PC Gaming Gets Pricier, Top Gun Battlefield, Twitch AI, Xeneon Edge

EGP 345 covers another week of gaming news, hardware insanity and industry weirdness. The crew discusses Twitch quietly opting streamers into generative-AI training, leaked Zelda 40th-anniversary hardware, the confirmation of Hogwarts Legacy 2, and Gray’s deep dive into the Corsair XENEON EDGE and his animated Elite Dangerous Stream Deck setup.The guys also dig into the new Battlefield 6 x Top Gun crossover, with Carrier Strike, Wake Island-style combat and returning Top Gun: Maverick actors. PC hardware prices remain a major concern as GPU costs climb, entry-level cards get squeezed and Intel warns the mainstream market is “taking a beating.” Hans previews what he hopes to see at Gamescom 2026, while the crew also covers a possible Simpsons Hit & Run revival, modded 20GB RTX 3080s, GTA 6 reshaping the 2026 release calendar, Gears of War: E-Day’s strong beta numbers and the growing backlash against generative AI in games.The show closes with entertainment-crossover trivia.discord.gg/extremegamingpodcast