Throwdown Show

Tonight’s Topics:

- Starfield delayed to 2023
- Gotham Knights won’t come to PS4 or Xbox One
- Nintendo Switch sells 107.65 million units but sales decrease by 20%
- Elden Ring sales surpass 13.4 million
- Dead Space remake releases on January 27, 2023
- EA drops FIFA
- PlayStation Plus subscriptions dropping ahead of new tiers
- Sony CFO says putting games day one on PS+ would devalue them
- Ubisoft CEO says it’s not looking to get acquired
- Trek to Yomi dev threatened by fanboys

Thanks as always to Shawn Daley for our intro and outro music. Follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shawndaley

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Website: https://audioboom.com/channels/5030659
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Here are all of the questions we answer this week:

- Does the Xbox outage bode ill for an all-digital future?
- What do you make of the reactions to the Xbox outage?
- Will we see more multiplat games in light of the recent acquisitions?
- Would a Square-Enix merger/acquisition look bad at this point in time?
- Will Xbox Cloud gaming bring Xbox to more platforms?
- Who has better fighting game character designs: Capcom or Bandai Namco?
- Should devs stop trying to chase industry trends?
- What genre do Soulsborne games belong to?
- What are the best/worst parrying systems?
- Will we have a normal holiday gaming rush this year?

Thanks as always to Shawn Daley for our intro and outro music. Follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shawndaley

Where to find Throwdown Show:

Website: https://audioboom.com/channels/5030659
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/throwdownshow
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThrowdownShow
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/throwdownshow
Discord: https://discord.gg/fdBXWHT
Twitter list: https://twitter.com/i/lists/1027719155800317953

Tonight’s Topics:

- Square-Enix sells Tomb Raider to invest in NFTs
- NYC sues Activision, targets Bobby Kotick
- Summer Game Fest starts on June 9
- Fortnite comes to Xbox Could Gaming
- PlayStation fans go after Gene Park on Twitter

Thanks as always to Shawn Daley for our intro and outro music. Follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shawndaley

Where to find Throwdown Show:

Website: https://audioboom.com/channels/5030659
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/throwdownshow
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThrowdownShow
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/throwdownshow
Discord: https://discord.gg/fdBXWHT
Twitter list: https://twitter.com/i/lists/1027719155800317953

Here are all of the questions we answer this week:

- Does Elden Ring’s level design tell a compelling story?
- Why are Soulsborne players so fragile?
- Should 2-hour game trials be a standard in the industry?
- Will we finally get true “next-gen” games in 2023?
- Will Microsoft acquire Embracer Group?
- What do you want to see in Fallen Order 2?
- Should PlayStation hold an early summer event this year?
- How can Xbox impress us during the Xbox Bethesda E3 event?
- Will Twitch’s new revenue split cause its downfall?
- What game will you play first on Steam Deck?
- Will you bring your Steam Deck to any rooftop parties?
- When will we start seeing new Xbox exclusives on Xbox Game Pass?
- Has Sony become like Apple and created a gated community?

Thanks as always to Shawn Daley for our intro and outro music. Follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shawndaley

Where to find Throwdown Show:

Website: https://audioboom.com/channels/5030659
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/throwdownshow
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThrowdownShow
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/throwdownshow
Discord: https://discord.gg/fdBXWHT
Twitter list: https://twitter.com/i/lists/1027719155800317953

Tonight’s Topics:

- PS5 gets VRR support
- PlayStation establishes game preservation team
- Time game trials are now a requirement for PlayStation devs
- March 2022 NPDs
- Xbox had best March performance in 11 years
- Activision Blizzard shareholders approve Microsoft acquisition
- Halo Infinite gets co-op in August
- Call of Duty player base declined by 50 million over the last year
- Modern Warfare 2 announced

Thanks as always to Shawn Daley for our intro and outro music. Follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shawndaley

Where to find Throwdown Show:

Website: https://audioboom.com/channels/5030659
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/throwdownshow
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThrowdownShow
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/throwdownshow
Discord: https://discord.gg/fdBXWHT
Twitter list: https://twitter.com/i/lists/1027719155800317953

On Throwdown Your Questions Ep. 381, we answer questions about Sonic, Halo and 343, and God of War Ragnarok.

Here are all of the questions we answer this week:

Thanks as always to Shawn Daley for our intro and outro music. Follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shawndaley

Where to find Throwdown Show:
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On Throwdown Ep. 381, we discuss Amy Hennig's next try at a Star Wars game, Sonic announcement and controversy, Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio reboots, and Elden Ring.

Tonight’s Topics:

- Call of Duty x Godzilla v King Kong
- Cory Barlog 4/20 non God of War: Ragnarok news
- Amy Hennig developing a Star Wars Game
- Crazy Taxi & Jet Set Radio reboot
- Elden Ring updates

Thanks as always to Shawn Daley for our intro and outro music. Follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shawndaley

Where to find Throwdown Show:

Website: https://audioboom.com/channels/5030659
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/throwdownshow
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThrowdownShow
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/throwdownshow
Discord: https://discord.gg/fdBXWHT
Twitter list: https://twitter.com/i/lists/1027719155800317953

Thanks as always to Shawn Daley for our intro and outro music. Follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shawndaley

Where to find Throwdown Show:
Website: https://audioboom.com/channels/5030659
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/throwdownshow

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThrowdownShow

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/throwdownshow

Discord: https://discord.gg/fdBXWHT

Twitter list: https://twitter.com/i/lists/1027719155800317953

Tonight’s Topics:

- The Witcher 3 next-gen upgrade delayed indefinitely
- Sony and Lego invest $2B in Epic Games
- Sony has $10 billion to spend on acquisitions
- Sony and Nintendo update subscription guidelines
- Hideo Kojima’s Xbox game was canceled
- Insane Elden Ring opinion pieces

Thanks as always to Shawn Daley for our intro and outro music. Follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shawndaley

Where to find Throwdown Show:

Website: https://audioboom.com/channels/5030659
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/throwdownshow
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThrowdownShow
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/throwdownshow
Discord: https://discord.gg/fdBXWHT
Twitter list: https://twitter.com/i/lists/1027719155800317953

Here are all of the questions we answer this week:

- Are you looking forward to Kingdom Hearts 4?
- Will Sony and Microsoft eventually start buying individual IPs from studios?
- Which game had the best marketing?
- Has the Xbox Series shortage ended?
- Is Game Pass’ Family Plan a blow against PlayStation Plus?
- Is PS5’s storage upgrade solution better than Xbox Series?
- Is Kraken the best file size solution for consoles?
- Will future games emulate Elden Rings’ memeability factor?
- Why does the gaming community gatekeep so much?
- What other franchises does Square Enix need to bring back?
- What can Summer Games Fest do to improve?
- What do you make of PS1 & N64 emulators for Vita?
- Which is better: the Vita OLED or LCD version?
- Does Browser deserve his own solo game?
- Why is Konami not going all-in with its gaming efforts?

Thanks as always to Shawn Daley for our intro and outro music. Follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shawndaley

Where to find Throwdown Show:

Website: https://audioboom.com/channels/5030659
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/throwdownshow
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThrowdownShow
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/throwdownshow
Discord: https://discord.gg/fdBXWHT
Twitter list: https://twitter.com/i/lists/1027719155800317953