Throwdown Show

Tonight’s topics:

- Nintendo Direct impressions
- PlayStation State of Play impressions
- Unity drama

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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Here are all of this week’s questions:

- Why does Bethesda get away with releasing buggy games?
- Which other dev gets as much leeway as Bethesda?
- Would Starfield have helped in the Xbox vs. FTC battle?
- Will Starfield’s replayability help Game Pass?
- Should Outer Worlds 2 be canceled?
- Which games besides Starfield are you playing?
- What is your current game of the year?
- Was the “19 inches of Venom” tweet intentional?
- Should PlayStation increase its prices?
- What could we see during the PlayStation Showcase?
- What is the greatest special edition console?

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:

- Starfield is the biggest Xbos Series X game ever
- Todd Howard comments: PC optimization and exclusivity benefits
- Baldur’s Gate 3 on PS5 is the PC version on Ultra settings
- Grand Theft Auto 6 might cost $150
- E3 2024 uncertain; Geoff Keighly takes advantage

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 this week’s questions:

- What brands have you boycotted?
- Which brand do you want freed from its parent company?
- Who is an underrated comic book artist?
- Do some questions make you roll your eyes?
- What are your favorite non-gaming hobbies?
- What life advice do you have for young men?
- Which female superhero do you want cooking your breakfast?
- What does your retirement look like?
- What are your favorite books?
- Who would survive a zombie apocalypse?
- Which video came character is ride-or-die?
- What would be your theme song?
- Which city would you want to move to?
- Would you leave Earth if a meteor was coming?
- Which conspiracy do you believe?
- What what you wish for to benefit humanity?
- What is your favorite season?
- Which are your top 5 action movies?
- Would you rather talk like Yoda or Darth Vader?
- Is there anything Tony loves?
- What text message did Carlos send Tony?
- Do people in the game industry support each other?

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 this week’s questions:

- Starfield review drama
- Eurogamer Starfield review code drama
- Starfield causes Xbox Series X sales to rise on Amazon
- PS Plus price increase
- Volition closes its door

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 this week’s questions:

- Are you interested in playing co-op games in a theater?
- Are recent high scores justified?
- Will we get disappointing games in 2024?
- Will TV audiences be upset with The Last of Us season 2?
- Why is Nintendo adding Denuvo security?
- Are you guys interested in playing Armored Core VI?
- What is one game you’d recommend to anyone?
- Does reviewing games negatively affect your experience?
- Is Starfield receiving more-than-expected hatred?
- Will Xbox keep its promise of releasing 4 AAAs a year?
- What will be Starfield’s Metacritic score?
- What’s worse: PlayStation Portal or Nintendo Labo?
- Which does Brett prefer more: Elden Ring or Baldur’s Gate 3?
- How much have you spent on gaming in 2023?
- Which has the better mid-gen refresh strategy?

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:

- Gamescom 2023 announcements
- Microsoft to sell Activision cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft
- PlayStation Portal announced
- Metal Gear Solid Collection is 1080p on PS5
- Baldur’s Gate 3 coming to Xbox later this year
- Charles Martinet is no longer the voice of Mario
- Starfield start screen controversy

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 this week’s questions:

- If Starfield fails, will Microsoft get blamed?
- Has Elden Ring’s influence manifested yet?
- Is the Starfield hype real?
- Did Microsoft nail the marketing for Starfield?
- Will you be good or evil in Starfield?
- Is Starfield’s early access good or bad?
- How would you sell Starfield to a newbie?
- Which games will sell well in October?
- Will we see more low-cost console SKUs next-gen?
- Do gamers want shorter games?
- Are you excited about Black Myth: Wukong?
- Should the next PS console be a hybrid?
- What smaller games are you looking forward to?
- Which big games will you skip this year?
- Are you excited for Warhammer Space Marines?

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:

- Starfield has gone gold, embargo lifts on Aug 31, dev q&a
- Baldur’s Gate III drama
- Xbox introduces enforcement strike system
- Final Fantasy XVI producer wishes there was only one system
- Tears of the Kingdom could have helped Japan’s GDP increase

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 this week’s questions:

- Do you believe the video of the alleged PS5 slim is real?
- How did Sony’s financials turn out?
- Was Eiyuden Chronicle purposely delayed?
- Is the Xbox Series S holding back Xbox?
- Why isn’t Forza Motorsport playable at Gamescom?
- Is Baldur’s Gate 3 a PS5 exclusive?
- Is it hard to rank your personal top 10 games?
- How did Diablo 4 fall so far from grace?
- Will consoles become collector’s items?
- Who will win the cloud gaming war?

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