Throwdown Show

Tonight’s questions:

- What was your favorite EVO top 8?
- Will there be a new Mario Paint for Switch 2?
- Will The Outer Worlds 2 succeed at $70?
- Will SIE rebrand back to SCE?
- Why are Xbox and Sony abandoning exclusives?
- Are you excited for the God of War TV show?
- What games should get remade?
- Will Battlefield 6 live up to the hype?
- What is your favorite game box art?
- Which is your favorite Need for Speed game?

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:

- Nintendo Direct July 2025 impressions
- Xbox Report | FY25 Q4 Results
- PS5 fans against multiplatform games email Sony
- Gamers overwhelm Visa and Mastercard
- Kojima not impressed with games industry
- Marvel Tokon beginner’s guide
- Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound review

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 questions:

- Will PlayStation go full multiplat?
- Will Nintendo ever go multiplat?
- Should performance impact reviews?
- Can PC ever compete with consoles?
- Why do Asian devs struggle with PC ports?
- What are the top 3 games of the last 10 years?
- Which is better: Death Stranding 1 or 2?
- Is Collective Soul the new Sweet Baby Inc.?

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:

- Xbox won’t charge $80 for The Outer Worlds 2
- Moon Studios’ next game won’t launch on Xbox
- Ubisoft says microtransactions make games “more fun”
- Sony acquires 2.5% of Bandai Namco
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A Nintendo Switch 2 bundle
- Ongoing Collective Shout drama
- Tribute to Ozzy and Hulk Hogan

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 questions:

- Will Xbox shut down Obsidian?
- Are there too many games set in Feudal China?
- Why do gamers hate without playing?
- Can a studio buy itself back?
- Which characters could work gender-swapped?
- When will games stop being woke?
- Is Sony abandoning live service games?
- Who gets the money from a defunct studio’s games?
- Which games shouldn’t get remade?

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:

- Donkey Kong Bananza first impressions
- Nintendo can disable Switch 2 in US but not EU
- Oblivion Remastered studio faces layoffs
- King developers replaced by AI they developed
- Microsoft employee uses AI to advertise Xbox
- Xbox handheld price allegedly leaks
- Steam bans games payment processors deem inappropriate

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 questions:

- Who’s responsible for Xbox’s failures?
- Why is Xbox most successful in the US?
- Do you have faith in any Xbox studios?
- Will Stop Killing Games’ success backfire?
- What do you make of the FBI seizing pirating sites?
- Is “world economic conditions” the new excuse in gaming?
- Are retro games more appealing than modern titles?
- Which console is the best for fighting games?
- Do reviewers have to hide what they’re playing?

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:

- Ghost of Yotei State of Play impressions
- The Last of Us II: Chronological experience
- Halo Studios hit by layoffs too
- Nintendo wants shorter development times
- FBI takes down Nintendo piracy site
- Capcom cancels Monster Hunter Wilds lecture
- Sega wants to revive old Sega spirit

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 questions:

- Should the gaming community boycott Xbox?
- Will the Xbox eventually die?
- Will Sony and Nintendo have major layoffs?
- Why would anyone want to work at Xbox?
- Are developers turning against Game Pass?
- Did PS5 players beta test Helldivers 2 for Xbox?
- What is the Stop Killing Games movement?
- Which games are you looking forward to in July?

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:

- Xbox’s darkest day
- Helldivers 2 is coming to Xbox
- Brazil suing Nintendo over Switch 2 modding
- Neil Druckmann leaves HBO’s The Last of Us

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