Tonight’s topics:

- Nintendo financials
- June video game sales
- Starfield not playable at Gamescom 2023
- Jedi Survivor a huge success, coming to last-gen

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Here are all of this week’s questions:

- Should companies focus on digital libraries?
- Will Spider-Man 2 and Starfield be generation-defining games?
- Why do PC players rationalize pirating?
- Will there be an Xbox Series X mid-gen refresh?
- What will Insomniac’s next game be?
- Which company has the best soundtrack?
- Will FF7R come to Xbox?
- Could Starfield break sales records?
- Is Microsoft paying influencers to hide bad press?
- Would a Sonic game have saved the Sega Saturn?
- Will Path of Exile 2 challenge Diablo IV?

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:

- PS5 sells 40 million units
- Xbox hardware sales down 13%
- Remnant II thoughts
- ESRB proposes facial recognition to verify age
- Assassin’s Creed actress’ voice used without permission
- Tencent acquiring majority of Techland
- Xbox announces first pizza-scented controller

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

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Here are all of this week’s questions:

- Can PS Plus compete without day-and-date?
- Are Marvel or DC games better for PlayStation to purchase?
- What do you want to see in World of Warcraft?
- Should Square-Enix simultaneously release action and turn-based JRPGs?
- Will Microsoft sell its old studios after it acquires Activision?
- Which franchise should MS work on first after the acquisition?
- Which fighting game franchise needs to return?
- What if Xbox remains in 3rd place when the generation ends?
- Will you take a day off when Spider-Man 2 launches?
- Which game should Nolan work on?
- What do you want from potential Gunstar Heroes and Altered Beast games?
- Do you miss when consoles were radically different from one another?
- What are Brett’s thoughts on Diablo IV fixing its issues?
- What’s better for a game: exclusivity or timed exclusivity?
- Are you guys playing ExoPrimal?

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:

- Spider-Man 2 trailer and bundle
- Xbox Game Pass Core announced
- Final Fantasy XVI sells 3 million copies
- Diablo 4 gets review bombed
- Nintendo will keep the same account system on next console
- EU: Handheld consoles will be required to have replaceable batteries by 2027

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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Here are all of this week’s questions:

- Will Microsoft dominate the gaming industry?
- Is Valve safe from Microsoft?
- Will Sony’s deal with Microsoft backfire?
- Should we be concerned about Fable?
- How will Sony prevent Microsoft from learning about the PS6?
- Is PlayStation’s library now the weakest?
- Why don’t PlayStation users support Japan Studio?
- How successful would Bloodborne 2 be?
- Which forgotten Activision IPs should Xbox revive?
- Is Call of Duty now Xbox’s signature franchise?
- Does Bobby Kotick really need to go?
- Will we get another PlayStation Showcase in 2023?
- Would you buy TLoU2 remake with a changed ending?
- Will Xbox move on from the Series S?
- Which system had the best lineup in its last year?
- Which genre needs a comeback?
- In what generation did you spend the most money?
- Will you ever give Nintendo another chance?

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

Here are all of this week’s questions:

- What are 2023’s most overlooked games?
- Should game remakes have their own category?
- Why is it hard for certain franchises to succeed as games?
- How do you stay focused on long games?
- Are any of you excited about Warhammer: Space Marines?
- What features do you want in a PS5 Pro?
- Have you upgraded your PS5?
- Where are the DC games?

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
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/throwdownshow
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Tonight’s topics:

- Microsoft document claims PS5 Slim coming soon
- Halo Infinite loses 98% of player base on Steam
- Dev defends Game Pass against PlayStation criticism
- Peter Molyneaux teases next game
- Huge Sega document leak

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
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