheld CPU: https://youtu.be/d6CRt9o8D4o
Episode about Raptor Lake Failures: https://youtu.be/rkVSgix0L38?si=cu_Do29ugJQdKKjg
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https://www.ign.com/articles/microsofts-gdc-2026-keynote-live-report-building-for-the-future-with-xbox
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