Discord Ate 4GB of RAM — Now It Eats 290MB — NX Tech Tips SHORT 📱 (Nov 5)

Four stories, zero filler, hosted by Max. Today's Short: Discord quit its RAM habit, GTA 6 out-earned a launch day before existing, Wendy's shipped a free JRPG, and your game cartridges just got a countdown clock.

1. Discord Killed Its RAM Habit 💬

Discord is ditching Electron — the web-technology framework that let the app eat up to 4GB of RAM on Windows 11 — and rebuilding desktop + mobile in Rust. The new app runs on just 290MB (per Windows Latest; Discord's CTO confirmed the Rust rebuild to Inven Global).

Translation: your chat app was a web browser wearing a trench coat, and it finally got caught. The tip: update when the rebuild hits your machine — that's your RAM evening back.

2. GTA 6: $750M in Pre-Orders Before Launch 🎮

Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders have reached $750 million (Forbes) — just $50M short of what GTA 5 made on its entire launch day ($800M). Sensor Tower puts pre-orders at almost 8 million units, 74% on PlayStation 5.

The sequel out-earned one of the biggest days in game history without existing yet. It ships November 19. Start clearing storage now — your 210GB warning was issued last month.

3. Wendy's Shipped a Free JRPG 🍔

Wendy's, with 81monkeys, released WendyQuest: Legend of the Four Corner Stones — a free, Final Fantasy-style RPG on Steam for Windows and Steam Deck (Siliconera). Polygon calls it the most surprising JRPG of 2026, and playing can earn you actual free food.

The drive-thru speedran Final Fantasy. A burger chain shipped the free-RPG slot while full-price games ship broken. The fast-food arms race has a new front.

4. Your Game Carts Just Got a Countdown Clock ⏳

Macronix — Nintendo's main cartridge ROM supplier — is phasing out ROM production and pivoting to AI data centers (Kotaku; Ars Technica ties it to the memory shortage). The AI famine already ate your RAM pricing and your SSD budget; now it's reaching for your game shelf.

Physical cartridges just got a countdown clock. If you collect them, the shelf is the museum now.

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📰 Sources: Windows Latest · The Verge · Forbes · GamesIndustry.biz · Siliconera · Polygon · Kotaku · Ars Technica