HW News - F You, Bambu Lab, Chrome Eats 4GB for AI, More Steam Machines, Router Ban Update (Gamers Nexus) [Video]

Gamers Nexus (2.61m subscribers)

May 16, 2026

Video length: 42m 10s

In the news this week, we talk Bambu Lab and its legal threat sent to a third-party developer of open source software, plus GN's plans to deep-dive into Bambu Lab's shady behaviors. We also go over the plunge in consumer hardware and computer hardware sales (with a trailer for our upcoming special report), AMD's negative projects for the gaming industry as it gets into bed with data centers, Switch 2 price hikes, and residents paying billions for data center power buildouts. Additionally, the FCC router ban has some changes to the firmware update schedule, but none to the core ban itself.

00:00 - Recap for the Week

01:26 - Special Investigation

02:51 - TRAILER for DOWNFALL INVESTIGATION

08:32 - AMD Gaming Sales Crash, Motherboards Follow

16:31 - Bambu Lab Slicer

27:14 - Chrome Installs 4GB AI Model

30:08 - Valve Steam Machine Prep and Controller Queue

30:58 - Residents Pay 2 Billion for Data Center Power Buildout

36:08 - Nintendo Switch 2 Price Hikes

37:56 - FCC Doesn't Know WTF It's Doing

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