Throwdown Show

Here are all of the questions we answer this week:

- Would anyone be surprised if Sony buys Capcom?
- Will Ubisoft join the PlayStation Studios family?
- Would Sony purchasing Bungie be as impactful as Microsoft buying Activision?
- Why do people think Sony has to buy studios to answer Microsoft?
- Which was the better buy for Microsoft: Bethesda or Activision?
- Could Activision revive the Gun franchise?
- Can the 2021 iterations of Battlefield and Call of Duty be salvaged?
- Is it “lazy” for studios to reuse animations from previous games?
- Thoughts on retailers telling customers not to buy PlayStation consoles?
- Should I wait to buy a Steam Deck?
- Will Steam Deck be a one-off release like the Steam controller?

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:

- Steam Deck launches on February 25th
- Steam Deck will have Dynamic Cloud Sync
- Call of Duty’s next three games will hit PlayStation
- New Star Wars games coming from Respawn Entertainment
- Crysis 4 announced

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 the questions we answer this week:

- Is the Microsoft/Activision deal bad for gamers?
- Will Microsoft buy more publishers or be satisfied with what it has?
- How will Activision Blizzard change under Microsoft?
- Will PlayStation have more MP games if Call of Duty becomes an Xbox exclusive?
- Should Phil Spencer make Call of Duty an Xbox exclusive?
- What Activision IPs do you want brought back?
- Would Sony acquire Square-Enix to answer Microsoft’s acquisitions?
- What publisher would make sense for Sony to acquire?
- Has Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition upended Sony’s plans?
- Would it be easier for Microsoft to acquire a Japanese studio now?
- What is the likelihood of publishers leasing their IPs to Sony?
- Will the PS4 be Sony’s answer to the Xbox Series S in 2022?

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 the questions we answer this week:

- Will PlayStation games on PC hurt Sony long term?
- Why aren’t people demanding Nintendo games on PC?
- Will having PlayStation games on PC prevent PS5 from selling less units?
- Would you be disappointed if PS3 games were streaming-only on PS5?
- Will PS4s sell at a reduced price in 2022?
- Will Final Fantasy VII Remake ever come to Xbox?
- Could we see NFT’s tied to subscription services?
- Should Battlefield be put on hiatus?
- Which are your favorite gaming conspiracy theories?
- What will be the lost digital media of the future?
- Why doesn’t For Honor more highly regarded?
- How come some games aren’t on their respective disks?
- What games started great but got worse as they progressed?

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:

- Microsoft discontinues the Xbox One
- Sony will continue manufacturing PS4s due to PS5 unavailability
- Sony patent hints at backward compatibility
- Steam Deck on track for late February release
- Steam issues Battlefield 2042 refunds to users
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 delayed to December
- Red Dead Online fans beg Rockstar to support the mode

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 the questions we answer this week:
- Is 500 hours too long for a video game?- What do you all make of IGN's top 100 games of all time list?- Should musicians tell game devs how NFTs work?- What are the top 3 games you’re looking forward to in 2022?- What first games need to be remastered with its sequel’s controls?- Can you convince me to get a PS5 this year?- Will 2022 be the year of the PlayStation?- What would be in your ideal Star Wars game?- Who would you choose as new sidekicks for Captain N?- Which console “won” last-gen: PS4, Xbox One, or Nintendo Switch?

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: 

- Square-Enix starts the new year by announcing NFT plans
- Konami to sell 35th anniversary Castlevania NFTs
- E3 2022 will be an online-only event
- PS VR2 announced during CES 2022
- Ubisoft+ comes to Xbox & Rainbow Six Extraction launches on Game Pass
- Ken Levine’s game is in development Hell
- Days Gone director dunks on Sony

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 the questions we answer this week:

- What games were overshadowed by bigger releases?
- Is this your final console generation?
- Will Kojima ever collab with Konami on a new Metal Gear Solid?
- What is the worst part of being in the gaming industry?
- What kind of device/peripheral would you like to invent?
- Has the MCU helped the latest Spider-Man movies be successful?
- What are your thoughts on Spider-Man: No Way Home’s box office numbers?
- What is the #1 restaurant to visit in NYC?
- What is the most underrated thing to do in NY?
- How can regular folks hold the mainstream media accountable?
- What advice would you give to a child going off to college?
- How can one get to know another person in a post-pandemic world?
- How can you combat loneliness without becoming something you’re not?
- Why is manga outselling comics in the United States?
- How would you renovate a “dead mall”?
- Which would be your ultimate summer/winter holiday?
- When did you learn Santa Claus wasn’t real?

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