Will Skate Fail as a Live Service Game?

Episode 393,   Jul 18, 2022, 05:52 AM

On Throwdown Your Question Ep. 393, we answer questions about Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard, survival horror games, 3D platformers, Skate being live service, PlayStation Stars, FFXVI not being turn-based, Soulsborne games, and more!

Here are all of the questions we answer this week:

- Is Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard moving too fast?
- Is the survival horror genre being recycled too often now?
- What games would or wouldn’t work as 3D platformers?
- Will Skate fail as a live service game?
- Is PlayStation Stars worthwhile?
- Will influencers take over wrestling games?
- Why isn’t Final Fantasy XVI turn-based?
- Will people accept a Souls game without Miyazaki?
- Are cross-gen games a blessing or a curse?
- Why don’t they combine GameStop and arcades?
- How long does it take for devs to capitalize on a trend?
- Has the Steam Deck changed your gaming habits?
- Will streaming kill hardware?

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

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