Tonight’s topics:

- Assassin’s Creed Shadows announced
- Square-Enix plans to restructure
- PlayStation has two new CEOs
- Sony 2023 financial report
- PS5 outsells XSX by 5x
- Half of PS players still on PS4
- Hi-Fi Rush gets final patch
- GTA6 coming fall 2025

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

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Tonight’s questions:

- Should Phil Spencer step down as Head of Xbox?
- Do you regret rooting for the Activision acquisition?
- Will diehard Xbox fans accept another year of no games?
- Has Microsoft overtaken Xbox in gaming decisions?
- What makes a game successful on Xbox?
- Why isn’t Xbox marketing Hellblade 2?
- Are PlayStation and Nintendo correct in limiting interaction with fans?
- Were those who opposed the ABK acquisition vindicated?
- Have gaming subscriptions failed?
- Which Xbox executive will leave first?
- Is Microsoft purposely trying to kill Game Pass?
- Will Japanese developers think twice before dealing with Xbox?
- Has Xbox realized it's in serious trouble?
- Will Xbox sell more studios to satisfy shareholders?
- Will Microsoft sell off the Xbox division?

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

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Tonight’s topics:

- Xbox shuts down four studios
- Nintendo financial report
- Suicide Squad led to Warner Bros losing $200 billion

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

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Tonight’s questions:

- Has Sony destroyed Helldivers 2?
- Will Helldivers 2’s player base diminish?
- How do normies view the Helldivers 2 controversy?
- Will Helldivers 2 affect future Sony PC ports?
- Should Sony have invested money into games instead of Paramount?
- Which backlog game will you never play?
- What was the dumbest gaming controversy?

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

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Tonight’s topics:

- Stellar Blade is the highest-rated PS5 game
- Xbox Games Showcase airs on June 9, followed by Call of Duty Direct
- Square Enix takes $140 million hit on canceled games
- PS5 and Xbox Series X sales down, according to AMD
- Bethesda wants to increase its output
- Starfield finally gets 60fps mode
- Sony quietly acquired Nixxes
- Limited Run Games apologizes for CD-R discs
- Korea to focus on fostering console game industry

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

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Tonight’s questions:

- What’s the difference between an A and AAA game?
- Why was Blizzcon 2024 canceled?
- Will the TikTok ban affect Tencent?
- What would have happened if Microsoft didn’t acquire ABK?
- How many copies does Stellar Blade need to sell to succeed?
- What do you make of the Stellar Blade petition?
- Which will sell more: Stellar Blade or Hellblade?

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

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Tonight’s questions:

- Stellar Blade is a must-own PS5 exclusive
- Xbox revenue takes a hit in Q3
- Garry’s Mod is taking down Nintendo-related add-ons
- Watch Dogs series potentially canceled
- Suicide Squad has fewer players than Avengers
- Adam Sessler deletes Twitter account

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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Tonight’s questions:

- Should we stop trusting gaming “insiders”?
- Should game companies sue “leakers”?
- Are we entering a post-console war era?
- What last-gen games will come to Switch 2?
- How will ISP bandwidth caps affect gaming?
- Why are Microsoft games selling well on PlayStation?
- Does the Fallout TV show live up to the hype?
- Are you excited about the Starfield DLC?
- Which games deserved DLC?

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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Tonight’s topics:

- Yoko Taro praises Stellar Blade
- Ubisoft deletes player licenses for The Crew
- Ghost of Tsushima comes to PC, cross-platform features
- Star Wars: Outlaws locks Jabba the Hut DLC behind season pass
- PS5 Pro is real and will push ray-tracing
- Fallout 4 sales jumped 7,500% in EU thanks to show
- Microsoft has more best-sellers on PlayStation Store than Sony does

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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Tonight’s questions:

- Which trophies are you looking forward to getting?
- Will Sony be the first to charge over $70 for games?
- Are devs to blame for cross-gen games?
- Are you excited about the Starfield DLC?
- Is there tribalism in gaming?
- Was it wise to make FFVII Rebirth an exclusive?
- What was the last Microsoft-produced exclusive?

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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