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[Ep562] The Xbox Shakeup & Next Fest Wishlist Numbers
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- Mar 4, 2026
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Summary
In episode 562 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers talk through the leadership shakeup at Xbox and how shifting platform priorities ripple out to indie studios. From there, they share details from their own Steam Next Fest experience, breaking down the wishlist spikes, traffic patterns, and player engagement numbers they hit during the event. It’s a look at how timing, momentum, and community energy actually play out in practice when an indie team pushes a game into one of Steam’s Next Fest Events. Support How Many Dudes! Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudes Trailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpI Steam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes 00:00 Cold Open 00:34 Introduction and Welcome 01:13 Xbox update 05:36 Introducing Asha Sharma 11:36 The Gamer Identity and Leadership 24:30 The Impact of Cloud Gaming 34:18 Next Fest Insights and Expectations To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★