The Throwdown

On Throwdown Your Questions Ep. 381, we answer questions about Sonic, Halo and 343, and God of War Ragnarok. Here are all of the questions we answer this week: Are the Sonic movies lightning in a bottle? Is Sega trying to do too much too soon with their recent announcements? Would Space Channel 5 be a better choice to reboot over Crazy Taxi & Jet Set Radio? What do you make of David Jaffe saying God of War Ragnarok labeling it DLC? Who has benefited more Playstation 5 or Xbox Series S/X off the chip shortages? Which Ubisoft IP would you like Playstation and Xbox to acquire if they sold IPs individually? Why doesn't Horizon get more love? Will PS+ make its way to PC? What happened with God of War Ragnarok? Do you think 343 has mishandled Halo? Any PSOne recommendations? 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.twitc

On Throwdown Ep. 381, we discuss Amy Hennig's next try at a Star Wars game, Sonic announcement and controversy, Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio reboots, and Elden Ring. Tonight’s Topics: - Call of Duty x Godzilla v King Kong - Cory Barlog 4/20 non God of War: Ragnarok news - Amy Hennig developing a Star Wars Game - Crazy Taxi & Jet Set Radio reboot - Elden Ring updates 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: Can Starfield beat Elden Ring for Game of the Year? Is Sony hurting its future backlog by pursuing Marvel IP titles? Could a new Unreal Tournament stand a chance today? Is Halo Infinite suffering from live service game syndrome? What is your take on day 1 releases on subscriptions? Which Sony/Microsoft studios should make games for each other? Are in-game ads for first-party Xbox games a bad thing? Can Xbox win Holiday 2022? Will we ever see a Sega Cinematic Universe? Why does Nintendo hate Sony? Whatever happened to Jack Thompson? What advice do you have for first-time PAX attendees? 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/fdBXWH

Tonight’s Topics: - The Witcher 3 next-gen upgrade delayed indefinitely - Sony and Lego invest $2B in Epic Games - Sony has $10 billion to spend on acquisitions - Sony and Nintendo update subscription guidelines - Hideo Kojima’s Xbox game was canceled - Insane Elden Ring opinion pieces 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: - Are you looking forward to Kingdom Hearts 4? - Will Sony and Microsoft eventually start buying individual IPs from studios? - Which game had the best marketing? - Has the Xbox Series shortage ended? - Is Game Pass’ Family Plan a blow against PlayStation Plus? - Is PS5’s storage upgrade solution better than Xbox Series? - Is Kraken the best file size solution for consoles? - Will future games emulate Elden Rings’ memeability factor? - Why does the gaming community gatekeep so much? - What other franchises does Square Enix need to bring back? - What can Summer Games Fest do to improve? - What do you make of PS1 & N64 emulators for Vita? - Which is better: the Vita OLED or LCD version? - Does Browser deserve his own solo game? - Why is Konami not going all-in with its gaming efforts? 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://a

Tonight’s Topics: - Hasan Kahraman “comes clean” about Abandoned - Xbox will hold its E3-style event in June - Valve is increasing Steam Deck shipments - The Coalition working on a new IP - The Coalition Unreal Engine 5 video - Next Tomb Raider will run on Unreal 5 - Max Payne 1 and 2 remakes in development - 2022 Need for Speed will be current-gen only 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 Plus ever have first-party games at launch? - Will we see third-party support for day 1 games on PlayStation Plus? - Will Sony ever find a way to emulate PS3 games? - Which is better: PlayStation Plus, Xbox Game Pass or Nintendo online? - Will Microsoft merge Xbox Live Gold with Game Pass? - Who actually wants to play PS2 games at this point? - Have any of you gotten your Steam Decks? - What classic PlayStation game do you hope comes to the new subscription service? - What April releases are you looking forward to? - Was Sony acquiring FromSoftware an April Fools joke? - Which service will Elden Ring end up on first: PS Plus or Game Pass? - Did Sony pay a lot to license PS1 & PS2 games from studios that no longer exist? 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:/

Tonight’s Topics: - All new PlayStation Plus launches in June - Jim Ryan says games would suffer if they went straight to PS Plus - Breath of the Wild 2 delayed - E3 2022 fully cancelled - Summer Games Fest announced - Xbox Game Pass family plan announced - Activision settles for $18 million - US senators “deeply concerned” about Microsoft acquiring Activision - Harada says Elden Ring mod is not official - Blue Box says Abandoned isn’t cancelled - Master Chief keeps taking his helmet off in Halo series 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: - Are the Project Spartacus pricing rumors believable? - What will Project Spartacus be? - What can we expect from Xbox this year? - Is it a problem that the Halo TV series isn’t canon? - Are there people who aren’t excited about Starfield? - Will Sony’s 10 live service games be terrible like Babylon’s Fall and Godfall? - Is it Souls Born or Soulsborne? - Should users be allowed to post reviews on aggregate sites? - Did social media make Elden Ring a success? - Will Microsoft and Nintendo overtake Sony by 2026? - Has the Nvidia leak been the greatest gaming leak? - Will people be upset if the PS5 Pro is just an updated SKU? 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 Di

Tonight’s Topics: - Suicide Squad delayed to 2023 - The Witcher 4 officially announced - Ubisoft planning games showcase - Fable 4 reportedly facing development woes - Sony acquires Haven Studios - Xbox announces Sonic 2 controllers 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 Elden Ring usher in more single-player games? - Will FromSoftware add more accessibility to Elden Ring? - Why is it bad for developers to want to make difficult games? - Which 3 upcoming Xbox exclusives will Microsoft market most in 2022? - Will Starfield overtake Elden Ring as most hyped games of 2022? - What is Halo Infinite’s prognosis 3 months after launch? - Why can’t Gran Turismo 7 be played offline? - Does Xbox need an update to their home screen UI? - Is a publisher or developer responsible for a studio’s actions? - Has Sony finally embraced cross-platform play? - Will there ever be a Virtua Fighter X Tekken crossover game? - Will Tony ever play the AC Valhalla Ragnarok DLC? - Will God of War Ragnarok release this year? 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.twi

Tonight’s Topics: - Halo showrunners say they didn’t refer to the game - Hogwarts Legacy State of Play - Perfect Dark loses half its developers - Elden Ring sells 12 Million in TWO WEEKS!! - EA Play Live won’t happen this year - Reggie Fils-Aime explains why he left GameStop 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: - Why has Elden Ring captivated the gaming community? - Is Elden Ring a breath of fresh air for gaming? - Will future FromSoftware games be lesser if they’re not open-world? - What wrong lessons will developers learn from Elden Ring? - What will Xbox do if Game Pass ultimately fails? - Why do people get mad at Sony for showing or not showing Japanese games? - Why isn’t Exoprimal Dino Crisis? - Do people want cross-play on For Honor? - Has not having E3 been better for the game industry? - Do you have any hype for 2022’s upcoming games? - What retro games deserve a Cowabunga Collection-style package? - Is PS3 the best PlayStation system? 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/thr

Tonight’s Topics: PlayStation State of Play impressions Dead Space remake won’t arrive in 2022 E3 2022 will be a digital-only event Michael Pachter predicts PlayStation won’t exist in 10 years 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 post-review microtransactions become a trend? - Did Horizon Forbidden West fail to meet sales expectations? - Is it okay for game devs to mock one another on social media? - Can Microsoft create a game engine to rival Unreal 5? - Do modern games have any inherent replay value? - What gaming rumors annoyed you the most? - What other ridiculous merch do you want Xbox to produce? - What gaming association got you into a genre or franchise? - Should Sony invest more into VR this gen to remain competitive? 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: - Elden Ring impressions - Valve resolves Steam Deck stick drift issues - Nintendo is removing Switch emulation videos on Steam Deck - Nvidia leak reignites Nintendo Switch Pro speculation - Bandcamp joins Epic Games - Xbox Series X/S has outsold Xbox One in Japan - Brazilian fans ask for a Portuguese translation of Pokémon Scarlet/Violet 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 Elden Ring a masterpiece? - Will Elden Ring finally give FromSoftware worldwide acclaim? - Is Nintendo and Sony’s checkered past why Smash isn’t at EVO this year? - Will Project Spartacus succeed? - Will Steam Deck popularize hybrid consoles? - Have Steam Deck reviews dulled your hype for the system? - Which upcoming games are you hyped for that no one else is? - Is there a genre you used to love that you now can’t get into? - Will we get mid-gen refreshes this gen? - Why doesn’t Sony have a first-party RPG? - Will Street Fighter 6 be another Marvel vs Capcom Infinite? 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: htt

Tonight’s Topics: - Elden Ring is the highest-rated game of 2022 - No Call of Duty in 2023 - Street Fighter 6 announced, logo draws controversy - Guardians of the Galaxy underperforms - PlayStation VR2 first look - Project Spartacus close to launching, pricing outlined - Horizon Forbidden West impressions 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: - Should Horizon and God of War go on a hiatus? - Will most game devs be acquired in the coming years? - Is Horizon Forbidden West guilty of cultural appropriation? - Why doesn’t PlayStation milk franchises like Xbox and Nintendo do? - Why is the Uncharted movie doing so well in theaters? - Would Madden NFL be relevant if it wasn’t for its exclusivity deal with EA? - When will Project Spartacus be officially announced? - Did Microsoft play it safe with the Xbox Series controller’s design? - Is it good for the Halo TV series to reveal Master Chief’s face? - What will Capcom announce on Monday? - What will we see at the Future Game Show this year? - Would Horizon Forbidden West have scored better if it was a Nintendo game? 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/throwdo

Tonight’s Topics: - Horizon Forbidden West Metacritic score causes controversy - Cyberpunk 2077 next-gen patch finally releases - Nintendo will end 3DS and Wii U eShop purchases in 2023 - Nintendo plans to focus on new IPs to boost sales POST-SHOW SHIT 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