Here are all of this week’s questions:

- Will Starfield live up to the hype?
- Will people overlook Starfield’s inevitable bugs?
- Which games are you looking forward to in 2023?
- Is it okay that so many games are releasing in 2024?
- Is Xbox doing a better job with Japanese games?
- Was Microsoft’s showcase disappointing?
- Is the black Xbox Series S pointless?
- Is the Xbox Series S holding back this generation?
- Why don’t we see more Xbox Series S footage?
- Did Xbox lie about “no CG” at the Showcase?
- What did you want to see at the Xbox Showcase?
- Did the Xbox Showcase rekindle your faith in Game Pass?
- Are consoles releasing too soon?
- What will win Game of the Year?

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

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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

Here are all of this week’s questions:

- Are live-service games only for the young?
- What will you tolerate in live service games?
- What are your favorite obscure games?
- Who are your mains in Street Fighter?
- Is Capcom really back?
- What is the best marketing for a game?
- What do you want to see at the Xbox Showcase?
- Does Asia have its own game consoles?
- Which PS multiplayer games need to come back?
- Which classic game studios are shells of their former selves?
- Did the Nintendo Switch save Nintendo?

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:

- Street Fighter 6 impressions
- Diablo 4
- South Korea approves Microsoft’s Activision acquisition
- Kojima not involved with Metal Gear Solid 3 Delta
- Yuji Naka faces 2 years in prison
- Summer Game Fest + Xbox Showcase expectations

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:

- Was Sony holding back during the PlayStation Showcase?
- What are your thoughts on the symbiote suit in Spider-Man 2?
- Why do new games look last-gen?
- Are you tired of PlayStation’s “toe dips”?
- What improvements do you want to see in MGS3 Delta?
- Should Bungie chime in on Factions 2?
- Are Xbox and PlayStation afraid to announce Megaton games?
- What is a “Megaton” announcement?
- Are any of you going to watch the Xbox Showcase in a theater?
- Can the Xbox Showcase upstage the PlayStation Showcase?
- Why does PlayStation keep stealing Nintendo’s ideas?
- Is it smart for PlayStation to allocate 60% of its budget to live service games?
- Will Embracer’s failed deal hurt the gaming industry?
- Will Nintendo win its cease-and-desist against Valve?
- What character are you selecting in Diablo 4?
- Are video games a good place for artists to get recognition?

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

Here are all of this week’s questions:

- Will Starfield get low review scores?
- Is PlayStation done with cross-gen games?
- How will the PlayStation Showcase be divided?
- Will there be another video game industry crash?
- What’s more important: stylized or realistic graphics?
- Which games have the best animations?
- What innovations do you want to see next-gen?
- Will there be a Sonic + Mario crossover movie?
- Does PS5 need more exclusives?
- Sony make more acquisitions in the future?
- Should console controllers have universal/cross-platform functionality?
- Is 2023 the best year of the generation so far?
- Would a Bloodborne remake sell well?
- What would it take for you to abandon your platform of choice?
- What is your gaming breaking point?
- Can representation in games go too far?

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:

- EU regulators approve Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition
- PlayStation Showcase happening on May 24
- Mortal Kombat 1 announced
- Sega considering $70 games
- Tears of the Kingdom sells 10 million copies in 3 days
- Xbox One announcement’s 10-year anniversary

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:

- Should numbered reviews go away?
- Is Tears of the Kingdom a perfect 10/10?
- Is Tears of the Kindom a copy and paste from its predecessor?
- What metrics do publishers use to decide if a game should cost $70?
- Could a live-action Zelda movie ever live up to the franchise standards?
- Will future consoles be backward compatible?
- Would it be bad if Xbox became a third-party publisher?
- Is PlayStation sacrificing indies for AAA?
- Why do Japanese characters have right arms with special powers?
- What makes a game “DLC”?
- What are your thoughts on Mortal Kombat 12?
- Will quantum computing change gaming?

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