# 577: Xbox Partner Preview impressions

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Podcast: [Throwdown Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/throwdown-show-1059824)
Published: 2026-03-27T05:01:53+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8879558
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Duration seconds: 4915

## Resource

Tonight’s topics: - Xbox Partner Preview impressions - Epic Games layoffs - Dark Outlaw Games closes - AAA video game budgets are $300 million - Nintendo cuts Switch 2 production by 30% - Nintendo introduces “variable pricing” - Crimson Desert sells 3 million copies - Marathon sells 1.2 million 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

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