Tonight’s topics:

- Phil Spencer says ‘Xbox will exist’ even if Activision Blizzard deal is blocked
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree announced
- Luminous Productions folded into Square-Enix
- Final Fantasy XVI gameplay revealed
- Final Fantasy XVI producer doesn't like the term "JRPG"
- Xbox Series X/S has sold 18.5 million versus PS5’s 30 million, analysis firm estimates

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Here are all of this week’s questions:

- Was the Xbox Series S a mistake?
- Why do some third-party games run better/worse on certain consoles?
- Why do AAA games get more attention than indies?
- Why hasn’t Sony abandoned VR?
- Why can’t gamers tell the difference between a Showcase and State of Play?
- When will publishers stop making GaaS titles?
- Will Capcom ever make fighting games with 2D visuals again?
- What are your favorite licensed video games?
- Why is no one talking about CoD getting hacked?
- Is Throwdown hard to please?
- Will VR or cloud gaming take off in the future?
- Will we ever see OpenAI make video games?
- Can Metal Gear Solid work without Kojima?
- What game will you play late into the night?

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Tonight’s topics:

- PlayStation State of Play February 2023
- Shinji Mikami leaves Tango Gameworks
- Microsoft signs deal to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo
- Xbox PC games come to Nvidia GeForce Now
- Microsoft president to push Activision deal at EU hearing
- Bungie says new games won’t be PlayStation exclusives

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Here are all of this week’s questions:

- Will Xbox go all-digital before PlayStation and Nintendo?
- Why do digital games cost as much as physical?
- Why is PlayStation the only brand with consistent naming?
- Is EA making a comeback?
- What are your favorite multiplayer maps?
- What game can you “hear” when you see its screenshot?
- Are handhelds making a comeback?
- Can AI-generated voices lower the cost of games?
- Should we be worried about Saudi Arabia gobbling up game companies?
- Is PlayStation’s Horizon franchise a system seller?
- What are your favorite game to anime adaptations?

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:

- Call of Duty removes third person mode
- Activision ends remote work
- PSVR 2 releases

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:

- Is a 1/10 game score justified?
- Why is game journalism so bad nowadays?
- Does boycotting work?
- Can other Xbox studios revitalize Halo?
- Should there be race-swapped characters in video games?
- Has the CMA called Microsoft on its bluff?
- Who will pick up the FIFA license?
- What under-the-radar games are you hyped for in 2023?
- Which game reminds you why you love this hobby?
- Do religious types like Nintendo’s family-friendly image?
- What is Azure?

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:

- Nintendo Direct Feb 2023 impressions
- Nintendo Q3 financials
- Nintendo Switch outsells PS4
- UK gov’t says Activision deal could harm gamers
- 24% of CoD PS gamers will jump ship to Xbox
- Bobby Kotic accuses Sony of “trying to sabotage” MS Activision deal
- Console sales data via CMA
- Xbox Game Pass cannibalizes game sales

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Here are all of this week’s questions:

- Do you discard console boxes?
- Will Microsoft successfully acquire Activision Blizzard?
- Will Insomniac’s Wolverine be M-rated?
- Do games have a “murder limit”?
- Will more games refrain from having microtransactions?
- Why is rain difficult to make in a video game?
- Are single-player games making a comeback?
- Are you optimistic about the Iron Man game?
- Would you sail the high seas to play Switch 2 games?
- Why isn’t Xbox selling physical games?
- How will physical stores cope with digital games?

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, Nintendo, and Sony won't be part of E3 2023
- Activision Blizzard Executive: Last of Us Show success proves Sony's merger opposition is baseless
- Xbox boss admits The Last of Us set “an incredibly high bar” for Halo show
- Embracer and Amazon team up for new Tomb Raider
- Sony denies reports of PlayStation VR 2 production being slashed
- Sony has now shipped over 32.1 million PS5s

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:

- Is Dead Space a perfect remake?
- Will Hi-Fi Rush start a Japanese games revolution on Xbox?
- Would Hi-Fi Rush have succeeded on PlayStation?
- Should review embargoes lift after a game’s release?
- Should Square-Enix solely focus on JRPGs?
- Will we see more acquisitions in the future?
- Will Ubisoft be acquired?
- Where are Xbox’s other studios?
- What hurt Xbox more: the Kinect or Xbox Game Pass?
- Would you prefer sequels or DLC?
- Is Brett hyped for the Fallout TV series?
- Will the Metal Gear Solid movie drop?
- Which major remake would you buy day one on Xbox Series X?

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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