HW News - NVIDIA Sells Leather Jacket & TCG, Steam Record Sales, Memory Makers Cry into Money (Gamers Nexus) [Video]

Gamers Nexus (2.63m subscribers)

July 22, 2026

Video length: 26:02

NVIDIA sells a leather jacket and launches trading cards, because paper GPUs weren't enough. The US is pressuring NVIDIA to reduce smuggling that definitely, absolutely does not exist, but also the US wants more money from memory makers. Steam sets a record for sales, according to report, and an OpenPuck XInput mod and game cartridge mod give us something fun to talk about.

00:00 - Recap for the Week

01:51 - NVIDIA Trading Cards and Leather Jacket

05:58 - US Pressures NVIDIA to Reduce Smuggling That Doesn't Exist

08:01 - US Wants Money from Memory Makers

10:26 - Surge in China Chip Exports

12:46 - Memory Shortage Could Last Beyond 2030

16:21 - RAM Takes Up 50 Percent of Phone Price

20:20 - Steam Sets Record for Strongest Half Year

22:49 - OpenPuck Steam Controller XInput Mod

24:13 - Reddit User Creates Game Cartridges

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