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Submit Your Question For The MinnMax Show Podcast (Patreon)

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This week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Leo Vader, and Charles Harte in the studio. It's your turn to make the show better by leaving a question, news story, BetterQuest goal, or anything else for us to read on the show as a comment below! We’ll choose our favorite and iam8bit will ship out the great prize below for the winner! We'll stop pulling questions around 8am Central on Wednesday.

On this week’s episode we’ll be talking about...

Switch 2 confirmed!

Xbox closing Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks

Revisiting Prey

Hades 2

Funko Fusion

Batman: Arkham Shadow

Iron Man VR

Due to a couple of small embargoes for things not listed here, we're likely not able to share the podcast on Wednesday or stream it live for folks at the Backstage Pass this week. We'll share the unedited version after the fact for Backstage Pass supporters though.

You could do us a favor by subscribing to the audio version of the podcast on iTunes or your favorite podcast app, telling a friend, leaving a review, and subscribing to our YouTube channel!

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You can also find the Grim Fandango vinyl for sale in iam8bit’s online store, and you can use the promo code GOTITFORMYMOMMA for 10% off everything under $100. Psst… please don’t post that promo code anywhere else on the internet. It’s a MinnMax-exclusive thing. https://www.iam8bit.com/collections/all

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Travis in Fargo

If you had unfettered access to Charles Martinet for 24 hours, how would you use him?

Victor Pham

Should I play Hades 2 now or wait for the full release?

Travis in Fargo

Do you ever give 1-star reviews for anything?

Graham Walker

Question crew! What game do you remember the sound track for more than the actual game? For me Bastion was a fine first title from super giant games but Darren korbs soundtrack was definitely on another level asking for people to come join him up there. Speaking of that, how good is that track on the new Hades 2 teaser trailer??

Zane Dukes

What’s the deal with unfrosted? Is it bad is it funny? I watched it and liked it

Eric Merrill

What’s worse a nasty kitchen or a nasty bathroom.

Nate Voris

Hey Minnmax crew, Harold Halibut is a game I had been following for years and was extremely excited for. It has been out for a couple weeks now and is available on gamepass, but I have come nowhere near starting it and probably won't for the foreseeable future because of life and other games I'm enjoying at the moment. Are there any games, books, movies, etc. you were really looking forward to that you then took a long time to get around to, or maybe still haven't engaged with?

PhillyYeetSteak

The overwhelming mass of shovelware being released on steam/ps store/eshop/etc makes it really hard for smaller games to stand out, and just clutters up the marketplace. What do you think the companies that run these shops should do, if anything?

Daniel Doran

Love to listen to the unique interviews! (Mark Healey, John Johanas and Koji Fox) Felt like two awesome opportunities back to back…is it just happenstance or were both interviews a result of networking at GDC?

Sam Worms

What’s your party trick? Has it changed over the years? I could do a decent Chewbacca roar but now I usually open a beer with my wedding ring.

SlyCut

Hello all, To my knowledge, with the exception of Leo, no one at MinnMax really cares about or plays VR games. You all try a ton of traditional games. Why do you not also try more VR games? There are so many great experiences out there, and most newer games have great options to prevent nausea.

Matthew Porter

My wife and I are expecting our first child in October! Funny story: when she took the pregnancy test back in February, I was finishing FF7: Remake to prepare for Rebirth, and I had just gotten to the stair climbing portion. As we were waiting for the pregnancy test results, we sat in silence as I climbed the 80-or so floors to the top. Now I will forever have these two events tied together in my memory. What are some memories you have that are forever tied to a specific video game moment?

ImABiggyBoi

Hi nerds, Only one cheese remains after the cheese wars of 2027. What cheese is it and why?

Jump On Everything

Now that the end is in sight, what do you all think will be the final sales total for the Nintendo switch? For reference it's sold 141 million units as of now

Adam Castellanos

Hello, my friend is getting a PS5 for their birthday and I was wondering what game I should get them. They have only really played Minecraft and animal crossing so I’m wondering what is a great PS5 game to get for someone new to gaming. Thank y’all so much.

Aging_Poorly

What genre of games or skill in games do you wish you were 10% better at? For me - it's stealth. I used to think all stealth sections in games were silly and bad until I watched some more competent people play them. Turns out - I'm the problem, not the games.

Thomas George

What is your dream video game to movie adaptation, and who would you like to direct it? Mine is Nicholas Winding Refn directing a Hotline Miami neon soaked nightmare

Stevelution

Hey MinnMax crew. A recent discussion in the discord got me thinking, what’s a habit or behaviour you purposefully worked on that made you a little happier? A year ago I started exercising regularly again and it’s made me much happier in my self and my day to day life.

TechBeatNik

With the news of Microsoft closing Tango and Arkane Austin, do y'all see smaller studios like Double Fine or Ninja Theory existing in Microsoft's ecosystem? I can't help but to be scared for the future of some of their more experimental developers.

Dennis Cortes

I got married a few weeks ago and it made me think, what are some of you all’s favorite video game romances? Any that stuck with you over the years?

Cody Allison

What game do you think about the most that you never played? For me it's escape from tarkov. Seems super interesting and intense, but it's density and not being on steam just led me to never try it

RESPAWN STATION

Hi MM (pronounced mmm) Crew, There’s a lot of discussion around people’s favorite games but is there a specific game mechanic or element that really stuck with you over the years? Be it one you want to see iterated in the future or just one that enhanced the experience for you. (Obvious example for me is the Nemesis system from the Mordor games.) Sri from RS

Leafeonn (Josh K)

Hello Mr. Benn MinnMax and the Cool Cahonies, The Switch's successor has finally been confirmed to be announced to have a release date to be announced for confirmation within the next fiscal year after June 2024's Not-E3 Nintendo Direct. Why have we gotten to this point where announcements for announcements for release dates to announcements of release dates can get Metroid Prime 4 trending on twitter? I just want to know when i can find out when Metroid Prime 4's potential release date will be revealed, is that too much to ask? Thanks, Leafeonn the Pizza Dog

BEEFCAKE

I want you all to smell each other and describe the smell.

Tommy Carver-Chaplin

Hi crew. Does anyone truly enjoy alchemy or food crafting in video games?

thejjuan1

Hello minnmax crew. Why don’t more early access games go on consoles? I want to play Hades 2,but I don’t have a PC that can run the game? Why can't I play it on PS5, switch, or xbox?

Chalkfullof

‘Go tit for my momma’ is a wild promo code

Brian W

I’ve been a console gamer my whole life. But with Microsoft’s boneheaded decisions and exclusives not really existing outside of Nintendo I’m seriously considering just becoming one of those annoying “pc gamers” you hear about. Are consoles actually pointless now? What can bring us back to the console glory days?

Phelix Diaz

If you could respec yourself irl? How would you redistribute your current skill points? You determine what your current skills are and they don't have to adhere to specific DnD skills.

Mike Lynch

Do you think Nintendo goes with Switch 2 (or Switch: *Blank*) because of the runaway success of the first console. Or do they avoid it due to the Wii-Wii U debacle?

Andrew Burnes

Are we finally ready to stop giving Phil Spencer a pass because he wears gamer T-shirts and does a podcast now and again? There's a difference between being a "good communicator" and spewing a bunch of platitudes in public forums that have nothing to do with what is actually going on behind the scenes.

Forrest

I've been reading Jason Schreier's book, Press Reset, recently. Coupled with the Xbox 'Business Updates' and studio closures in the news, it's becoming increasingly clear to me how the video game industry is focused on economic growth and stocks more so than sustainability for developers. Can any of you forsee a world where sustainability is prioritized? For example, reports suggest that team retention between FF7 remake and rebirth really helped the development process and final product of rebirth. Is it crazy to think these sort of practices will help developer quality of life as well as the quality/profit of their games in the long run?

RynaGoGo

Howdy Ben and the Eggs, I love a lot of candy people hate, like black licorice and candy corn! That was until I tried the Pulse Mango candies from India. Never have I ever tasted something so putrid. As soon as you crunch past the mango coating you get to the surprise center which tastes like sulfur. I instantly spit it out and can’t imagine swallowing that turd of a candy. I DARE YOU to try it. My question is, what is the worst candy ever created? PS: they are like 15 bucks for 50 on Amazon so I bought them to prank my nephews and nieces with this July 4th.

MF_GOOMBA

Have you ever regretted giving a pet the name you gave them? Would you consider just changing it? What would your vet think? Not asking for me or anything, Hank, Piper and Louise are great.

Lamb Dance

Hey MinnMax - are any of you big Greek Mythology geeks? Obviously Hades appeals to a lot of people who aren't Mythology buffs, so you might not remember all these deities and heroes' names. Just curious if any of you did go through that childhood phase of devouring all the myths and can show off your knowledge.

CANAS1AN

Hey MinnMaxers! I had a question for Leo. During Bonus Pod this week, Charles and Haley discussed possibly having DnD appear during the next charity stream. I was thinking Leo could run a game of Deck Quest! What are your thoughts Leo? Love the show :)

Gooseberry

If movies were released in the early access format, what would that look like and what 2024-25 are you jumping on?

Tom Rickard

Hey folks! To lighten the mood off studio closures and thinking about weddings lately. Anyone care to share some songs they played at their weddings? Walking down the aisle music? First dance?

PJZ64

Hi MinnMax crew, I know that you're discussion the Switch 2 new this week. The dominant speculation online has been that the next 3d Mario will be in the launch window. Personally, my money is on a new 3d Mario line. However, if the game had to be a true, numbered sequel to an existing 3d Mario, what would you want and why? Odyssey 2? Galaxy 3? Mario 64 2?

Bloody Waffle

What is your favorite console/handheld generation and what game defined it for you personally?

Luca Alberti

Hello Panel! Nintendo is in a rush to give a release date to Metroid Prime 4 to maximise its potential and chose YOU, a relyable MinnMax cohort, to decide whether to launch Prime 4 this Fall or in early 2025 alongisde Switch 2. Fall 2024 means a massive install base and little competition, especially from first parties, but also less than cutting edge visuals. Early 2025 means new console launch title boost, better visuals but also a VERY crowded calendar with the likes of GTA6 Monster Hunter Wilds and Hades 2 among others. What do you pick? Also shoutout to all the devs who lost their jobs due to corporate greed, both in and out of Microsoft.

Dustin L

What's your go-to brand for shoes?

Ben Shively

Losing Tango Gameworks hurt particularly badly this morning, more so than other recent studio losses. The Evil Within 3 was one of my most wished for games, now we’ll never get it. Even though they’re all terrible, are there any studio closures that have hurt worse than others for you?

Michael Griffin

Hello MinnMax! With everything surrounding it, Kendrick or Drake? Regardless of medium, what is your favorite feud in the history of modern feuds?

Patrick G

What’s the deal with airline food?

DubZe27

Hello MinnMax, do you ever get into a video game rut after a good game? I played Final Fantasy Rebirth at launch and I loved it. Did most of what the game had to offer. Ever since then, I haven’t been able to get into other games. I’ve tried all I could think of whether that’s new games, indie games, backlog games, or games I’d been excited to play for a while. Yet haven’t been able to get into any of them. Is it because of how much I loved Rebirth? Has something like this happened to you?

Galen Ryder

No Rest for the Wicked, Rotwood, Manor Lords, Hades II and The Rogue Prince of Persia are high profile Early Access games releasing on Steam within a month of each other. What do you look for in an Early Access game and what games have you stuck with during their Early Access period?

Max B-Z

Just watched the amazing Oregon Trail doc and was struck by the original intent to make it a super drawn out board game. What video games could you (or would you like to) see adapted into a board game? For good or disastrously ill?

RabidLime

what's a (not too) terrible thing you did as a kid that your parents still don't know about? there was a big steep hill of the edge of the apartment complex i grew up in. one time my friend* and i found a rusted spare tire at the top and thought it would be cool to roll it down the hill. we were about 7 and didn't think about the apartments at the bottom and the tire ended up going through someone's sliding glass doors into their living room. as far as i know no one was hurt (it was in the middle of the day during summer break).. this was over 30 years ago and my mom knows about a lot of crap i pulled in my life, but not this 👉😎👉 *hi Seth, haven't heard from you since 1991, so i guess you can't come to my 8th birthday party 33 years ago

Malcolm Holliday

Hey MinnMax, What's the best season? Could be time of the year, of a television series, sports run, topping on food, etc

David Kelly

One of the Arcane games would make for a fantastic deepest dive. Something like Dishonored or prey

Mason Cowell

Hello all! I just finished listening to the deepest dive on TotK again, and I wanted to pose the question. Now that we're a little past the hype of TotK, which game do you all prefer? I like BotW more, I feel like it's much more streamlined, the exploration, the story, and the only two collectibles being koroks and shrines.

Fatt Mish

Hi MinnMax friends. Recently I asked an AI chat app for some good "creative" name ideas for the next Nintendo console and it came back with a bunch of suggestions including the following : Nintendo Quantum: Evoking a sense of futuristic technology and limitless possibilities. Nintendo Nebula: Imagining a gaming experience that’s out of this world. Nintendo Flux: Suggesting dynamic changes and adaptability. Nintendo Odyssey: Taking players on an epic journey through gaming realms. Nintendo Mirage: Playing with the idea of illusion and surprise. Nintendo Snap: Considering the possibility of a new portable that can quickly change from one mode to another. Amongst the ones listed above, which name is most fitting or interesting for the potential successor to the Nintendo Switch? Happy gaming. Mars from MN

Bon Jon Bovi

Hey MinnMax crew! I just recently realized that both of my two favorite genres are in a bit of a renaissance right now: JRPGs and fighting games. What's the state of each of your favorite genres looking like as of late? And what are the chances of an all-time classic dropping in the next 5 or so years?

Joe Kafchinski

If you could pull a Seinfeld Unfrosted move and make a movie about the stupidest topic imaginable, what are you making?

HaulingGas

Hi Minnmax, In the light of the recent shutdown of several Microsoft-owned studios, is Gamepass really still a financially viable strategy? Surely if it was, this situation would have been avoided? I'm fuming at the fact that small talented studios have to pay the price for a giant corporation's missteps. The games industry is becoming more tragic by the day.

Sincerly, Eric

Hello! Trying to express my feelings to a friend on how I felt after beating FF7Rebirth (no spoilers for anyone who hasn't beaten it yet) made me realize something. It has great voice work. Great music. Great visuals. The combat mechanics are layered and engaging. But for a video game. It is awful. Using Ready Player One the movie as a second example where it has amazing visuals and is a fun ride and great piece of entertainment. However as a movie.... kind of also is terrible. Is there any other examples the panel can give where the product is actually bad for the medium it is presented through? Any other movies that every other part is great but is bad as a movie or any other game that hits some really high notes but is actually a *bad* video game? (Kind of the antithesis of Hades which at its core is just a straight up good game) Also for those who would like to know I am somewhere past a Month now of Sober and will just check in at 3 months. Six months. Then a year. Can't thank MinnMax enough for being a positive platform that encourages personal growth from its audience. Keep it up!

Crayter

Hi. What's the best gas station?

David Tibble

Hi MinnMax, RIP Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin, among many other great studios we have lost recently. If you could save any four game studios that had been shuttered over the years, which ones and why?

Vilis

Hailing Frequencies open, MinnMax! We've been showered with almost too much Star Wars content of late, some folks might start to feel oversaturated no matter how cool Star Wars Outlaws looks. If, during summer games Fest, a Star Trek game of similar vibe to SW Outlaws was announced, would you feel more excited due to the novelty at this point, or do folks have a Fandom affinity for Star Wars which overrides a desire for novelty?

Toasted

What's your favourite footsteps sound in a game? For example, mine's might be Snakes clanging stealthy boots in the Tank Hangar of MGS, or Mario's tap dancing pitter patter in 64.

Tess

Do y'all have any good note-taking tips while playing games? I started a gaming "book club" and want to be good at leading discussions and organizing my thoughts. Right now I just find myself trying to think of notes to take so I have any at all.

Ollie W

G'day co horts, Using any weapon from the same game, what is the strongest enemy from a video game you think you could beat in a fight?

Mandrake

Esteemed cohorts, Do you prefer to do the following things in a video game or in real life? Play basketball Play poker Acquire useful roadside trash Receive a useless free item from a store Buy clothes Walk up a mountain Drive a car Open a door Set something on fire

Lukas Ramey

Hello everyone! With the recent news of the Xbox studio closures, and all the other closures and layoffs around the industry, are we approaching a gaming crash again? Clearly the current approach isn't sustainable. Just want to hear your thoughts. Thanks! Keep up the great work

Shimmy Neutron

Hey MinnFam, really sucks about what happened at Microsoft today but I wanna examine the coverage. Do you believe gamepass was properly measured over the last 3 years as being a positive? I must've heard people in games media speak on the "deal" that gamepass is a million times but only a handful of people spoke about the pitfalls. How will the devs get paid? Won't consolidation make it harder to give games away on gamepass? Is Xbox training their fans to not buy games and is that a good thing? Do those that talk about games spend enough time on the business side of things and how can we better see these trends in the future?

Aristophan

Against your will, you find yourself a contestant on a game show hosted by Dan Ryckert. "Before you lies three doors!" he bellows as he waves his top hat back and forth. "Behind one of the doors lies a wonderful treasure: I will admit I am wrong about anything!" This sounds too good to be true, and your heart sinks as he continues. "However, if you choose one of the other two doors, you will have to play my next Blight Club game for me!" The odds are not good, but the prize is tempting. You decide to choose door number 1. "Hold on hold on!" Dan cries. "I am not a cruel host, so I will now open up door number two and show that it does NOT have the treasure." Dan's eyes twinkle mischievously. "Now, you can stick with door number 1, or you can switch to door number 3. The choice is up to you." Assuming you would rather make Dan tell the truth rather than play a Blight Club game, do you chose to stick with Door #1, switch to door #3, or just flip a coin to decide because it doesn't really matter?

Poofydoo

Desert Island Video Game Question: If you had to choose just one game to keep playing forever, what would you choose? (Not necessarily your favorite game. This one game you’d have to play forever)

Christian Hall

Hey MinnMax, Brief story and question for y’all: when I was younger, I was told by my uncle that in bowling when one knocks down all the pins besides the two back pins this is called a “zucchini split.” My uncle told me that it was called this because if someone gets a zucchini split they then have to bite into a raw zucchini (so goes the tradition). I was recently bowling with some friends and, when one of them got a split, I shouted “oh, zucchini split!” I soon found out that this was not a real saying and was entirely made up. Any lies from when you were younger that you believed to be true for a bit too long?

Mikey "MyxeQ" Novak

When is enough, enough? Nothing lasts forever. Why do gamers insist on their beloved franchises going on in perpetuity? Many of the the most beloved books or movies are either standalone, or part of some low-number-ilogy. Why are some series not allowed to rest in peace with dignity? Is it just interest equating to potential money that leads to retreading of familiar paths? Is there a way to creatively escape this endless cycle of cultural fracking?

Admiral Ackbar's Snackbar

Hey Ben, Kyle, Leo, and Charles! With the announcement that there will be an upcoming Switch 2 announcement, let's pretend you are the product designer for Nintendo. What infamous Nintendo gimmick does the Switch 2 launch with that we will collectively say," That's cool," and then all forget about? A step tracker? A companion watch? Pokemon toothbrush? A Pip-Boy-inspired wearable console? Wow us all with your genius!

Admiral Ackbar's Snackbar

Hey Ben, Kyle, Leo and Charles, A few weeks ago, the BAFTA (British Academy Film Awards) named Laura Croft "The Most Iconic Video Game Character of All Time". She topped a list of 20 video characters that included Mario, Agent 47, Nathan Drake, and two (!) Baulder's Gate 3 characters. https://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/bafta-most-iconic-character-poll-results My question for the crew is what is MinnMax's official "Most Iconic Video Character of All Time"?

Ben Feinberg

Hey Folks, not a question but wanted to put in thoughts for the Prey discussion. I remember seeing an ad for Prey on TV at a bar, seeing the Arkane logo and just going home and buying it immediately. I was floored, it was one of the few times I've gone into a AAA game sight-unseen and I loved it. The intro remains an all-timer, while also playing the 0451 hits, and there is a moment early in the game which is one of my favorite video game moments. [Spoilers for Prey I guess...] When the game first shows you a gun through a door after fighting through the lobby with your wrench its like water in the desert, you throw away all that caution and go for it, and immediately get smacked by a mimic. Its just a great use of player psychology.[End Spoilers] It wasn't my favorite game of 2017, or even my favorite game of 2017 with only the letters "P", "R", "E", and "Y" in the title, a shockingly competitive category in 2017, but it has a lot of my favorite moments from that year and the past decade. I hope everyone from Arkane Austin lands on their feet, because they are really good at what they do.

ProcyonNumber6

Hey Benn and Friennds, What does the switch 2 have to do to compete with the steam deck? I had an original switch for the convenience but don’t click with Nintendo IP. What other than first party games does the switch 2 bring to the table?

Forbin

Hey there cohomies. What’s one game good or bad that defines your childhood? Those were the days when I had unlimited time but little spending cash so I would play the few games I had to death. Now I have money but no time. Just wondering if you had similar experiences.

Travis in Fargo

With Doc Lightning in mind, what are some documentaries that stick with you? For me, it’s Young at Heart and The Barkley Marathons.

Derek Achoy

What do you do with excess sauce or condiment packets when you order takeout? Do you keep them or throw them away?

FelixA

Hi Cohorts! Rollerdrome and now my GOTY Hi-Fi Rush. I am so sad and angry at the lives destroyed and we won't be getting sequels. Both games are great on the Steam Deck by the way. My question is: What are some surprise Steam Deck games you think others should try? For me, it's older PS3/Xbox 360 games like all the activistion Transformer games and Transformers Devastation.

Jeremy Banks

Hey MinnMaxers, I saw one of your topics for this week was "revisiting Prey", and I genuinely didn't know if you'd be talking about the 2000s one or the 2010s one! What's more confusing - reboots/reimagings that have the same franchise name, or the long/ esoteric (though sometimes ended up being memorable) names we see in franchises like Kingdom Hearts?

Jason Wojnar

Hi Ben and Friends, What's a crazy thing your parents did before you were born that you find hard to believe they did? My late dad (late as in he's no longer with us, he was always quite punctual) once told a story about breaking into someone's house in the late 70s because they stole his money after he paid them to buy.....sandwiches. All he and his friend did was take a ham radio. My mother, on the other hand, was a hand glider in her native country, Honduras, as a young adult. She's always adventurous, but I don't know her as "jump off the side of a cliff and glide in mid-air" adventurous.

Omega Ranking

Hey Minnmaxers, I was playing Alan Wake 2 with only having a brief summary of the first. I got to the point where Ahti calls Alan "Tom". My own name is Tom and I started to have a weird meta experience thinking the game was doing something crazy, but it turns out it was just a coincidence (damn it Remedy you did it again!). Then I remembered this was exactly a feature of Forza Horizon 5, where the game would pull your name from your Microsoft account and then actual voice lines would call you it without you ever selecting it. With that, what is your favourite fourth wall break in gaming? Thanks, Tom Bowen, UK

Tristan

Gday all, Are the next 18 months or so going to shape Nintendo's fortunes like never before? They are going from a userbase of over 100 million to starting from scratch. We've seen the impact this has had on Sony with the PS5 despite its relative success. Nintendo had a niche in the industry with its handheld device, but that niche is gone now thanks to Steam Deck. Economic headwinds mean things are getting a lot more expensive to make and demand has softened. We've seen studios shutdown, people laid off, games cancelled and the industry shift dramatically since 2017. With Nintendo's inconsistent history of device releases, could a failed Switch 2 end Nintendo? Or see it change drastically, like we are seeing with Xbox? Or is Nintendo branding enough to keep it alive forever?

LlorchDurden

Switch 2 Confirmed yaay. The R E A L question y'all got but nobody asked yet Is Metroid Prime 4 releasing with it as a launch title, or is it closing up the Switch Catalog? Maybe releasing on both cross gen like BOTW?

Manic_pixel_

Hey guys, with the current state of the industry how is Minnmax feeling? I’m sure you will cover that job losses are awful and avoidable, but I want to know how a small business is affected by all of the issues caused by the shrinking of the games industry. Or how cohorts individually are handling such an unsettled time? (I’m going to preemptively assume the answer will be some variation of “it suck’s” and send some love with this question)

Graham Jones

Hello CLCs, I have recently been playing and loving both KOTOR and the original Alan Wake and I am really loving how much they feel like old games. From the goofy voice acting to janky mechanics, these games are so unique and comfortable with what they are doing well. This has me thinking... Apart from nostalgia, what are the elements of old games that keep you coming back or going back to play them for a first time?

CASPERj877

Hey Ben and crew, With the calls from Xbox and gaming community (on Twitter) calling for Phil Spencer to step down what is the alternative? Can someone come in and actually make change happen? Would they be able to under current MS leadership? Would love to hear your thoughts and have a great day.

Phil McKrackup

Hey MinnMax! Do any of you have any good anesthesia stories? I recently had a colonoscopy, and apparently when I woke up I asked the doctor if he enjoyed himself down there. I don’t remember that at all. I hope you all have a great day!

TheLastArcher

Good day MinnMax! What stage of the online shopping experience gives you the biggest endorphin boost? Is it pressing the “Order” button? Is it seeing the delivery notification pop up on your phone? Tearing the box open?

Cedrick Diggory

Hey MinnMax! What is everyone's go to mobile game? I have a bunch of trips coming up this summer and I've finally admitted to myself that I don't need to bring my switch because I never actually use it when traveling.

John Ford

How are (if they are) PS+ and GamePass planning to avoid the enshittification cycle, or is enshittification inevitable? For the tremendous consequences this will have on the gaming industry, I don't see a lot of discussion of it in that framing.

Jake

What’s good minnmax Anybody have a terrible nickname they cant shake? Or something people might call you instantly when you introduce yourself? I have been getting “Jake from State farm” for like 12 years 🤦‍♂️ and can’t see light at the end of the tunnel.

Sekiro505

Hellooo As much as I love game pass I have always thought that day one games shouldn't be released on game pass. It doesn't make sense and we are now seeing. We are just waiting any day now where Xbox is going to announce a restructure on Xbox game pass. Me personally I would release them on game pass six months later. Some people might wait but let's be honest if the game is getting a lot of buzz people will get it. The best example is for Forza horizon 5. The early access alone had so many players and they paid for that early access. How do you think this problem?

william hittle

Hey, cohorts. If all video game companies shut down today, and no new video games were ever released, how many hours of entertainment do you think you could squeeze out of the games that you already own? Do you have a favorite game that you'd replay forever? Would you finally clear out every game from your backlog? Or do you think you'd get tired of old video games and find a new hobby? Do you need new video games in order to be a happy gamer?